sammy should just admit that he doesn't usually use a corked bat, but he had a bigger than usual wager on the outcome of the game with lou pinella. then everyone would understand and it would be forgotten.

LOL. I think he may have placed a bet with Michael Jordan, too.

'Ah, well. At least we can all agree and believe that our great and honest president is upholding democracy and freedom in the US and in the world. So smile. The US government loves you."

You are right Dogster, as usual. I am glad to see that you have finally come around to supporting our President. Not so sure about the U.S. Government loving us.

Did you see where 1200 airport inspectors from the TSA were fired because thay were convicted felons. And approximately half the inspectors (25,000) have never had a complete background check.

Whats that Dogster? What does TSA stand for?

Thousands Standing Around

This might be a good time to trade Sosa. Then again, who would be stupid enough to trade that guy?

YB, gloat when the Mariners actually win something of importance. You sound like a Braves fan defending their postseason ineptitude. So they win 2 out of every 3 regular season games. Yippee!!! Meanwhile the Angels rode guys like Adam Kennedy and John Lackey to an acual title. THAT is something to be proud of! The good news is that the Mariners only have 15 years to go to match the Angels' 40 year drought before winning anything.

Re: Sammy, who gives a shit?

Felicidades, Sr. Clemens. 2nd best pitcher I ever saw. Randy Johnson #1.

Hmmmm ... another year goes by and what's changed? Nothing. Yanks still own the Mets & Red Sox. Yawwwwn.

-Superman-

How are the Mets doing ?

They suck, and I'm not just talking about Piazza ;)

-Superman-

I half expected to see this headline in this morning's paper...

"Pittsburgh Player Suspended for Smacking the Sausage During Game"

Who won that race anyways?

Superman,
Well, well, nice to see you know your baseball. I am also a die hard Yankee fan. I've been with the Yankees since before you were born. Had the distinct displeasure of having to sit through in person, that rally monkey crap at one of last years playoff games.

BTW I missed tonight's game, is that annoying little monkey still around? After all it was such a close game tonight, I'm sure he was out often.

I will either try for scalped tickets Wed with Clemens or go Thursday night for the finale.

(Message edited by Maximus743 on July 30, 2003)

The baseball season's still going? Damn.

Anaheim was a one-hit wonder. -Superman 12/7/02

Team that will be in first place next season: The Yankees. Teams that won't: Red Sox, Mets, Angels. -Superman 3/30/03

All anyone really needed to know I guess.

Anyone know if the Mariners still have the best record in the AL?

Seriously though, the Yanks are damn annoying this year. I'm annoyed Jason Giambi and Jeff Weaver could not handle NYC. Still time for the Red Sox to catch 'em!

-Superman-

"NY Yankees: By the end of the season, Jeff Weaver will be their ace." Farsider, 3/31/03

Funny thing is, I think I was actually serious when I wrote that.

Question: If the Cubs and Red Sox end up in the World Series, how could there be a winner?

If the Cubs and the Red Sox both make it to the World Series some kind of natural disaster is sure to happen and cause the whole thing to be called off.

GO CUBS!

How can the Braves lose with all that offense? And that's with NOTHING at 1B.

And yeah, it is time to rub it in, YB, and ask 'how 'bout 'dem Mariners'?

It should be Yankees/Giants, which would expose all of the weaknesses of the Giants. Bummer, I would love to see Sox/Cubs.

Porker
How the Braves can lose is explained by two words. Prior & Woods.

Good pitching beats good hitting every time.

Kerry Wood will choke, walk the whole ballpark and run up a 130+ pitch count before the 6th inning. He's my favorite pitcher, but he's not exactly long on guts. And he's got a long way to go through the Giles/Sheffield/Chipper/Javy gauntlet to find an easy out. Prior's the real deal, but he'll only get one start unless Maddux does his usual suck shit in the playoffs routine.

Re: the Giants, their starting pitching is just as lousy as last year and they almost won the World Series. HOW I have no idea.

Oops, forgot Andruw the heat-seeker. Gee, guess what Kerry throws?

Porker
We shall see. Kerry has been lights out the last 5-6 starts when the pressure was on. The Braves have been playing for nothing for a long time. Not always easy to turn up the heat at a moments notice. Kerry has far more than just a heater-- he has a nasty curve and slider. It is the year of the Cubbies !!!
Give a dreamer a break eh ?? The Braves choke every year in the post season !!! Why not a bit earlier this year ??

Khun_mor, like I said, Kerry Wood's my favorite pitcher, and maybe I expect too much from him, but all he has ever done to me is TEASE with his incredible potential. I guess I should be impressed with what he HAS done at such a young age, but when comparing him to the better pitchers around the NL he always comes up short. And now he's behind his own teammate Prior.

When Wood gets too pumped up (not unlike Roger Clemens, BTW), he overthrows and starts walking guys, and then in a fit of immaturity, gets pissed and muscles up on a fastball that gets taken for a ride. I am NOT optmistic that he will do well at all in the playoffs, but I would like nothing better than to be wrong. Maybe Wood will finally become the TRULY dominant pitcher and winning machine that his stuff says he should be. I wouldn't bet on it.

I'm a little late here, considering that the Twins have already won this afternoon over the Yanquis, but I am hereby predicting a Twins-Braves Series...

Cubs/Red Sox?...The curses placed on these two organizations are better left alone...Its part of the romanticism of our national pastime...

YoungBrig

Porker:

I consider myself a stand-up guy; obviously the Mariners didn't get the job done...We were the best team in baseball 85 games in and then went into the type of halting, inevitable decline that made the pain that much more excruciating...

Perhaps a 12-game losing streak that deposited the A's on the top of the West would have been easier to digest...

As it is, we end up with 93 wins-- better than 4 playoff teams-- and a commemorative pin for participating...

And, oh, btw, we sweep the A's to end the season...Boy, did that ever feel good...Thanks, guys, yeah, good job...Fantastic...Fetching great...

On a related note, the Associated Press is reporting this afternoon that Pat Gillick has resigned as Mariners GM...

YoungBrig

Gillick's a good baseball guy. I am sure he probably TRIED to get a real #1 pitcher in Seattle. Too bad he never went after the pride of TJ, Esteban Loaiza! And there is no way he could have predicted Jeff Cirillo turning into absolute horseshit. He was so bad Mariners fans probably started wondering what Russ Davis was up to these days.

Minnesota has horrible baseball fans. I'm not saying they are rude, but they are as fair-weather as they come. I never understood this because Minnesota sports fans will back the Wild, Timber Wolves and Vikings through thick and thin, but not the Twins. I know that Minnesota should have lost that baseball team, but it's been nice to see them turn it on since talks of retraction. I've always scratched my head wondering why MLB does move a team from a weak market to Mexico City(I think that market could support a team).

Being a typical Minnesota baseball fan I'm paying attention now, but in my heart I'd love to see Cubs/Red Sox World Series just for the sake of true baseball fans.

Well, Wood was an unqualified stud this evening, but there's still big pressure on the 'pen. We'll see what happens!

Wood is THE MAN..... 2 hits, 11 strike outs and 2 RBIs

As I said-- The Cubs have been playing playoff baseball for the last month at least as the Braves have been playing with themselves. That continued tonight. Kerry has matured during this last month and proved it tonight. Looking good with Prior in the wings and Kerry to come back one more time-- IF needed. As a long suffering Cub's fan however-- I have not counted any chickens as of yet !!!!

Well, now the Cubbies head back home and must win 2 of 3 from a clearly superior Atlanta Braves team...Remove Wood's 2 RBIs in game 1 and they are 2 down in this series...

At least you guys have a firm playoff hand at the helm in Baker...Playoff decision-making-- that's Dusty Baker, right?...

YoungBrig

baker went with veres and it backfired... its tied at 1-1, but the cubs come back with prior on the mound for game 3 friday night... meanwhile, the As win on a bases loaded squeeze play from their catcher in extra innings.. tough loss for the red sox..

Pedro gags in the playoffs again.

It is not Pedro's fault. It is "The Curse".

Will be 2 games to one for the Cubs soon. Prior has been as close to unhittable as any pitcher in baseball over the last month. Maddox is overmatched in this one !!! The only problem may be the Cub's bats which have disappeared at times lately .

Re: Maddux, talk about a history of gagging in the playoffs...

The "Curse" is the Red Sox never have quite enough pitching.

mark prior is the real deal a complete game two hitter, wow.. Maddux pitched well, didnt get help from his fielders.. 4 errors?? Fick misplayed the bunt due to the wet infield.. dont know why cox pitched to Ramirez in the 8th.. Clement vs Ortiz on three days rest tomorrow.. Cubs were 20-1 for ws odds and 7-1 for nl penant...

..... and the Giants are out on a play at the plate. Wow.

What the hell did they expect sending Ponson, Roto-Rueter and Jerome Williams to the mound back to back to back? They got lucky last year and figured a low rent rotation would get it done again, I guess. And it WAS a close series.

Kerry! Kerry!

Red Sox - Yankees. Oh yeah. It gets no better than that.

YB is about as bad picking baseball (even spotting him a game) as Bitchster is picking hoops.

-Superman-

What a postseason! 2 of history's greatest losers, the Cubs and Red Sox, dispatch the Braves and A's, the two biggest modern day losers!

Waiting for the survivors is the greatest franchise in the history of sport ...

-Superman-

Bwahaha! Is Superman OBSESSED with me? STILL??? I looks like about half his posts these days are still directed my way.

I guess I hurt him deeply, poor thing.

cubs and marlins in the nlcs? wow, big surprise.. the marlins have the best record in mlb since mid may, and the cubs have the hottest 1-2 combo in the post season since shilling and johnson for az in 2001... cubs need to keep on their toes on defense and have wood and prior dominate in their starts.. cubs in 7..

Major choke jobs by both Bay Area teams. Losing is one thing, but the Giants and A's both basically lost their series because of stupid mental errors.

What sort of "obscene gesture" did Derek Lowe make in the direction of the A's bench after the final out? I saw the end of the game on TV, and I missed that one.

Ha ha. I just miss tormenting my favorite poster of all time. Nice to see I can bring you out of hiding at my will. Loser.

-Superman-