MLB 4/3/05 Its Opening Day!!!

[chrisih8u]

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ESPN 8:05


:banana: ITS OPENING DAY!!! :banana:

[chrisih8u]

And heres a story about a classroom of do-gooder brats:



Tensions were running high on the Merriam School playground in Acton, Mass.

Yankees fans and Red Sox fans were relentlessly taunting each other, and the fun of Boston's comeback win in the 2004 American League championship series was being lost.


As school officials worked to calm the students, they had a radical idea: Why not extend their peacemaking efforts to the big league level?

Their project to get the Red Sox and Yankees to shake hands before the opening-day game April 11 at Fenway Park has since been endorsed by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.

Red Sox manager Terry Francona called the school to tell officials he liked the "The Merriam School Handshake Project,'' though he added he won't force it on the players.

"If our guys want to go shake some hands, they're going to do it,'' Francona said. "I'm not going to make them.''

The plan goes against a big league rule that discourages fraternization between opposing players while in uniform, though the rule is occasionally flouted. In professional hockey, handshakes between opposing teams are a routine part of series-ending play in the postseason.

The Merriam School drew up the plan after school assemblies addressed sportsmanship. Students put together a PowerPoint show, and mailed and e-mailed it with letters urging team owners, managers and captains to support the opening-day shake.

The PowerPoint show begins with an image of students saying, "We look up to you.''

A series of photos follows, with one showing Boston's Jason Varitek brawling with New York's Alex Rodriguez. Another portrays children shaking their fists at one another. Beneath that image, a caption reads, "We follow your example.'' :rolleyes:

"Fans and players are getting too worked up about what's just a game,'' the students wrote in their letter to baseball commissioner Bud Selig. "The negativity and intensity is influencing children's sportsmanship after our own sports games.

"After children's sports games, we shake hands with the team we're playing. If kids can show good sportsmanship, then professionals can, too.''

Steinbrenner had an enthusiastic reaction to the plan, according to spokesman Howard Rubenstein.

"He thinks it's a great idea,'' Rubenstein said.

[Quake1028]

Those kids can go to hell.

[chrisih8u]

Those kids can go to hell.

:lol:


And my tax dollars paid for them to do this. -ohbfrank-

[Kicker_of_Elves]

Thank god for baseball

[wabio]

Shake their hands, then go kick their ass! :mad: :p

[brizz]

http://www.mindspring.com/~boycekb/images/Smilies/SadBanana.gif

[FantasticVSDoom]

:banana: ITS OPENING DAY!!! :banana:
Its about damn time!!! :up:
Now I just hope the damn rain doesnt fuck it up.

[Jobronie]

Man, they are coming out of the woodwork. Just walked the dog around the block here in north Jersey, and two neighbors felt the need to go out of their way to come out and tell me how lucky the Sox were and the joyride ends tonight and how the Sox are now just 1 of 30 teams and how it's a different story this year and 'hope you enjoyed it while it lasted'. When one had the cajones to say that 'you got lucky last year', I couldn't hold it in any longer: No.....YOU....choked.

Weather 15 miles NNW of the Toilet: cloudy but bright, birds (Cardinals, ironically) are singing, no rain in a while, pretty raw but not as bad as WS games 1 & 2.....

[shizawn]

Hooray for opening day!

[Luddy]

START THE DAMN GAMES ALREADY!!!!

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[Deftones]

:banana:

[SpaceBoy]

Let's get it going... and see if they can't repeat.

[Deftones]

I think the bigwigs at ESPN need to be pimped slapped. Not putting the Red Sox/Yanks game on ESPN so that it's in HD instead of the women's fucking semi's is crimnal. -ohbfrank-

[wabio]

I agree. Wait, am I allowed to do that! :eek:

[Deftones]

I agree. Wait, am I allowed to do that! :eek:

We can agree on this. Just nothing else. ;)

[FantasticVSDoom]

Well I guess its about time to start going through this all over again...

[wabio]

IN HIGH DEFINITION. WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! :banana:

[chrisih8u]

Holy crap! I thought the game was going to be on ESPN 2, but it looks like in Boston its on channel 38.

Jerry Remy :banana:

[FantasticVSDoom]

Its on the YES network here, but not on the HD channel... :(

[KTIK]

I wish there was an easy way to archive every Red Sox game onto DVD's, or even as AVI's.

[chrisih8u]

Robbed of a HR. :mad: Great play by Matsui.

[briank]

Matsui steals a homer. BASEBALL IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Deftones]

Jesus, Millar got robbed. :(

[Deftones]

Sox score!

[briank]

Welcome to the Sox Payton!

[FantasticVSDoom]

Did the Sox just get a free walk??

[Deftones]

The three amigos: bill o'reilly, regis and donald trump. :lol:

[Deftones]

was that the crypt keeper?

[Canadian Bacon]

Hey Deftones how many games below <s> .500</s> .400 will the D-Back finish this year?
;)

[Deftones]

Hey Deftones how many games below <s> .500</s> .400 will the D-Back finish this year?
;)

None. They'll be at least a .500 team.

[Deftones]

Joe, he doesn't have any padding cuz there's no muscle to pad. :lol:

[Deftones]

jesus Wells. A fucking balk w/ the bases loaded? -ohbfrank-

[chrisih8u]

Ugh. Good job, you fat turd.

[FantasticVSDoom]

So he hit a batter and now he balks...-ohbfrank-

[Deftones]

wow, brilliant NY fans. :lol:

[twikoff]

twikoff is glad there is finally real baseball to watch

[Deftones]

Opening day triple header. :drool:

[Mad Dawg]

Welcome back, baseball!

Go to hell, Randy Johnson!

[chrisih8u]

Today's "not your typical fan" is Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner. Thats pretty lame.

[Deftones]

Welcome back, baseball!

Go to hell, Randy Johnson!

:lol:

[Dabaomb]

nice play by Giambi.

Red Sox fans, look forward to seeing more of RJ in the postseason :D

[Mad Dawg]

Red Sox fans, look forward to seeing more of RJ in the postseason :D

Yeah, he'll probably be off the 60-Day DL by then.

[Mad Dawg]

Theo, could you release Wells during this interview?

[nevermind]

Theo, could you release Wells during this interview?

:lol:

[chrisih8u]

What a god damn *****.

[Deftones]

Wells must not like Giambi.

[chrisih8u]

Is it too late to give Pedro his fourth year?

[FantasticVSDoom]

Someone tell Wells that hitting Giambi is not how he gets his incentives...

[chrisih8u]

Someone tell Wells that hitting Giambi is not how he gets his incentives...


If I was GM, thats how pitchers would get incentives.

[Dabaomb]

Theo, could you release Wells during this interview?

that's why Cashman didn't sign him :lol:

[Mad Dawg]

I agree with the fans.

[chrisih8u]

Ramiro Mendoza has trained his apprentice well.

[Deftones]

If I was GM, thats how pitchers would get incentives.

Yep. I'd put a clause that if you hit Jeter in the face, you get a $1,000,000 bonus. :up:

[FantasticVSDoom]

Well here comes Myers with the bases loaded.

[chrisih8u]

:up: They got out of it. Now try not to strand someone at second.

[FantasticVSDoom]

So that's how a lefty gets another lefty out. I almost forgot how that works.

[Dabaomb]

Yeah, he'll probably be off the 60-Day DL by then.

that's fine, as long as we have a healthy RJ during the postseason.

If he does stay healthy this season, I think that he could win 25 games

[Mad Dawg]

Giambi's got hops!

[chrisih8u]

:up: They got out of it. Now try not to strand someone at second.


Yay. 1st and 3rd. :rolleyes:

[Dabaomb]

Yay. 1st and 3rd. :rolleyes:

:lol:

[Mad Dawg]

Damon looks awesome. Did he mention JD Drew money?

[twikoff]

twikoff thinks that was some interesting fielding by damon

[Dabaomb]

Damon looks awesome. Did he mention JD Drew money?

:lol:

2 misplays on one play :lol:

[Mad Dawg]

:lol:

2 misplays on one play :lol:

Did you see the stunned look on A-Rod's face? He gets to second on that, no girlish slapping required!

[Mad Dawg]

:lol: This game sucks ass. I miss '04.

[Deftones]

God I missed these threads. *tear*

[Dabaomb]

The Yankees could've used some of this run production during say Game 4, 5, 6, or 7 last year :mad:

[Deftones]

So, who of you cares what the NCAA Women's scores are? Yeah, that's what I thought. Fucking ESPN. -ohbfrank-

[chrisih8u]

Very admirable for Giambi to not jump in front of a pitch. :up:

[Mad Dawg]

Sunday Night Soundcheck with Fat Joe? This night can get worse.

[Dabaomb]

So, who of you cares what the NCAA Women's scores are? Yeah, that's what I thought. Fucking ESPN. -ohbfrank-

In NYC, it's blacked out on ESPN 2 so we gotta watch it on the YES Network.

[Mad Dawg]

Very admirable for Giambi to not jump in front of a pitch. :up:

If he doesn't, we get to see what a slappy he's become. Jason Mientkiewicz, sans the glove.

[Deftones]

In NYC, it's blacked out on ESPN 2 so we gotta watch it on the YES Network.

screw you. :p

[Deftones]

jesus. i guess that's why Tino Martinez was brought back.

[Mad Dawg]

Great glovework by Tino. :up:

Unfortunately, it gets polluted by this desperate reach for the younger, hipper demographic.

[Deftones]

That Babe Roof was a hell of a player. :up:

Jesus, ESPN. Could we urban this up a tad bit more? :lol:

[Mad Dawg]

Quick, Jon Miller. Tell us what he said. That's what I thought.

I'll take Fox's damn baseball over that shit anyday. Slurvy, Stitchy...whatever his name is.

[Mad Dawg]

I love the Sox pitching staff's new slogan: Fuck strikes!

[Dabaomb]

screw you. :p

Oh yeah, I'd like to thank the Arizona Diamondbacks for sending RJ the Yankees way :D

[Dabaomb]

to the girl wearing that Eskimo North Face Jacket. It's 42 Degrees in NYC now, it's not that freakin' cold!

[Dabaomb]

Tanyon Sturtze :up:

Again, we could've used some of that in Games 4-7 last year :mad:

Oh yeah, where did all the Yankees haters go? :lol:

[Mad Dawg]

Oh yeah, I'd like to thank the Arizona Diamondbacks for sending RJ the Yankees way :D

And to them for sending Mantei the Red Sox way. :up:

That fucker. :mad:

[Dabaomb]

First homerun of the season for the Yankees! Matsui is a legit MVP candidate this year :up:

[wabio]

I knew there was a reason I picked Godzirra for my fantasy team!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Mad Dawg]

This has been a rough spring training game. Can't wait for Opening Day.

WTF Halama? :lol:

[Dabaomb]

This has been a rough spring training game. Can't wait for Opening Day.

WTF Halama? :lol:


rotfl @ Halama

The Standings tomorrow will read NY Yankees 1-0; Boston 0-1 :p

[raven56706]

just finished watch wrestlemania..... and now to baseball.... god....yankees are winning... well glad the world is back to normal

[raven56706]

this sucks... wish this was game 4

[Mad Dawg]

Millar walks! Bring in Dave Roberts!

[Dabaomb]

So, who of you cares what the NCAA Women's scores are? Yeah, that's what I thought. Fucking ESPN. -ohbfrank-

at least the Women's Final Four is close....I flipped over to it cuz the Yankees are blowing out the Red Sox. MSU just took a 2 pt lead over Tennessee.

[pilot]

YANKEES WIN :D :D

[Dabaomb]

YANKEES WIN :D :D

better yet, the YANKEES WIN by beating the Red Sox :banana:

[wabio]

Everytime I hear somebody mention the name "Dave Roberts". I want to shoot someone!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[raven56706]

yeah but this isnt the postseason..... hey yankees... i love you but please do this in the post season

[Mad Dawg]

:down: Shame on the Red Sox for giving the Yanks false hope. -ohbfrank-

[Dabaomb]

yeah but this isnt the postseason..... hey yankees... i love you but please do this in the post season

this is just the start of more good things to come. We finally have a legit lefty starter (the best lefty in the past decade) who'll win some games for us in the postseason.

:banana:

[wabio]

And to them for sending Mantei the Red Sox way. :up:

That fucker. :mad:

I was hoping the Sox would resign Mendoza and Onion Kim this year. :p :p :p

[welb25]

Nice win. Solid outing by the Unit but he can (and hopefully, will) be much sharper than that.

[Quake1028]

8 game series is now tied 4-4 :p.

[Tommy Ceez]

Back to this crap 6 months later

(I will make sports talk apperaences so that Mad Dawg doesnt trash me in October.)

BTW...6 moths later I figured out who Mike Myers looks like...the dude in all adam sandler movies

Hi, I'm Tom! (50 first dates)

Phew! That was rolling around in my head since October.

Anyone hear the 880 radio broadcast? Suzan Waldman! Good God! No Yes on Dish Network, and now that bitch?!

[chrisih8u]

(As long as the Yankees win, I will make sports talk apperaences so that Mad Dawg doesnt trash me in October.)



-ohbfrank-


:lol:

[Rogue588]

Great glovework by Tino. :up::D :up: I am SO glad he's back.

better yet, the YANKEES WIN by beating the Red Sox :banana::banana: :up: :banana:

[nevermind]

yeah but this isnt the postseason..... hey yankees... i love you but please do this in the post season


Better yet, win a game 19-8, because that sure helped :p

[BrianYuen]

I cant believe that the Red Sox got killed that Bad!!!!

maybe because their stupid starting pitcher was so bad

well.... he is 41

[the aftermath]

Giants win their season opener! Yay! :banana: