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#1 of 50 Baseball! by KarenS HOST Mar 09, 2007 (10:53 am)
Spring training is in gear. Anyone planning to attend any preseason games?   2007 Preseason Schedule
#2 of 50 Actually by pf_flyer HOST Mar 09, 2007 (11:16 am)
I have a "connection" for spring training tickets and some regular season Yankee tix. Only two problems. One, since I was a Mets fan and not a fan of the DH, they don't hold any magical power over me. And the other problem is that I'm still waiting for all the guys involved in the'94 strike to begone from the planet before I go back to major league baseball
#3 of 50 Now. Now. by fezo Mar 09, 2007 (11:41 am)
How the heck many guys are there still around from the 94 strike? Yeah, I know there's still a fair number but not only does the number continue to decrease but their production so they are much easier to boo.....   Of course with the Mets there must be half the team over 40 so that enters into things. Of course the other half of the team is under 25. Not many 30 year olds there....   Now I was at game 1 against the Cardinals last year but it was my first time in the park in years. I watch almost all the games on TV but if I want to go to a live game we have a bundle of minor league teams in NJ (all but two are independent leagues, but hey.). Watch guys that really have the fire if not the refined ability and the parks are insanely family friendly and the food is comparatively cheap!   The nearest one to me is the top A team of the Phillies, the Lakewood Blue Claws. My favorite local park was the Trenton Thunder who used to be AA for the Red Sox but they have since gone to the dreaded Yankees so it's not the same. Tickets are tighter, too. Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Mar 09, 2007 12:07 pm)
#4 of 50 Re: Now. Now. [fezo] by pf_flyer HOST Mar 09, 2007 (12:07 pm)
Replying to: fezo (Mar 09, 2007 11:41 am) Oh, I used to LIVE baseball. During the'91 season I got curious, so I kept a log of games I went to, watched on TV, or listened to on the radio. I only counted games that I could basically tell you what happened during the game. Knowing just the final score did not count.   429 games was the total count for that season. I would listen to Expo game in French at night on AM stations I could pick up from Quebec. Nighttime was a great timeto pick up the clear channel stations and hear Detroit, St Louis, and Cincinnati and their home announcers. Then came '94 and I cut them out completely. No TV, no radio, no going to the ballpark. Mykids had never been toa major league game so in 2003 we took them to one in Pittsburgh while on vacation. Not that you would call the Pirates major league   But other than that one time, I haven't given them the time of day. And it's too bad, because I love the game itself.
#5 of 50 Work with my theory by fezo Mar 09, 2007 (1:45 pm)
When 94 came everyone I know said they weren't going back. I said I'd be there. Let's face it - they are going to do what they are going to do. Why should I make myself miserable? The stuff is in my blood.   Next to the Internet the worst thing anyone has done to me to make me miserable about doing useful things with my time was to put all the Mets games on TV with a pretty basic cable package. "yeah, dear, I'll get to that at the end of the inning"......   I will hate to admit this (actually not, but my wife won't let me say this was perfectly normal) but when we were on our honeymoon we drove to Nova Scotia. We arrive on the ferry and check into this little motel before checking out Yarmouth which is where the ferry docks. (BTW, this turned out not to be much. I think the big attraction in Yarmouth was the Kmart....) Anyway, she goes off to teh bathroom and of course I check out the TV and find an Expos game in French. She wasn't out more than two seconds when she made me turn the TV off.......   I'm with you on the NL. If God had wanted designated hitters he would have found a position in the field for them!   Heck, with Al rules you would never get something like the 1969 Mets when they won both ends of a doubleheader with the pitcher hitting a home run in each game to account for the only run! Don Cardwell and Jerry Koosman of all people. Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Mar 09, 2007 1:50 pm)
#6 of 50 Re: Work with my theory [fezo] by pf_flyer HOST Mar 09, 2007 (1:50 pm)
Replying to: fezo (Mar 09, 2007 1:45 pm) Heh... back in the day on WOR channel 9, the Mets broadcast like 120 out of 162 games.   Cardwell and Koosman sweep Pitsburgh with those HR's
#7 of 50 Yep by fezo Mar 09, 2007 (2:02 pm)
There is something wrong with the Mets now being on channel 11 now. It just isn't right.   I remember watching that doubleheader. I also remember that Koosman and Seaver always has various bets going concerning their hitting. That's why DHs are evil.
#8 of 50 I'm bummed.. by kyfdx HOST Mar 13, 2007 (7:09 pm)
Vacation in Arizona the 1st week of April... The Cactus League is over, and the Diamondbacks are out of town..
#9 of 50 Will the Giants be a complete bust this year? by Sylvia STAFF Mar 16, 2007 (8:36 pm)
I'm not a Barry Bonds groupie but I do like to go and watch the game. Not talk, not eat, not glam for the passing camera but in earnest WATCH the baseball game. I'm up for a few San Fran games this year - yeah!
#10 of 50 Giants by fezo Mar 16, 2007 (8:53 pm)
My favorite team in the NL West. The Mets have my complete loyalty but on some divisions I have teams I like - the Giants (despite the incredible head), the Red Sox......well, those are the big ones.   I think the Giants will not be in for a good yea, but they had a pretty good run for a while and now have to experience a bit of retooling time. They have a great GM which makes all the difference. Bochy is a wild card in this. He could fool me and get one more year out of this crew. Ya can't hate having Zito. I can hate you for having him but that is a different story. The Mets were ready to pay him but the Giants gave him an out of the ballpark deal. They wanted him more and in some ways needed him more. The Mets have a lot of super young guys coming up either as starters or good trade bait to get a frontliner.   I'm surprised but at this point in the spring they seem to have established a rotation until Pedro comes back - Glavine, El Duque, Perez, Maine and Pelfry. Add a dynamite bullpen and it's looking good.

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