EVIL~! alkeiper

Understandable. When a team loses 3-2 though, I blame the offense. Milwaukee may have saved their season with a two run seventh.

I would hope sabermetrics has thoroughly disproved the "pitching to the score" theory. ANY pitcher is going to give up runs. Cole Hamels can not prevent runs by sheer willpower of his heart and guts. And Phillie devotees believing that crap has led to much of the ineptitude of the last fifty years. Who needs talent, we need more Pete Roses!

Did Mitch Williams advance the same argument? I don't make a habit of the postgame show.

Oh god. Do I even want to start?

Does this refer to Hamels or Santana?

Omar Minaya took over a team that finished below .500 for three straight seasons. Since then they have four consecutive winning seasons and a divisional championship. Currently they are heavy favorites to reach the postseason. Yes the team is flawed but this is the National League, where nearly every team has some flaw. Must we really demand absolute perfection? That type of thing is reserved for Yankee fans. I know some will point to the bullpen. Billy Wagner got hurt, and who could have expected the absolute crash of Aaron Heilman? There are other good pitchers, but they have tough platoon splits and the aforementioned failures of the first two have push the latter too far. Bullpens are volitale, and I can't see canning a GM because of the failure of one.

The ovation for Benoit I believe is overblown. Flair namedropped Benoit as well as many other Horsemen. Perhaps Dames can drop in and provide some clarificiation.

This aired on WWE 24/7 several months ago. Really fun match.

Thankfully I was able to accommodate my work schedule, but having a time change less than a week in advance is quite tiresome.

I can't speak to his pitching (though he's durable), but Marquis is a former Silver Slugger award winner.

Happiness is looking at a crucial game and seeing Omar Infante as the opposing cleanup hitter.

Hardball Times gives David Ortiz 31 win shares in 2005. He played 148 games at DH. An oversight?

The relationship between Toronto and Syracuse soured, perhaps because Syracuse was frustrated at the quality of play and prospects. I think Syracuse envisioned acquiring the Mets, but Buffalo swooped in on that one.

And Tiger Stadium hosted the Detroit Lions for 36 years as well. In many ways, Yankee Stadium could not compare to Tiger Stadium.

Goddamn. And they want to replace it too!

Why not? Tiger Stadium had Cobb, Kaline, Crawford. Several World Series and All Star games. Plus it wasn't completely rebuilt in the 1970s, making all of its standing facilities legitimate.

There never has been a situation quite like Yankee Fucking Stadium closing, so you're right, no one has ever come out for that purpose, but that purpose has never been an issue. The fans at the Stadium obviously wanted it to, that applause was enourmous, so lay off him. Derek Jeter is one of the most important Yankees ever, let him have this. Let the Yankee fans have it. Tiger Stadium?

It's me against the forum it seems, so I'll bow out of this one.

My question is, when has a player ever left a game in that manner, for that purpose? I have never seen it before in my life watching baseball. And what makes Jeter so damn important? This attitude will come back to bite them in the ass when they resign him and let him play shortstop into his 40s.

Jeter leaves with two outs in the ninth and takes a curtain call. Fuck you pal.

In honor of the Astros, here are some LEGIT screwjobs. Teams that have/had a right to bitch about their circumstances. 1908 Cleveland Naps: Finish a half game behind the Detroit Tigers for the AL pennant. Thanks to American League rules, the Tigers are not required to play a full schedule, making up that last missing game. The 1981 Cincinnati Reds had the best record in baseball, but miss the playoffs due to the split season format that came about due to the players' strike.

It's a bit tiresome that a patriotic interlude has to be preceded by the name of the recording company the singer works for. It's also a bit tiresome that said patriotic interlude exists.

Does ANYONE actually believe in their team this year?

An Orioles fan complaining about Jon Miller calling a game?

As long as the 7pm start time stays intact, I have tickets for that game.