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Post by Colter on Oct 14, 2013 11:02:33 GMT -5
What a game. Ortiz as clutch as ever!
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Post by Chip on Oct 15, 2013 10:39:44 GMT -5
why do soooooooo many people get so butthurt over celebrating in sports?
every human being playing a sport feels like 1000000000 bucks when they do something great (hit a home run, break a tie game, walk-off, whatever) and they want to express that feeling....not just walk away silently like nothing happened.
so much a deal is made about "respect" and "honor" (in a game that's filled with controversy & "cheaters")
i say, if you're in your home ballpark....do whatever the hell you want. your fans are going to love it. when you're away, keep it down because you're going to make things really bad.
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Post by Quanthor on Oct 15, 2013 23:44:02 GMT -5
why do soooooooo many people get so butthurt over celebrating in sports? every human being playing a sport feels like 1000000000 bucks when they do something great (hit a home run, break a tie game, walk-off, whatever) and they want to express that feeling....not just walk away silently like nothing happened. so much a deal is made about "respect" and "honor" (in a game that's filled with controversy & "cheaters") i say, if you're in your home ballpark....do whatever the hell you want. your fans are going to love it. when you're away, keep it down because you're going to make things really bad.
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Post by Colter on Oct 17, 2013 16:42:46 GMT -5
I really thought Peavy was going to pitch way better last night. Oh well. Game 5 here we go!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2013 22:18:31 GMT -5
Napoli has been such a big pick up for Boston
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Oct 18, 2013 10:49:06 GMT -5
One win to go
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2013 11:35:41 GMT -5
I think it'll go to 7 but the Sox will take it over Verlander.
Despite having 0.39 ERA, he only has 1 win so far in the playoffs.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 22:29:20 GMT -5
Wow, just when I thought Boston missed their chance in the 6th...
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Post by Chip on Oct 20, 2013 9:21:11 GMT -5
yuck
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Post by LA Times on Oct 20, 2013 11:12:01 GMT -5
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Post by Chip on Oct 20, 2013 11:27:54 GMT -5
teams just dont learn. 9 figure contracts are bad for EVERY position. i really wonder what baseball would be like if there was some kind of cap the way football, hockey & basketball are.
its gotten to the point where its not even about how good the player is. it's about being able to "outspend" the other teams.
i cannot think of ONE player of the last 10 years or more that has been paid a disgusting amount of money and actually "earned" it. im talking the really ridiculous contracts, the ones that we all are surprised at. not something like what the Yankees paid Youkilis ($12 million for a season, a complete waste) or what the Red Sox paid Ortiz for a season. (A lot for a DH-only player, but in retrospect a bargain for his production)
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Post by LA Times on Oct 20, 2013 11:44:20 GMT -5
teams just dont learn. 9 figure contracts are bad for EVERY position. i really wonder what baseball would be like if there was some kind of cap the way football, hockey & basketball are. its gotten to the point where its not even about how good the player is. it's about being able to "outspend" the other teams. i cannot think of ONE player of the last 10 years or more that has been paid a disgusting amount of money and actually "earned" it. im talking the really ridiculous contracts, the ones that we all are surprised at. not something like what the Yankees paid Youkilis ($12 million for a season, a complete waste) or what the Red Sox paid Ortiz for a season. (A lot for a DH-only player, but in retrospect a bargain for his production) The best 9-figure contract was Pujols' deal from 2004-2011 where they got a bunch of MVP seasons and 2 championships out of him
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Oct 20, 2013 18:49:53 GMT -5
teams just dont learn. 9 figure contracts are bad for EVERY position. i really wonder what baseball would be like if there was some kind of cap the way football, hockey & basketball are. its gotten to the point where its not even about how good the player is. it's about being able to "outspend" the other teams. i cannot think of ONE player of the last 10 years or more that has been paid a disgusting amount of money and actually "earned" it. im talking the really ridiculous contracts, the ones that we all are surprised at. not something like what the Yankees paid Youkilis ($12 million for a season, a complete waste) or what the Red Sox paid Ortiz for a season. (A lot for a DH-only player, but in retrospect a bargain for his production) I hate the salary cap in football. I don't follow hockey or basketball so I can't comment on the effect it has on that sport. I know in the NFL it means that no player ever finishes their career where they started which sucks. Name the hottest young QB in the NFL right now. Doesn't matter who you name, chances are they will not finish their career with their team because of the salary cap. As a fan I hate this. You draft a young guy. he becomes the cornerstone of your franchise for years. Then you cut them. They just don't walk away as free agents because they decided to play elsewhere. No. You cut them. Or they're traded. They never finish their careers where they started which is sad to me.
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Post by Justin on Oct 20, 2013 19:09:17 GMT -5
Pedro Martinez saying Wacha Wacha is the greatest thing on earth. Go cardinals
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Oct 24, 2013 6:32:00 GMT -5
Scares me that this thread/board is kinda dead during the World Series.
1 win down, 3 to go
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Post by Chip on Oct 24, 2013 7:15:24 GMT -5
RIP MLB thread?? Surprised to see the Cards play so sloppy last night. Sox have the one thing that every team needs going into the WS. Momentum. This might be a repeat of '04 Funny to think that if Boston wins, they will have 3 World Series rings since "Aaron ing Boone" Yankees have 1 I think we all may need to re-examine this so called rivalry between the Yankees & Sox. It really doesn't make sense anymore. Like, what is there even to rival about? Is it even fun still?
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Post by The Best on Oct 24, 2013 13:00:20 GMT -5
RIP MLB thread?? Surprised to see the Cards play so sloppy last night. Sox have the one thing that every team needs going into the WS. Momentum. This might be a repeat of '04 Funny to think that if Boston wins, they will have 3 World Series rings since "Aaron ing Boone" Yankees have 1 I think we all may need to re-examine this so called rivalry between the Yankees & Sox. It really doesn't make sense anymore. Like, what is there even to rival about? Is it even fun still? There really is no rivalry. Living in New England, I'm surrounded by Sox fans, and they might be the only people who still care about the "rivalry." Most of them never watch a single game during the year but now they're the biggest sox fans in the world. I can tell who the real fans are, the ones that are just happy about the sox being in the World Series. But then you have the people who are like "sox to the World Series! Yankees suck!" Um ok? That's usually my reaction because most of the people around here care more about hating the Yankees and saying Yankees suck rather than just supporting their team. It's really old and has nothing to do with the World Series. These are the same people that wanted to throw a parade when the Yankees got eliminated in the alcs last year, but if the Sox lose the World Series they'll say "at least we made the playoffs! Yankees suck!" So yea, around here, it's just Red Sox fans that try to keep the rivalry thing alive without knowing anything about baseball. And I'm sure there are Yankee fans that do the same.
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Post by Justin on Oct 24, 2013 13:07:26 GMT -5
Wacha Wacha tonight. C'mon cards
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Oct 24, 2013 21:13:00 GMT -5
RIP MLB thread?? Surprised to see the Cards play so sloppy last night. Sox have the one thing that every team needs going into the WS. Momentum. This might be a repeat of '04 Funny to think that if Boston wins, they will have 3 World Series rings since "Aaron ing Boone" Yankees have 1 I think we all may need to re-examine this so called rivalry between the Yankees & Sox. It really doesn't make sense anymore. Like, what is there even to rival about? Is it even fun still? Meh. I hate both teams so much. The Cards seem to do it all wrong. They play above average to good ball all year. They won the division by the thinnest margin of any team this year. Then they get to the playoffs and get hot. Every single freaking year it seems like they do this. You watch your favorite team light the world on fire all year long, win the division by 20 games and then get knocked out in the playoffs. On the other side the Cards get to the playoffs as a division winner by a thin margin or a WC. Then they get hot and go to the WS. Hate them and their stupid formula that works every time. Red Sox fans seem to have gone from "woe is us" to just being freaking entitled.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2013 22:52:17 GMT -5
There really is no rivalry. Living in New England, I'm surrounded by Sox fans, and they might be the only people who still care about the "rivalry." Most of them never watch a single game during the year but now they're the biggest sox fans in the world. I can tell who the real fans are, the ones that are just happy about the sox being in the World Series. But then you have the people who are like "sox to the World Series! Yankees suck!" Um ok? That's usually my reaction because most of the people around here care more about hating the Yankees and saying Yankees suck rather than just supporting their team. It's really old and has nothing to do with the World Series. These are the same people that wanted to throw a parade when the Yankees got eliminated in the alcs last year, but if the Sox lose the World Series they'll say "at least we made the playoffs! Yankees suck!" So yea, around here, it's just Red Sox fans that try to keep the rivalry thing alive without knowing anything about baseball. And I'm sure there are Yankee fans that do the same. I live in New England as well but in southern CT so we're a little more Yankees/Mets than Sox. But to your point, there are Yankee fans that bring up the "rivalry" because they know nothing else. They say that they're fans and you talk to them about non household names like Nunez or Nix and they're baffled or they have no idea how the Yankees are doibg but they can talk all day about how "Boston sucks" and " Boston", yet they've been consistently one of the best, if not the best, team in baseball all year so it makes you wonder what these "fans" have been watching this season.
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