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For a team that consistently has a lot of big names on the roster, the Ducks should really have more than one championship by this point. It'll still be interesting to see Juan Gone.

Yancy Street Gang wrote: It was nice of the National Weather Service to mention a CPF member in its forecast. I'm jealous! I didn't realize he did his radio show in the middle of the night.

Done.

I went to veto it, but it looks like three of you already beat me. I like vetoes.

I love when this forum actually makes me laugh out loud at my desk.

="HahnSolo"]About Lets Go Mets, when did the crowd start adding in "hoo" in the chant? Let's Go Mets hoo Let's Go Mets hoo I can't stand that. And it seems acceptible now. I think that might have started to drown out the "Let's Go Yankees" chant during interleague play. But I could be wrong. I agree that it's dumb. So is The Wave. Just cut it out, all of you. I long for the day when some frigging moron stands up to do The Wave and gets drilled by a foul ball.

How about the terrible MAKE SOME NOISE! Another terrible part about the canned chanting is that it dies as soon as the scoreboard changes to something else; do people forget how it goes?

Story. ]The Triple-A All-Star Game is one of the highlights of the baseball season, as the top players from the International and Pacific Coast Leagues engage in a one-night battle to establish their circuit's supremacy. This year's contest, which will take place July 12 at Toledo's Fifth Third Field, will have a whole new level of intrigue: For the first time ever, fans will have a say in who gets to play. Fan voting for the Triple-A All-Star Game begins today, and will be conducted exclusively online. Ballots will be available on MiLB.com, as well as on the official websites of the International League, the Pacific Coast League and all 30 Triple-A teams. Fans can select one player at each infield position, three outfielders, a designated hitter and four pitchers -- two starters and two relievers. That's a lot of choices, and there's a lot of competition. The fan balloting, which will run through June 23, will account for one third of the overall total. The selections of the media (one-third) and each team's manager, coaches and general manager (one-third) will also be factored into the final tally. FWIW, "Fifth Third" is a bank; hence the park name.

Elster88 wrote: BTW, I'm getting all of the historical info from a great little site that I found. I don't think anyone here has seen it before. Wow! That's the coolest site ever! If only we could invite the proprietor to join us here in the Pool...

Centerfield wrote: Did you guys see what Mussina did last night? With his team up 6-0, Torre let Mussina try to get the shutout. Mussina lost it with 2 outs and Torre moved to come out of the dugout. Mussina yells at his manager to "Stay right there!" Torre backs off, and puts up 2 hands as if to say "no offense intended". I'm all for gamers and all that, but I think I draw the line at showing up your manager. Here's to hoping one day Mussina tries that with Bobby Cox or Frank Robinson. He definitely made Torre his bitch right there. Our token MFY fan at our office loved it.

[young seawolf] An old man who pitches for the Twins and White Sox and Phillies. Apparently he was a Met once. [/young seawolf]

Martinez 5 Sanchez 2 Wagner 2 Chavez 0.5 Valentin 0.5

Who is this Jose Valentin, and what did he do with the Jose Valentin who started the season? SPLITABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSApril2203000000600.136.136.136.273

Edgy DC wrote: I think I've seen enough of Eric Byrnes. Career vs Mets, through 2 AB today: 8-27 (.296), 4 HR (all solo HR), 5 RBI. Not great, but not bad for a small sample size. Obviously he's kicked our ass this series.

Wouldn't seeing Maddux and Glavine win a title in Mets unis kinda be like us seeing Gooden & Straw win titles as MFYs? If there were any Braves fans down there, it'd blow their minds.

That's some enormous bling around his neck.

="Yancy Street Gang"]Gary Cohen tells us: May 6, 1983: Darryl Strawberry, age 21 years, 55 days, makes his big league debut. Today, Lastings Milledge is 21 years and 55 days old. /head explodes

Sorry Edge. I meant JD.

I... must kill... the Queen.

Edgy DC wrote: irish, I'm putting this on you and you alone to recruit Mr. Tripod Site. Why, so he can win the Song Parody Contest every year? I think NOT!

I think Edgy has a Ray Durham Mets jersey burning a hole in his closet.

Bump for all the recent baseball card discussion.

AAAAAAAAAA! HAIL!

="Centerfield"]A-Fraud: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=gallo/060530 From Bill Simmons' mailbag today: Q: What was [Terry] Francona thinking on Monday night? How can you pitch to Mr. March in an eight-run game? Doesn't he know that A-Job bats like .900 in six-to-10 run games? You HAVE to walk him in that situation. -- Chris, Cincinnati SG: (Giggling.) Q: I'm at work right now and my buddy and I were just talking on the phone about fantasy baseball and going back and forth checking stats online and my buddy was saying A-Rod is the "opposite of clutch" which led to a discussion of what the word for that is. I tried doing the research on my own and can't find it. So I come to you. What's the word for someone who is "the opposite of clutch"? -- Tony, Boston To figure this out, you have to look at the real definition of the word "clutch" -- it's a verb that means to "grab, clasp or seize." ... So what's the opposite of "grab, clasp or seize?" Probably "fumble," which has synonyms that include "grope," "scuffle," "botch" and "mishandle." "Fumble" doesn't work because we're already using it for football. "Grope" makes me think of some lecherous uncle at a Fourth of July party; that doesn't sound right. "Mishandle" is too awkward, and we already use the double meaning of "scuffle" for fights. But "botch" could work -- it has the same "tch" ending as clutch, it sounds like a noun, and it's one of those underrated words that we don't use nearly enough in sports (right up there with "boner" and "fracas"). A-Rod is the premiere botch hitter in baseball. Peyton Manning always seems to come through in the botch. Karl Malone may have scored 35,000 points, but everyone remembers how botch he was in the playoffs. (Actually, screw this ... it's not working. Sounds too weird. Let's just stick with "he's not clutch," unless you want to go with "arodian" or "arodish.")

Dammit man! 17 is Keith Frigging Hernandez! I'm tired of seeing LIMA 17 and MAYNE 17 and all that crap.