2009 WORLD SERIES DISCUSSION THREAD

10-28-09 | dfu

[doug from upland]

Okay, here we go. Can the Phillies repeat? Now that she is no longer the junior senator, do the Yankees break "The Hillary Curse"?

YOUTUBE SING-ALONG --- THE HILLARY CURSE

[al baby]

Go Raiders

[Carley]

Those two witches are going to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

I refuse to watch!

I’ll sit here at my computer until hubby gives the all clear.

[proudpapa]

Go Phillies!

The Yanks are sooooo overrated.

[La Enchiladita]

CPT TONY ODIERNO, wounded Afghanistan war veteran and son of GEN RAY ODIERNO, will throw out the first pitch.

[CaptRon]

Tearing up a little here.

[genxer]

michelle obama boo’d in NYC...there is hope

[cweese]

Hmm...the announcers just said they’d be back after commercials with the first pitch/catch by Bozo and Plugs?

[Batman11]

Tony thank you for your service!!

Why is Patrick Ewing on the mound at Yankee Stadium?

[I see my hands]

Out to the ball game, take me!

[Born In America]

Give us the all clear when the large ass first *&(^% is no longer on my TV....

[CaptRon]

So I guess you agree with me that it is pretentious for Mrs. Biden to put “Dr.” before her name. From my college days, I heard that was bad form.

[qam1]

On MLB network they are playing Game 1 of the 1968 World Series between Tigers and Cardinals. Denny Mclain vs Bob Gibson.

I see Tim McCarver (catching) but don't get to hear his Jeter love

[RoseofTexas]

You must be hearing things....THEY LOVE the HIPPO!!

[cork]

Michelle Obama doesn’t deserve to be in the same stadium with that young man. I didn’t know Yogi was a D-Day vet. Same goes for him. What a disgrace she is to our country.

[CaptRon]

I see Michelle raised the fashion bar again tonight. Newsweek is putting out a special edition.

[OldDeckHand]

"michelle obama boo’d in NYC...there is hope"

Was she really? I had the sound muted. That didn't come across on the close-captioning.

[CaptRon]

Why is Patrick Ewing on the mound at Yankee Stadium?

BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

[randomhero97]

Yep, I was sitting in the break room at work eating my food. The announcers said the two sub-humans were on for the first pitch after the break. I picked up all of my food and went back to my cubicle. Some of the others that were there as well knew what was up, lol.

[RightField]

All clear ... the first pitch was thrown by a US Army Ranger who was wounded in Iraq. The First and Second ladies were just there as props ... along with Yogi Berra. Photo op then with Jeter in the middle.

It's safe to watch again.

[Past Your Eyes]

May the Yankees have their arse handed to them in 4 games.

[1rudeboy]

The soldier who sang the National Anthem did remarkably well . . . very solid performance.

[La Enchiladita]

I guess I was misinformed...:(

[Born In America]

Thanks, we need to stick together....

[SevenofNine]

Quote of the year Why is Patrick Ewing on the mound at Yankee Stadium?
That got be greatest quote on FR EVERRRR

[Kid Shelleen]

did I hear right? Yogi is a D Day veteran ..

[Canedawg]

“michelle obama boo’d in NYC...there is hope”

was she really? i missed it.

Yanks in 7.

[RightField]

May the Yankees have their arse handed to them in 4 games.

Please ... please ... yes

[La Enchiladita]

Oh wait, no, I was right. Is there any free online live feed?

[OldDeckHand]

"On MLB network they are playing Game 1 of the 1968 World Series between Tigers and Cardinals. Denny Mclain vs Bob Gibson. "

What a game that was. Gibson had a ton of strike-outs. He was my boyhood baseball idol.

[Neets]

It was great seeing CPT (R) Odierno and my cadets in the stadium

[Carl LaFong]

Maybe MO will throw out the first Bat’leth.

[CaptRon]

No TV, but ESPN radio is carrying it.

If want, you can go to the MLB site and click on the "gameday" icon (it;s the little baseball diamond). It's not TV but it does use questec to track pitches and gives you a pitch-by-pitch running text summary.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the thread Doug.

[RightField]

I heard that too. I think Yogi was born around 1925, so it’s certainly possible.

[CaptRon]

I hate haveing to root for the Phillies.

[lookout88]

That can of hers is growing every day. Must be the 700 dollar lobsters

[DoughtyOne]

I watched the Phillies play the Dodgers, and they’ll make you beat them. They won’t give it to you.

I don’t know anything about the Yankees, but they’ll have to play tough to win.

[raybbr]

Maybe MO will throw out the first Bat’leth.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

OMG, that cracked me up.

[RightField]

I once read about a Chambliss Curse, too.

Since 1977, Yanks have not won a WS when he was not affiliated with the team. Let's hope this curse continues too. LOL. I think Chambliss started playing for the Yankees in 1974 or 1975.

1976, Chambliss is Yankee player: Yankees lose WS
1977, Chambliss is Yankee player: Yankees win WS
1978, Chambliss is Yankee player: Yankees win WS

1980, Chambliss is Brave player: Yankees lose WS
1981, Chambliss is Brave player: Yankees lose WS

1996, Chambliss is Yankee coach: Yankees win WS
1998, Chambliss is Yankee coach: Yankees win WS
1999, Chambliss is Yankee coach: Yankees win WS
2000, Chambliss is Yankee coach: Yankees win WS

2001, Chambliss is minor league coach: Yankees lose WS
2003, Chambliss is a Cincy coach: Yankees lose WS

2009, Chambliss is a minor league coach: Yankees ???? (lose, hopefully)

[wardaddy]

never been a big Phillies fan but the Yankee’s inherent advantages irk me.

[Jim 0216]

From my Fearless Predictions - more stats and stuff but don't know how to go from my file in my hard drive to this post other than cut and paste.

NY Yankees #1 Offense #14 Defense
Philadelphia #4 Offense #7 Defense

World Series winner: NY Yankees

(Ranks based on regular season stats.) Philly had better piching in the regular season but the Bronx bombers seem to be blasting away. Interstingly, in recent years in the playoffs, the team with the better hittng record seems to overcome the teams with the better pitching record.

[SMCC1]

My family has banned me from watching games with them. I get VERY angry when the Phils screw up...like Raul swinging on Ball 4 there last inning.

[La Enchiladita]

Thanks, CaptRon, I’ve been relying on ESPN radio in the post-season. I just need to get to a radio asap.

[Carley]

Ranger who was portrayed in Black Hawk Down.

He was there in Somalia.

God bless him.

[azishot]

GO PHILLIES!!!

[RightField]

Me, too. Is it raining there?

[CaptRon]

YVW. Did you try the Gameday thingy? It’s great for work. No sound and you get the pitch-by-pitch summary and other stats, like pitchers’ balls v. strikes.

[STARWISE]

Oh my ... Ret. Capt. Tony Odierno .. God bless him. What a handsome man .. how grateful and blessed we are for men and women of such valor, duty and sacrifice. Can't forget his incredible Dad, Gen. Ray Odierno.

Anthony and Daniela Odierno

LASTING ORDEAL

*snip*

Ordierno does, however, know well the anguish experienced by the parents of wounded troops.

On Aug. 21, 2004, insurgents ambushed the unit commanded by Capt. Anthony Odierno, and the West Point graduate lost his left arm. The general and his wife, Linda, rushed to their son's bedside at a military hospital in Germany.

Odierno said his son's injuries changed nothing about how he leads soldiers -- and nearly everything about his perceptions of how war affects their families.

"Sacrifices are now personal for the Odierno family. That helps me understand sacrifices that many families are going through," he said. "I'm acutely aware we want to make sure we have programs in place that will take care of these families -- maybe I'm a bit more aware because I experienced that as a father."

Anthony Odierno, now 29, retired as a captain and is now pursuing an MBA at New York University. He's also an intern with the New York Yankees this summer -- a job that has allowed his father, a rabid Yankees fan, to visit Yankee Stadium.

The visits to the storied ballpark haven't been the elder Odierno's first brush with the big leagues. His West Point baseball team played an exhibition game against the Yankees or the Mets on alternating years. Odierno pitched in every game. His best outing came his junior year, against the Mets. He pitched one inning and faced Ed Kranepool, Dave Kingman and Jim Beauchamp.

"I retired the side. It was pretty exciting," Odierno said.

Odierno attributed that memorable outing -- and most things he has accomplished since -- to growing up in Morris County and playing sports at Morris Hills High School.

"It was a great place to grow up. . . . It had had a big effect on my life," Odierno said. "It's what got me into West Point. I always feel comfortable when I go back."

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The Odiernos belong to a family tradition of American soldiering that has become remarkably commonplace. Of the 300 army generals in the US military, about a third have sons or daughters who have served or are serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.

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So that's where Greg Kelly went .. Greg Kelly interviews Anthony Odierno and Mr. Dupuy about Welcome Back, Veterans and throwing out the first pitch.

Video - Matthew McConaughey about supporting our troops

God bless all our heroes!

[Windcatcher]

A little. It’s that time of year — cold and wet.