Baseball '04

Posted by: ErikL on 26 March 2004

So, should we do a fantasy league on Yahoo? My fear is that I heard MLB leagues can be time consuming.

Regardless, let's start by ragging on the offseason moves.

My early picks are the Angels and Cubs.
Posted on: 20 October 2004 by Jim Lawson
Socks take it tonight ?

Final: Boston 5 New York 4

Anyone else ?

Jim
Posted on: 20 October 2004 by John C
Just got home from work. Oooohhh Deeeaarr ooooh Myyyyyyyy!

John

Hides behind sofa
Posted on: 20 October 2004 by matthewr
It's getting very tense.

Tony La Russa looks like a roadie for a 70s rock band.

Mattthew
Posted on: 20 October 2004 by matthewr
It's getting *very* tense.

(Now is the time to abuse your medical training and inject yourself with something soothing from the controlled cabinet.)

Matthew
Posted on: 20 October 2004 by John C
I feel sick.

John
Posted on: 20 October 2004 by John C
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Posted on: 20 October 2004 by matthewr
These last few days have been as good as last years playoffs. Awesome stuff.

I've got a really important meeting tomorrow. Staying up to watch Yankees / BoSox would be grossly unprofessional.

Matthew
Posted on: 20 October 2004 by ErikL
I haven't seen a minute of the **CSs but god damn it's even exciting following by the headlines and ESPN stories. Though tonight I was in a bar (that went absolutely wild) when Matthew's favorite player with a gorgeous head of hair hit a clutch grand salami. This is top notch, people.
Posted on: 21 October 2004 by matthewr
Oh, baby!
Posted on: 23 October 2004 by Andy Kirby
quote:
BoSox win, BoSox win, BoSox win....

AGAIN!!!!

Could this be the end of the 'Reverse the Curse' sign on Storrow Drive????

Cheers

Andy (still wearing the hat inside out)
Posted on: 24 October 2004 by matthewr
A cracking start that confirms the impression that these are two evenly matched teams who are going to put on a show. This is going to 6 or 7 games for sure.

Watching a recap of the highlights of the NLCS I was struck that in retrospect it was a fantastic series that had some considerable misfortune to be on at eh same time as the Yankees Red Sox showdown that everyone has been looking forward for most of the year.

Matthew
Posted on: 24 October 2004 by matthewr
Ahead of Game 2 I finally found a picture of Pedro and his little voodoo friend. As a bouns Pedro is wearing swimming goggles.



Matthew

PS As I type this that other New England side, the patriots, is looking like it can hang on to its streak in a squeaker against the Jets.
Posted on: 24 October 2004 by ErikL
That photo is deeply disturbing. I love it.
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by matthewr
I don't normally compare favourably to professional athletes, but I can in all honesty say that I am a more elegant runner than Jeff Suppan.

Matthew
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by Paul Davies
The curse is reversed!
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by ErikL
Horray for Boston fans. Having grown up with baseball on the East Coast, I knew many Yaz/Rice/Boggs/Rocket/etc fans as a kid, so I'm really happy for them. We may never see a team go through an ALCS and WS the way this team did. Props.
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by ErikL
quote:
Originally posted by John C:
Matthew I hesitate to say this but by some trick of fate I'm in St Louis for the closing games of the world series!

John

Razz

Let's hope he hasn't slit his wrists!
Posted on: 28 October 2004 by matthewr
Mind you when he said "closing games" he may have meant somewhat later this week.

Matthew
Posted on: 28 October 2004 by ErikL
Reading his bold statements and predictions throughout the thread I'm convinced he thought the Cards would sweep it in four. Winker
Posted on: 28 October 2004 by BigH47
The Cards probably won the last 3.
Posted on: 02 November 2004 by John C
Afternoon sportsfans. Just back after a bleak few days in St louis explaining to dumbfounded colleagues how I lived there for more 3 years (God the downtown is awful). Went to O'Connells pub for the wake and post mortem. Apart from the obvious frailty of the starting pitching and the base running (Jeff Suppan DUHHHH!) I thought LaRussa froze, made some inexplicable decisions (Larry Walker scarifice bunt) and generally was outmanaged. The contrast between our overly serious club with the fun loving "idiots" was emblematic of this. Anyway back to the hot stove league.

John

Euclid records in Webster Groves may be the best record shop in the world, I was awestruck.