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Steinbrenner Angry As Yanks Fall to 4-8
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Posted on 04/17/2005 2:37:29 PM PDT by bikepacker67

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To: mainepatsfan
I just found out last night that Detroit is hosting the All Star game this year.

Wow! And they get the '06 Superbowl as well!

Motor City Mania, I guess.

81 posted on 04/18/2005 9:20:36 AM PDT by bikepacker67 (If Humans are Animals, why isn't PETA protesting the torture of Terri?)
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To: mainepatsfan
There more to it than that. I know a few of the vendors in Fenway and have for some time. They always work the same section year after year. Two of them in particular I've become pals with. Both are very young local girls who informed me Kerry never paid for a thing but more importantly didn't tip. Not once. These vendors make their money on tips.
82 posted on 04/18/2005 9:31:30 AM PDT by warsaw44
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To: ThreePuttinDude
Go Cubbbies

How's Nomar Garcia-Popup working for you?

83 posted on 04/18/2005 9:31:56 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: dfwgator

As a life long Oakland A's fan whose parents are from Texas, I was always taught that damnedyankees is one word. It sure was come October around my house. Now my 5 yr old is learning the same thing...


84 posted on 04/18/2005 9:38:04 AM PDT by Crapgame
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To: GraniteStateConservative

If my memory serves me correctly, the Skankees were 8-11 last season prior to getting hot and winning over 100 games. I hope that does not happen this year, but its way to early to gloat.


85 posted on 04/18/2005 9:43:04 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." Pope JPII)
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To: bikepacker67
I was at the game and Steinbrenner hit it right. Lineups with hitters less than 200 - a relief pitcher comes in and walks in a run - money sure does not buy happiness or a winning attitude.

As a long time Yankee fan, I was happy to hear a guy lead a cheer 'let's go Yankees' lots of clapping. The Baltimore fans resonded with 'Yankees suck' - they were right.

86 posted on 04/18/2005 9:51:33 AM PDT by ex-snook (Exporting jobs and the money to buy America is lose-lose..)
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To: mainepatsfan
Don Denkinger gets a lot of blame for blowing that call at first in Game 6 but the Cards made plenty of other mistakes that inning.

Yep. If Jack Clark hadn't dropped a foul pop-up that would have been the 3rd out of the inning, the Denkinger play never would have happened.

87 posted on 04/18/2005 9:55:24 AM PDT by BlackRazor
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To: Wristpin
"Hillary on the other hand, was embraced by the New York faithful as a "lifelong Yankee fan".

Hillary Rodham = Hilrod?

88 posted on 04/18/2005 9:55:32 AM PDT by subterfuge
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To: mainepatsfan
How do I get on a ping list?

IIRC, you have to give the secret hand shake...

The secret code is: all your base are belong to us.

Genuflect before the Viking Kitties.

Actually, I got on two ping lists by saying "pretty please" to MeekOneGOP and "cuz" of Survivor fame.

89 posted on 04/18/2005 10:06:10 AM PDT by Night Hides Not
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To: mainepatsfan

That's good. If us taxpayers are putting in $50 million for Comerica Park, we should get some big events there once in awhile........


90 posted on 04/18/2005 10:09:49 AM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("Cause if it's goods on the left, than I'm sticking to the right." - "Hell's Bells")
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To: dfwgator
It was the same story in Texas. We tried to warn the Yankees, but they didn't listen. He's clubhouse poison to boot.

A-Rod was Mr. July/August while playing for the Rangers. By that time, the Rangers were 30 games behind the league leaders. During April and May, when the games really mattered, his average with runners in scoring position was right around the Mendoza line. Looks like he's not doing much better in NYC (can I hear an "awwwwwwwwwwwww"?).

I bet he's to blame for those $8.50 hot dogs, too! Hicks has to cover the $6.5M in "sunk costs" for shipping A-Rod to the Yankees.

I'll probably go to a game or two this year. We'll get there early so we can eat at Friday's, so I won't have to take out a home equity loan for the concessions.

91 posted on 04/18/2005 10:13:35 AM PDT by Night Hides Not
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To: subterfuge

Hillary Rodham = Hilrod?


Yes, the Curse of the Hilrod!

Since her election by the people of New York, they've been defeated in the playoffs four consecutive years. Which is not bad, but the fact that they had a collective $300 Million payoll advantage over the teams that knocked them out is astounding.

Perhaps President Reagan should never have pardoned Big Stein. He would still be banned from the game.


92 posted on 04/18/2005 10:39:55 AM PDT by Wristpin ( Varitek says to A-Rod: "We don't throw at .260 hitters.....")
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To: mainepatsfan
Hey, Planet Manny has arrived. He just hit his 4th HR in 3 games along with 11 RBIs. My fantasy team needs the boost!

BTW, 11 - 5 BoSox favor.

93 posted on 04/18/2005 11:05:24 AM PDT by demlosers (Rumsfeld: "We don't have an exit strategy, we have a victory strategy.'')
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To: mainepatsfan

Cards fans still have not gotten over that call. They tend to forget it happened in game 6. St Louis could still have won it.They lost game 7 by the score of 11 to 0. After seeing the replay of that call maybe 700 times I still can't tell if he was right or not.

I'm going to the game tonight. We're playing Cleveland.


94 posted on 04/18/2005 11:10:10 AM PDT by barker (I have knocked on the door of this man's soul and found someone home, Zell Miller on G.W. Bush)
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To: Wristpin

"Yes, the Curse of the Hilrod!"

LoL! I like it. :)


95 posted on 04/18/2005 11:41:05 AM PDT by demlosers (Rumsfeld: "We don't have an exit strategy, we have a victory strategy.'')
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To: Wristpin

LOL!


96 posted on 04/18/2005 11:59:07 AM PDT by subterfuge
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To: BlackRazor

Didn't Clark drop the ball partly because he was still fuming about the blown call?


97 posted on 04/18/2005 12:19:22 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Dan from Michigan

You're getting the Super Bowl next year for the same reason.


98 posted on 04/18/2005 12:20:13 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: demlosers

Schilling looks like he still needs some more innings to get into shape. Manny's dropped balls didn't help either although I guess he more than made up for them with his two homers.


99 posted on 04/18/2005 12:22:13 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: barker
When you blow a 3-1 series lead it's hard to blame it on one bad call by an ump. It's also no guarantee that even if Orta was called out the Royals wouldn't have won the game anyways.
100 posted on 04/18/2005 12:23:59 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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