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dirtdevil
October 20, 2008 at 03:42AM View BBCode
think they would have liked to have manny up with two on in the 8th?
Duff77
Oh, the FOX execs are in tears. No Yankees? No Red Sox? It's a crime against nature!
And for the record, for the remainder of the post season I am officially a pathetic bandwagon Rays fan, just like I was a pathetic bandwagon Rockies fan. It's shamefully enjoyable.
Wow this makes the Orioles look even more awful, doesn't it?
October 20, 2008 at 03:50AM View BBCode
Heh...they'll be asking that question in Boston all winter.Oh, the FOX execs are in tears. No Yankees? No Red Sox? It's a crime against nature!
And for the record, for the remainder of the post season I am officially a pathetic bandwagon Rays fan, just like I was a pathetic bandwagon Rockies fan. It's shamefully enjoyable.
Wow this makes the Orioles look even more awful, doesn't it?
ME
No
October 20, 2008 at 03:56AM View BBCode
Originally posted by dirtdevil
think they would have liked to have manny up with two on in the 8th?
No
Duff77
October 20, 2008 at 03:59AM View BBCode
Crap. Garza just said he's a big fan of Tupac. So much for my bandwagoning.
happy
October 20, 2008 at 04:22AM View BBCode
Im a non bandwagon hater of the redsox and phillies. GO RAYS!
sycophantman
Oh, the FOX execs are in tears. No Yankees? No Red Sox? It's a crime against nature!
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Call me insane, but perhaps if the postseason games didn't end after midnight I would actually bother to watch them occasionally.
Are the ratings down? Again? Perhaps MLB should consider the option of [i]not[/i] slowly killing their future fanbase. Just a humble suggestion.
October 20, 2008 at 11:39AM View formatted
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[quote][i]Originally posted by Duff77[/i]
Oh, the FOX execs are in tears. No Yankees? No Red Sox? It's a crime against nature!
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Call me insane, but perhaps if the postseason games didn't end after midnight I would actually bother to watch them occasionally.
Are the ratings down? Again? Perhaps MLB should consider the option of [i]not[/i] slowly killing their future fanbase. Just a humble suggestion.
dirtdevil
October 20, 2008 at 01:22PM View BBCode
when gven the choice between doing what's best for the long-term health of the game and the short-term health of the owners, mlb will do what it always does- chase the dollar signs.
DeVeau31
October 20, 2008 at 01:24PM View BBCode
Congrats to the Rays. Nice to see a team come this far with all of the young talent they have and truly playing together as a team. It's fun to watch. Should be a good series!
nbn_ckh3
Go Rays.
-Nick
October 20, 2008 at 09:30PM View BBCode
Proof that tanking works in MLB too!Go Rays.
-Nick
Duff77
Not really. See: Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals... Anyone else?
October 21, 2008 at 04:42AM View BBCode
Originally posted by nbn_ckh3
Proof that tanking works in MLB too!
Go Rays.
-Nick
Not really. See: Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals... Anyone else?
happy
explain this "playing together as a team" thing. were they like... helping each other swing the bat? Or did you just parrot a terrible talking head point?
October 21, 2008 at 11:20AM View BBCode
Originally posted by DeVeau31
Congrats to the Rays. Nice to see a team come this far with all of the young talent they have and truly playing together as a team. It's fun to watch. Should be a good series!
explain this "playing together as a team" thing. were they like... helping each other swing the bat? Or did you just parrot a terrible talking head point?
happy
October 21, 2008 at 11:21AM View BBCode
And Duff, yes, tanking with dumb owners doesnt ever get you out of the gutter. this is true in SimD too.
ironhorse2ko
Tell me about it. Howard vs Pena. Samuels vs Kazmir. Lets go Rays!
October 21, 2008 at 01:11PM View BBCode
Originally posted by DeVeau31
Congrats to the Rays. Nice to see a team come this far with all of the young talent they have and truly playing together as a team. It's fun to watch. Should be a good series!
Tell me about it. Howard vs Pena. Samuels vs Kazmir. Lets go Rays!
DeVeau31
ok, smartass. Playing together as a team means not looking out for yourself. There are no attitudes on that team, nobody that thinks they are better than the rest of the team. They dumped their problem children in Dukes and Young, to build a team with good attitudes and chemistry. The same reason the Sox were forced to trade Manny. Of course they wanted his bat, but the guy wouldn't play here, wouldn't try here, was disrupting the clubhouse and pissing off other players, that is not conducive to a championship winning team.
October 21, 2008 at 01:47PM View BBCode
Originally posted by happy
Originally posted by DeVeau31
Congrats to the Rays. Nice to see a team come this far with all of the young talent they have and truly playing together as a team. It's fun to watch. Should be a good series!
explain this "playing together as a team" thing. were they like... helping each other swing the bat? Or did you just parrot a terrible talking head point?
ok, smartass. Playing together as a team means not looking out for yourself. There are no attitudes on that team, nobody that thinks they are better than the rest of the team. They dumped their problem children in Dukes and Young, to build a team with good attitudes and chemistry. The same reason the Sox were forced to trade Manny. Of course they wanted his bat, but the guy wouldn't play here, wouldn't try here, was disrupting the clubhouse and pissing off other players, that is not conducive to a championship winning team.
FuriousGiorge
October 21, 2008 at 02:25PM View BBCode
BJ Upton has been disciplined twice for not running out ground balls.
tm4559
besides, with manny and a pitcher or two on board next season, the yankees might even keep the doggy sox out of the playoffs. i bet manny doesn't disrupt the yankees at all. i bet they just stick him right there behind A Rod and watch it fly out of the park. it will fly out in Fenway, extra good.
October 21, 2008 at 02:37PM View BBCode
there was a very good article on ESPN that put most of the blame for manny's disruptive behavior on his agent, and i am inclined to believe that article, almost in full. now, all the excellent hitting manny did before he left boston, i blame all that on manny himself. because he is one great, great hitter.besides, with manny and a pitcher or two on board next season, the yankees might even keep the doggy sox out of the playoffs. i bet manny doesn't disrupt the yankees at all. i bet they just stick him right there behind A Rod and watch it fly out of the park. it will fly out in Fenway, extra good.
DeVeau31
Right, and will continue to be. In fact, he was benched for awhile.
Was Manny? Absolutely not.
That's the difference. No censored attitude in Tampa and if I were going to start a team, it would be built just like this Tampa team is built.
October 21, 2008 at 02:47PM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
BJ Upton has been disciplined twice for not running out ground balls.
Right, and will continue to be. In fact, he was benched for awhile.
Was Manny? Absolutely not.
That's the difference. No censored attitude in Tampa and if I were going to start a team, it would be built just like this Tampa team is built.
FuriousGiorge
October 21, 2008 at 02:52PM View BBCode
Also Manny, who was not benched for not running out ground balls and probably played at least one game with earphones in his ears, has two World Series rings. BJ Upton? Only one (he found it at a pawn shop).
tm4559
October 21, 2008 at 02:58PM View BBCode
let's face it, the sox didn't miss manny at all there against the devil rays. not a bit. all the justins and jacobys and jeds and jasons just carried that team. i bet they sweep the phillies.
DeVeau31
Manny was way worse this year than he had ever been, so don't start that censored . Also, Manny was on a great team in the past. BJ Upton? Not so much.
October 21, 2008 at 03:10PM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
Also Manny, who was not benched for not running out ground balls and probably played at least one game with earphones in his ears, has two World Series rings. BJ Upton? Only one (he found it at a pawn shop).
Manny was way worse this year than he had ever been, so don't start that censored . Also, Manny was on a great team in the past. BJ Upton? Not so much.
tm4559
100 games.
.299/.398/.529/20 home runs and 68 RBI. terrible.
October 21, 2008 at 03:30PM View BBCode
yes, manny truly stunk it up.100 games.
.299/.398/.529/20 home runs and 68 RBI. terrible.