Mlb 04/05/05

[nevermind]

I don't know how to make everything all fancy, but no one started a thread today, so :p.



1:05 pm Boston @ N.Y. Yankees Matt Clement vs. Carl Pavano

4:05 pm Atlanta @ Florida (TBS) John Smoltz vs. Josh Beckett

4:15 pm L.A. Dodgers @ San Francisco Derek Lowe vs. Jason Schmidt

7:05 pm St. Louis @ Houston Chris Carpenter vs. Roy Oswalt

7:15 pm Toronto @ Tampa Bay Gustavo Chacin vs. Scott Kazmir

9:40 pm Chi. Cubs @ Arizona Greg Maddux vs. Russ Ortiz

10:05 pm Texas @ L.A. Angels Ryan Drese vs. Bartolo Colon

10:05 pm Minnesota @ Seattle Johan Santana vs. Gil Meche


XM Radio Schedule

Twins @ Mariners 10:05PM ET XM 181
Rangers @ Angels 10:05PM ET XM 182
Red Sox @ Yankees 1:05PM ET XM 176
Braves @ Marlins 4:05PM ET XM 184
Dodgers @ Giants 4:05PM ET XM 189
Cardinals @ Astros 7:05PM ET XM 186
Blue Jays @ Devil Rays 7:15PM ET XM 178
Cubs @ Diamondbacks 9:40PM ET XM 188


DirecTV Extra Innings Schedule

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees 1:00 pm TBA
Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins 4:00 pm TBA
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants 4:00 pm 736
St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros 7:00 pm 737
Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:30 pm TBA
Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels 10:00 pm TBA
Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners 10:00 pm 738

[welb25]

It will be interesting to see how Clement and Pavano react to the pressure of pitching for these two teams.

[Deftones]

Ok. The Dbacks have owned Greg Maddux in his career. Let's continue that trend today. :up:

[nevermind]

I hope the Cubs don't get shut out today :)

[Mad Dawg]

Great article on A-Rod's knack for pissing off teammates and opponents alike:


Lightning Rod: Rodriguez has talent for ticking off peers

By Ken Rosenthal - SportingNews

Alex Rodriguez scores on Hideki Matsui's bases-loaded double, and Gary Sheffield follows him down the third base line, ready to give the Yankees a 5-0 lead in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.

"Run him over! Run him over!" Rodriguez yells at Sheffield, imploring him to barrel through Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek.

Sheffield scores, and Varitek turns to Rodriguez. "You would never do it," Varitek replies sneeringly. :lol:

The incident reveals two Rodriguez traits that infuriate opponents -- his irritating rah-rah act and his perceived pretty-boy approach. Then there's the biggest reason Rodriguez is openly disparaged by his peers: Many view him as a phony whose polished media act is anything but sincere.

The focus on Rodriguez is as intense as ever as he enters his second season with the Yankees, one year after The Trade. His adjustment period over, he needs to reclaim his status as the best player in the game to satisfy the rising expectations of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.

Denigrated by several Red Sox players early in spring training, Rodriguez has become the central figure in the biggest rivalry in U.S. sports. And with the Yankees playing the Red Sox in six of their first nine games, he's facing another opportunity to solidify his reputation in pinstripes.

At a time when some of the game's biggest stars are under scrutiny for their possible use of performance-enhancing drugs, criticism of Rodriguez's personality seems almost trivial. Yet even though Rodriguez maintains a squeaky-clean image, the attention he is drawing for peripheral issues threatens the appreciation of his Hall of Fame talent.

Rodriguez, who will turn 30 on July 27, dismisses such talk. He says he has received ample praise throughout his career, adding that disapproval from the Red Sox and others "doesn't matter." But his agent, Scott Boras, acknowledges that Rodriguez was eager to please during his first season with the Yankees, giving credence to the impression that Rodriguez, at times, was less than genuine.

"When you come to New York and you're there with an established team, playing with people you respect, it's like walking into someone else's home," Boras says. "You're going to be on your best behavior. You're not there to put your feet up on a chair and be yourself. You're there to learn the landscape of the home. Then, when the mortgage comes and the house is yours, you know more about who the person is."

The question is whether that day ever will come. Yankee Stadium, The House that Ruth Built, now is The House of Derek Jeter. Rodriguez is a superior defensive shortstop, but he moved to third base upon joining the Yankees to allow Jeter to remain at short. Jeter, the Yankees' captain, is a four-time World Series champion. Rodriguez, playing for his third team, hasn't been in a World Series.

The difference in how they are perceived is illustrated by the plays that defined them in 2004 -- Jeter's startling dive into the stands to catch a foul ball in a July 1 game against the Red Sox and Rodriguez's desperate attempt to slap the ball out of Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo's glove in Game 6 of the ALCS.

"People in the media and fans don't get the look that we get on the field," says Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, perhaps Rodriguez's most outspoken critic. "There are things he's done and said that I've heard -- I've seen -- that I have a huge problem with, and I think other guys do, too."

Judging from the views of former teammates, opposing players and rival executives interviewed for this story, Schilling appears to be right. When asked about Rodriguez, players often roll their eyes in silent disapproval.

During Rodriguez's tenure with the Rangers, he occasionally would make like a Little League coach, shouting basic instructions at his younger teammates. "Get a secondary lead!" he would yell to a runner on first. "Get a secondary lead!" After Rodriguez left the team, one prominent American League veteran asked a younger Ranger with a chuckle, "How are you even able to play without A-Rod telling you what to do?" :lol: again

That same veteran speaks disdainfully about the way Rodriguez and Jeter race each other to the top step of the dugout to congratulate teammates and celebrate important plays. He makes Rodriguez sound like a know-it-all valedictorian, observing sarcastically, "He's trying to be the perfect player." And yet, like every other player, he holds Rodriguez's game in the highest esteem. In comparing Rodriguez and Jeter, the veteran says A-Rod is "10 times better."

Rodriguez grew up idolizing Cal Ripken, hanging a poster of the Orioles great on his bedroom wall. Ripken, 6-4 and 225 pounds, proved to Rodriguez and other tall, strapping youngsters that they could play shortstop. Rodriguez still patterns himself after Ripken, mimicking several of his on-field mannerisms, not to mention his off-field diplomacy.

But Rodriguez hasn't yet engendered the universal admiration Ripken received throughout his career.

Jealousy almost certainly fuels part of the distaste for Rodriguez. Few thought of him as disingenuous until he bolted the Mariners in December 2000 for a record 10-year, $252 million contract with the Rangers. After three last-place finishes, Rodriguez politicked his way to the East Coast, landing with the Yankees, baseball's most storied franchise, after a trade to the Red Sox fell through.

Ripken spent his entire career with the Orioles, often taking below-market contracts to remain with his hometown team. Though he was certainly image-conscious, hardly anyone thought he took himself too seriously or accused him of being artificial and overcoached. Such are the criticisms that dog Rodriguez. At times, he gives the impression he is Boras' Frankenstein creation, a superstar hatched in a laboratory and programmed by computer.

Ripken, by contrast, seemed more grounded.

He began staying in separate hotels from the rest of his team for security reasons during his pursuit of Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games record, an idea that grew out of hand when other Orioles followed suit. Certain teammates resented him over the years, but most revered him. Though Ripken exerted far more influence on the Orioles than he would admit, he carefully avoided the appearance of putting himself above the team. He never pursued direct access with his team's owner, the way Rodriguez did with the Rangers.

If Rodriguez wants to be like Ripken, he's losing that battle to Jeter, too. Jeter is as bland as Ripken in his public remarks, rarely offering the media anything of substance.

Rodriguez, on the other hand, infuriated his peers in the offseason when he boasted about beginning his workouts at 6 a.m. He disparaged his former Rangers teammates before last season by referring to them as "24 kids." He also spoke dismissively of Jeter in a 2001 article in Esquire.

In a sense, Rodriguez is in the same no-win situation as many players who make themselves accessible to the media; Schilling, for example, routinely gets himself in trouble for being glib.

"If you say the truth, you're a jerk. If you're political, you're a phony," Rodriguez says. "You tell me -- what's the right thing to do? All I really care about is guys who have been around me for a long time, guys who go to war with me -- my teammates, my manager. Anything else is a nonissue."

That includes criticism from the Red Sox, who took turns teeing off on Rodriguez earlier this spring.

"You can't take three or four guys and say, 'Well, that's the notion of what this guy is all about,' " Rodriguez says. "You've got to go deep into former teammates, former managers and do your homework if you want to come up with what someone is all about. Former trainers. Former clubhouse kids. It just can't be whoever you choose to talk to and create a story."

Jerry Narron, Rodriguez's first manager with the Rangers, would talk baseball with Rodriguez for long periods after games. He recalls feeling sheepish when the two would emerge from the clubhouse at 1 a.m. and Rodriguez's future wife, Cynthia, would be waiting.

"I didn't see anything phony about him," says Narron, now the Reds' bench coach. "Not one thing."

Buck Showalter, the Rangers' current manager, says he would take back Rodriguez in a minute, but given the friction that developed between the two -- and the team's success after Rodriguez departed -- Showalter probably is being kind.

The Rangers do not view Rodriguez fondly. Third baseman Hank Blalock imitated Rodriguez's glove slap in mocking fashion in an early spring training baserunning drill. First baseman Mark Teixeira, without naming Rodriguez directly, joined the chorus condemning him for his comments about his 6 a.m. workouts, telling a Dallas-Fort Worth reporter, "Everybody works hard in this game."

Rangers players nicknamed Rodriguez "The Cooler" last season, a wry observation on how he cools off every team he joins. Even shortstop Michael Young, perhaps the Rangers player with whom Rodriguez was closest, admits the team chemistry improved dramatically after Rodriguez was gone.

"The pieces just didn't fit. I don't know why," Young says. "Once we kind of got the new wave in here, it played to our strengths -- being a super-aggressive team, going out every night trying to win a ballgame."

The presence of a superstar on a young team can be suffocating, even if the superstar sets as positive of an example as Rodriguez by always playing hard. As one Ranger says, "It was always Alex Rodriguez and the Texas Rangers" -- a source of discontent for a team that had several players approaching stardom. The Rangers benefited last season from the more earthy leadership of veterans such as Brian Jordan and Eric Young, who scolded their younger teammates after the club was swept in June in Cincinnati. Jordan and Young were more a part of the mix.

The Yankees are a different type of team, a collection of player-corporations who largely go their own ways. Yet, there is a certain ethic about the club, one forged by the mainstays of the championship years -- Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Joe Torre. "Do the job day to day, don't make excuses, be a blue-collar player," pitcher Mike Mussina says. "If you come in with the opposite style, it can backfire on you."

Rodriguez did not offend Yankee sensibilities, Mussina says, but the expectations for him last season were so high, "everyone already was breathing down his neck." The past tension with Jeter immediately became a point of interest, even as Rodriguez accommodated him by moving to third. The two coexist but hardly appear to be close friends.

Though the Yankees declined to respond when the Red Sox criticized Rodriguez -- in contrast to their public support of Jason Giambi, who testified to a grand jury that he used performance-enhancing drugs -- it would be mistaken to suggest that Rodriguez is isolated in the Yankees' clubhouse. Some players, in fact, find him easier to talk to than Jeter.

Yet the Yankees, by most accounts, remain Jeter's team.

"I don't view it that way," Boras says. "When you play on a team, there are additions to the house, but they're all under one roof. Certainly, Alex's wing is under construction. No question, these two great players understand that their success or failure is linked to one another. Anyone who knows baseball and looks on these next six years with the Yankees will understand that these guys are linked at the hip."

If that's the case, then perhaps Rodriguez simply should concentrate on doing what he does best, which is playing baseball. His 2004 performance -- .286 batting average, 36 home runs and 106 RBIs -- fell below his standards. He also went 2-for-15 in the final four games of the ALCS as the Yankees blew a 3-0 series lead.

Rodriguez says he is much more comfortable this season. Steinbrenner has encouraged him to be less deferential in the Yankees' clubhouse, even to Jeter. But perhaps the last thing Rodriguez needs is to become more outspoken, especially with so many questioning his sincerity. "He should let his game do the talking," one A.L. general manager says flatly.

No one could criticize him then.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpMGlxY3AxBF9TAzk1ODYxNzc3BHNlYwNvZQ--?slug=lightningrodrodriguezhas&prov=tsn&type=lgns

[B.A.]

I wish I was in Houston today.

Let's Go 'Birds!

[Mad Dawg]

I wish I was in Houston today.

Let's Go 'Stros!

Agreed! I had every intention of being there, but I won't. :(

[Mordred]

:lol: Great article MDawg. That's the first I've heard of Rangers complaining about Rodriguez other than the "kids" comment he made. Very interesting stuff.

[namrfumot]

I still say Arod looks like he was giving a Smurf a blowjob...

[nevermind]

It will be interesting to see how Clement and Pavano react to the pressure of pitching for these two teams.


Hopefully Clement gets better run support from the Sox than he did from the Cubs.

[welb25]

Hopefully Clement gets better run support from the Sox than he did from the Cubs.
Hopefully he doesn't. :D Since it reflected his past success against Boomer I hope Torre has scrapped the Ruben Sierra Batting Cleanup experiment.

[LorenzoL]

I'm hoping that the Jays make it two in a row against the Devil Rays.

[shizawn]

Go Braves!

[Mad Dawg]

Just broke down and signed up for MLB TV. Glad to see that NESN's feed is being used, and that the pre-game show is there (MLBEI only shows the game).

[SpaceBoy]

Just signed up for mlb audio, hey need something to listen to at work.

Go Red & White Sox

[Mad Dawg]

Pavano starts strong with a 1-2-3 first (2 Ks). That makes a total of 3 outs in his last two starts vs. the Sox.

[welb25]

Just signed up for mlb audio, hey need something to listen to at work.

Go Red & White Sox

I too just signed up for MLB Gameday Audio for the first time. $15.00 for the whole year seems like a good deal to me.

[nevermind]

I'm listening on XM which has the NY feed. Hearing a woman as color commentator is strange.

[Deftones]

Man, Clement is in some big time trouble.

[Deftones]

I too just signed up for MLB Gameday Audio for the first time. $15.00 for the whole year seems like a good deal to me.

I might have to do that too. I'd much rather listen to the games at work than watch them. Less chance of getting into trouble. :)

[Mad Dawg]

Man, Clement is in some big time trouble.

Not good at all. He might want to try throwing it over that big white thing next to the hitter. Not too much over it, though.

See, pitching's not that hard.

HUGE out there on Tino's pop-up. And Womack pops up to get him out of it. Whew!

[Deftones]

Wow. Got out of a jam. Nice. :up:

[SpaceBoy]

Nicely done by Clement..

[SpaceBoy]

I might have to do that too. I'd much rather listen to the games at work than watch them. Less chance of getting into trouble. :)

Seems like a good deal to me also, enjoyed it last year. So far so good with it again.

The cast seems good, and does not pause or anything for me at least, and figure the Yankees Vs Red Sox are probably the most listened to, most bogged down games of the season. So performance should only increase I would imagine.

My only complaint is it automatically charges you for next season unless you cancel before next season. Just don't like have to remeber stuff..

[Mad Dawg]

I'm listening on XM which has the NY feed. Hearing a woman as color commentator is strange.

That's just how sad I am. I could have turned on XM, but I was not interested in hearing NY's feed. So I forked over $15 per month for MLB TV. -ohbfrank- to me.

[Deftones]

I like being able to pick either home/away broadasters too. Is the radio feed for the Sox the same as the TV feed w/ Remy and Orsillo?

[nevermind]

That's just how sad I am. I could have turned on XM, but I was not interested in hearing NY's feed. So I forked over $15 per month for MLB TV. -ohbfrank- to me.

:lol:

I signed up for a month as well just before the season started. Can't say I'm too impressed. Lots of freezeups so far. Could be the connection here at work though. I am glad they allow you to copy the url out of that stupid player and put it in Windows Media Player, though. Shrink that baby down, hit keep on top, and go back to posting, err... work.


I wish I could work all summer like I did yesterday. 6am - 11am at work, 12pm-4pm at home. In front of my 57"TV :)

[Mad Dawg]

There's Bellhorn's 4th K of the year. The more things change....

[Mad Dawg]

:lol:

I signed up for a month as well just before the season started. Can't say I'm too impressed. Lots of freezeups so far. Could be the connection here at work though.

I'm getting freezes too. Not terrible, but annoying. But I'm sitting on the back porch watching baseball, so I really can't complain.

I can complain about Pavano's 6th K, though. :mad:

[SpaceBoy]

Nevermind lost my mlb audio connection. :(

[FantasticVSDoom]

There's Bellhorn's 4th K of the year. The more things change....
Well at least he is hitting in the right spot this year...

[Mordred]

Holy crap! I didn't think it was possible but CBS Sportsline has gotten even better this year. They now list the speed and type of pitch for each at bat. I can't remember if they had this last year, but they also show the Team logo at each position so for people like me who watch at work, it's great to be able to instantly see whats happening without having to actually pay attention.

I'm totally hooked.

[Mad Dawg]

And there's the first Yankee hit by a Sox pitcher.

[Mad Dawg]

I miss Orlando Cabrera. Renteria boots a DP ball to put Clement right back into some shit.

And it's 1-0 NY.

[El Scorcho]

woohoo, i've awoken from a winter hibernation and can now resume talking online with Mad Dawg until late October again. :lol:

[Mordred]

That's the Matt Clement I know and love. :(

[Mad Dawg]

Fuckin' Matsui. Fuckin' Renteria. Fuckin' Bellhorn. Fuckin' hanging slider. :mad:

[SpaceBoy]

Yeah Renteria, looking bad so far this season.. with error yesterday also. I like him as a SS upgrade, but don't think he's that much better.

3-0 now thanks to the errors.. Ouch. Looks like same old red sox as last year though, with all those errors, and we saw how that worked out for them :)

[Deftones]

Matsui is pretty hot right now.

[SpaceBoy]

Can somebody explain to me, how/why NY fans are so supportative of Giambi the juicer? I mean I understand backing your players, but with him using steriods? Are they just behind him since they have to pay for his contract, thus he has to play? That's my only guess..

[Mad Dawg]

Can somebody explain to me, how/why NY fans are so supportative of Giambi the juicer? I mean I understand backing your players, but with him using steriods? Are they just behind him since they have to pay for his contract, thus he has to play? That's my only guess..

He spoke honestly to the grand jury and came clean. That would be my guess.

Now why they support Sheffield...

[Mordred]

He spoke honestly to the grand jury and came clean. That would be my guess.

Now why they support Sheffield...I think if Bonds didn't exist Giambi wouldn't look nearly as rosy. Plus with all the problems he had last year, I think the fans are also applauding the fact he's not dead.

[El Scorcho]

I'd support him too. He seemed sincerely and genuinely sorry about something.

[Mad Dawg]

Ortiz. :D

[Mordred]

I'd support him too. He seemed sincerely and genuinely sorry about something.What that was he won't say -ptth-

[Mad Dawg]

I'd support him too. He seemed sincerely and genuinely sorry about something.

Yeah, but you're a bad example, Bonds Boy.

[SpaceBoy]

I don't see why you would support a guy, simply because he was honest.. Basically admitting he cheated, and got locked in an inflated contract because of tha cheating.. however he's sorry about it. ha Seems funny to me.. I guess if you kill somebody that can be your wrap, I'm real sorry about it, I messed up. haha

[El Scorcho]

You're also assuming that Yankee fans know their ass from a hole in the ground too.

[Mad Dawg]

You're also assuming that Yankee fans know their ass from a hole in the ground too.

:lol: You make a damn good point.

Oh good play, Creamy. -rolleyes-

[B.A.]

FSN Midwest Announces 2005 St. Louis Cardinals TV Schedule

St. Louis - FSN Midwest will televise 112 St. Louis Cardinals games in 2005, including the network's first events in high-definition.

FSN Midwest's schedule features live, exclusive coverage of two Spring Training exhibitions and 110 regular season games, including Opening Day from Houston on April 5. The regional sports network will televise every weeknight game of the defending National League Champions.

Twenty-two of FSN Midwest's telecasts will be available in HD. This is the first season in which Cardinals regular season regional telecasts will be shown in the format. The complete schedule of 2005 Cardinals telecasts on FSN Midwest, is attached.

"We're proud to televise 112 games once again in 2005, and to bring unparalleled Cardinals coverage to the team's great fans throughout the Midwest," said FSN Midwest Vice President and General Manager Jack Donovan. "FOX Sports launched an expansive HD initiative last fall and has delivered an abundance of NFL contests, Major League Baseball post-season games and NASCAR races in HD. FSN Midwest is carrying that torch to our regional telecasts of the Cards to treat fans at home to a superior picture from the ballpark."

Emmy Award-winner Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin and Al Hrabosky return as the announcing team for Cards games on FSN Midwest. Buck calls play-by-play for selected weeknight games, while McLaughlin performs play-by-play for all remaining games on FSN Midwest. Hrabosky, the former Cardinals pitcher, is the analyst for all Cards telecasts on FSN Midwest. Buck will also handle play-by-play for the first two games of the season, April 5 and 6 at Houston. Cardinals telecasts are directed by Tom Mee and produced by Mike Helling. FSN Midwest presents the 30-minute Cardinals Tonight pre-game show before all 110 regular season telecasts, and the most in-depth television coverage of the Cards every night at 10:00 PM on the Midwest Sports Report. On Opening Day, FSN Midwest previews the season with a one-hour pre-game show.

Cardinals telecasts on FSN Midwest averaged an 8.8 household rating in the St. Louis DMA in 2004, the highest ever for the Cardinals on FSN Midwest. That helped make FSN Midwest the highest-rated cable channel in prime time in the St. Louis market last summer, according to Nielsen Media Research.The Cardinals generated the highest ratings for any of the 23 Major League Baseball teams telecast by FSN and its affiliates.

FSN Midwest reaches more than 4.2 million cable and satellite television homes in six states and telecasts more than 2000 hours of local programming each year. Nationally, FSN's 20 regional sports channels reach more than 81 million homes and serve as the cable TV home to 62 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ON FSN MIDWEST - 2005 TELECAST SCHEDULE
Tue Apr 5 at Houston 6:00 p.m.
Wed Apr 6 at Houston 4:00 p.m.
Sat Apr 9 Philadelphia 1:00 p.m.
Tue Apr 12 Cincinnati 7:00 p.m.
Wed Apr 13 Cincinnati 12:00 p.m.
Fri Apr 15 at Milwaukee 7:00 p.m.
Mon Apr 18 at Pittsburgh 6:00 p.m.
Tue Apr 19 at Pittsburgh 6:00 p.m.
Wed Apr 20 Chicago 6:00 p.m.
Thu Apr 21 Chicago 12:00 p.m.
Fri Apr 22 Houston 7:00 p.m. HD
Mon Apr 25 Milwaukee 7:00 p.m. HD
Tue Apr 26 Milwaukee 7:00 p.m. HD
Wed Apr 27 Milwaukee 12:00 p.m. HD
Fri Apr 29 at Atlanta 6:30 p.m.

Mon May 2 at Cincinnati 6:00 p.m.
Tue May 3 at Cincinnati 6:00 p.m.
Wed May 4 at Cincinnati 6:00 p.m.
Thu May 5 San Diego 7:00 p.m.
Fri May 6 San Diego 7:00 p.m.
Sat May 7 San Diego 1:00 p.m.
Mon May 9 Los Angeles 7:00 p.m. HD
Tue May 10 Los Angeles 7:00 p.m. HD
Wed May 11 Los Angeles 7:00 p.m. HD
Thu May 12 Los Angeles 12:00 p.m. HD
Fri May 13 at New York 6:00 p.m.
Sat May 14 at New York 12:00 p.m.
Tue May 17 at Philadelphia 6:00 p.m.
Wed May 18 at Philadelphia 6:00 p.m.
Thu May 19 at Philadelphia 12:00 p.m.
Fri May 20 at Kansas City 7:00 p.m.
Mon May 23 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m.
Tue May 24 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m.
Wed May 25 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m.
Fri May 27 Washington 7:00 p.m.
Mon May 30 at Colorado 7:00 p.m.
Tue May 31 at Colorado 8:00 p.m.

Wed Jun 1 at Colorado 8:00 p.m.
Thu Jun 2 at Colorado 2:00 p.m.
Fri Jun 3 at Houston 7:00 p.m.
Mon Jun 6 Boston 7:00 p.m.
Tue Jun 7 Boston 7:00 p.m.
Wed Jun 8 Boston 7:00 p.m.
Fri Jun 10 New York (AL) 7:00 p.m.
Mon Jun 13 at Toronto 6:00 p.m.
Tue Jun 14 at Toronto 6:00 p.m.
Wed Jun 15 at Toronto 6:00 p.m.
Fri Jun 17 at Tampa Bay 6:00 p.m.
Mon Jun 20 at Cincinnati 6:00 p.m.
Tue Jun 21 at Cincinnati 6:00 p.m.
Thu Jun 23 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m. HD
Fri Jun 24 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m. HD
Tue Jun 28 Cincinnati 7:00 p.m.
Wed Jun 29 Cincinnati 7:00 p.m.
Thu Jun 30 Colorado 7:00 p.m. HD

Fri Jul 1 Colorado 7:00 p.m. HD
Sat Jul 2 Colorado 6:00 p.m. HD
Mon Jul 4 at Arizona 5:00 p.m.
Tue Jul 5 at Arizona 8:30 p.m.
Wed Jul 6 at Arizona 8:30 p.m.
Thu Jul 7 at Arizona 8:30 p.m.
Fri Jul 8 at San Francisco 9:00 p.m.
Fri Jul 15 Houston 7:00 p.m. HD
Mon Jul 18 Milwaukee 7:00 p.m. HD
Tue Jul 19 Milwaukee 7:00 p.m. HD
Wed Jul 20 Milwaukee 7:00 p.m. HD
Thu Jul 21 Milwaukee 1:00 p.m. HD
Fri Jul 22 Chicago 7:00 p.m.
Tue Jul 26 at San Diego 9:00 p.m.
Wed Jul 27 at San Diego 9:00 p.m.
Thu Jul 28 at San Diego 2:30 p.m.
Fri Jul 29 at Los Angeles 9:30 p.m.

Mon Aug 1 Florida 7:00 p.m.
Tue Aug 2 Florida 7:00 p.m.
Wed Aug 3 Florida 7:00 p.m.
Thu Aug 4 Florida 7:00 p.m.
Fri Aug 5 Atlanta 7:00 p.m.
Mon Aug 8 at Milwaukee 7:00 p.m.
Tue Aug 9 at Milwaukee 7:00 p.m.
Wed Aug 10 at Milwaukee 1:00 p.m.
Thu Aug 11 at Chicago 1:00 p.m.
Fri Aug 12 at Chicago 1:00 p.m.
Tue Aug 16 Arizona 7:00 p.m.
Wed Aug 17 Arizona 7:00 p.m.
Thu Aug 18 Arizona 7:00 p.m.
Fri Aug 19 San Francisco 7:00 p.m.
Mon Aug 22 at Pittsburgh 6:00 p.m.
Tue Aug 23 at Pittsburgh 6:00 p.m.
Wed Aug 24 at Pittsburgh 6:00 p.m.
Thu Aug 25 at Pittsburgh 6:00 p.m.
Fri Aug 26 at Washington 6:00 p.m.
Mon Aug 29 at Florida 6:00 p.m.
Tue Aug 30 at Florida 6:00 p.m.
Wed Aug 31 at Florida 6:00 p.m.

Fri Sep 2 at Houston 7:00 p.m. HD
Mon Sep 5 Chicago 1:00 p.m.
Tue Sep 6 Chicago 7:00 p.m.
Wed Sep 7 Chicago 7:00 p.m.
Thu Sep 8 New York 7:00 p.m.
Fri Sep 9 New York 7:00 p.m.
Mon Sep 12 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m.
Tue Sep 13 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m.
Thu Sep 15 at Chicago 7:00 p.m.
Tue Sep 20 at Cincinnati 6:00 p.m.
Wed Sep 21 at Cincinnati 6:00 p.m.
Thu Sep 22 at Cincinnati 6:00 p.m.
Fri Sep 23 at Milwaukee 7:00 p.m.
Tue Sep 27 Houston 7:00 p.m. HD
Wed Sep 28 Houston 7:00 p.m. HD
Fri Sep 30 Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. HD

ALL TIMES CENTRAL
Schedule subject to change.
________________________________________________________________________________________________

Too bad they don't tell the reader that there is currently no cable/satellite provider that offers FSNMW-HD. :lol:

[Obey The D]

I don't see why you would support a guy, simply because he was honest.. Basically admitting he cheated, and got locked in an inflated contract because of tha cheating.. however he's sorry about it. ha Seems funny to me.. I guess if you kill somebody that can be your wrap, I'm real sorry about it, I messed up. haha

Let's face it, Sox fans are right up there with Yankee fans in terms of how devoted they are to their team. I'd bet the farm that if a player such as Ortiz went through what Giambi did , some fans would be upset, but, most people would still want him on the team and/or be supportive of him.

[AndyCapps]

Baseball is back! Spring is finally here.

[B.A.]

Maybe E.R. left his fielding ability behind in St. Louis for Eckstein to use.

;)

[El Scorcho]

Maybe E.R. left his fielding ability behind in St. Louis for Eckstein to use.

;)

Hopefully a fake ID too!

[chrisih8u]

The new Foxwoods commercial gives me the creeps.

[Mad Dawg]

Clement gets out of another jam thanks to A-Rod swinging at a replica ball a small child was holding 6 rows behind the first base dugout.

[Mad Dawg]

The new Foxwoods commercial gives me the creeps.

Me too. And to top it off, the Leprechaun doesn't even bother to massacre any of the casino's guests. Worst sequel ever.

[Deftones]

I'm sitting here eating lunch at my desk at work watching baseball on my computer. Man, life is great. :up

[Dabaomb]

Matsui is pretty hot right now.

As I said in Sunday's thread, Matsui is a legit MVP candidate. What's great about him is that he's very humble even though he's like God in Japan.

Oh yeah, 3-1 Yankees lead :up:

[Mad Dawg]

I think this is about to get ugly.

Or not!! :banana:

[Deftones]

Wow. Nice DP ball. :up:

[nevermind]

Not a good performance at all by Clement in his Red Sox debut.

Holy shit they got out of it!:eek:

[Deftones]

As I said in Sunday's thread, Matsui is a legit MVP candidate. What's great about him is that he's very humble even though he's like God in Japan.

Oh yeah, 3-1 Yankees lead :up:
Isn't this a contract year for him? Everyone is a MVP candidate in a contract year. *cough* *cough* Beltre *cough* ;)

[welb25]

Zero big hits. It's like the last four games of the 04 ALCS all over again.

[Dabaomb]

Wow. Nice DP ball. :up:

Bernie is slower than crap now. It's sad to see that his skills have deteriorated so quickly :(

Actually, some girl has had my Bernie Williams jersey for like 4 years now...she freakin' lost it :mad:

[Mad Dawg]

Come on Manny. Ortiz cannot hit a 2-run HR without you on base.

[Dabaomb]

Isn't this a contract year for him? Everyone is a MVP candidate in a contract year. *cough* *cough* Beltre *cough* ;)

Hey, I'll take his amazing production in a contract year.

The thing about Matsui is that he's gotten better every year as he adjusts to the American game. Remember, he was a 3-time MVP in Japan.

Also, he's the one that didn't want a contract extension. He believes that he should play out his contract and then sign a new one when it's done. He also knows that he'll get like a $15 million per year contract if he keeps up his current play.

[Deftones]

. He also knows that he'll get like a $15 million per year contract if he keeps up his current play.

Sadly, that's probably a true statement. Personally, I don't see him as a $15 million per guy, but if JD drew can get that kind of money, all bets are off. :(

[Deftones]

Man, that was an unlucky caromb. Too bad Ortiz is about as fast as a 3 toed sloth.

[Mad Dawg]

Trade Edgar. :mad:

[welb25]

Sweet double play. Now if the Yanks can just hit a little.

[chrisih8u]

-ohbfrank- Renteria sucks so far.

[Deftones]

God I hate this Lincoln/Mercury commercial jingle.

[chrisih8u]

No Red Sox minor leaguers were suspended for steroid violation. This is good news according to Don Orsillo.

[Mad Dawg]

Sweet double play. Now if the Yanks can just hit a little.

Fuck that. But we've got some nice walks for you, though. HBP? Coming right up! And if it's errors you crave, you've come to the right place.

[B.A.]

Trade Edgar. :mad:
-ohbfrank- Renteria sucks so far.

rotfl

But your team showed more "interest" in him.

[Mad Dawg]

Wow. A couple of great plays in the same inning.

[Deftones]

No Red Sox minor leaguers were suspended for steroid violation. This is good news according to Don Orsillo.

No D-backs on that list either. Good news to hear, although I'd like to see a few more power guys coming through our system. ;)

[Jeremy517]

No Red Sox minor leaguers were suspended for steroid violation. This is good news according to Don Orsillo.

I don't think that all minor leaguers were tested, so you're not out of the woods yet.

[Mordred]

No D-backs on that list either. Good news to hear, although I'd like to see a few more power guys coming through our system. ;)5 Rangers on the list, although 3 had already been released. Makes me feel a little bit better.

[chrisih8u]

1st and 3rd with one out. Better capitalize.

[chrisih8u]

Good job, Damon. 1 run game.

[Mad Dawg]

Good batwork, JD. :up: 3-2 now.

[Deftones]

Sweet. Come on Trot. Come through! :up:

[chrisih8u]

Another double play :rolleyes:

[Mad Dawg]

*sigh* Trot, would you like to accompany Edgar to hell?

[B.A.]

Another double play :rolleyes:Might as well blame that one on Renteria, too.


;)

[Dabaomb]

Despite Stanton being teh suck, nice double play ball :up:

[El Scorcho]

Already time for Joe Torre to start overusing his bullpen. :up:

Cant wait for October!

[Deftones]

Stupid Trot. That'll teach me for picking you up in the 20th round of one of my drafts. :mad:

[Mad Dawg]

Already time for Joe Torre to start overusing his bullpen. :up:

Cant wait for October!

Are speaking ill of Torre? He's a genius! A genius I tell you.

[welb25]

Gordon will be in the 8th inning. Sox win.

[Deftones]

Looks like you guys got the Mantei of old, eh Mad Dawg? :lol:

[Mad Dawg]

Deftones, before the Yankees turn this walk into eight runs, I'd like to say screw the D-Backs for not resigning Mantei.

[Dabaomb]

Warning Track Power baby!!!!

[Deftones]

Deftones, before the Yankees turn this walk into eight runs, I'd like to say screw the D-Backs for not resigning Mantei.

:lol:

We wanted him back, but there was a rule about not having guys on the team who have mouth herpes.

[Mad Dawg]

:lol:

We wanted him back, but there was a rule about not having guys on the team who have mouth herpes.

:lol:

[Mad Dawg]

Warning Track Power baby!!!!

He could use a healthy dose of Flaxseed oil.

[Deftones]

Dude. What's the deal? Two D-backs rejects in a row can't get the job done! You'd think we are trying to F you guys over for something. :lol:

[welb25]

Talk about overusing your bullpen

[Mad Dawg]

Fine. I knew Casey Fossum was a piece of shit, Arizona. I knew Brandon Lyon has the arm health of a 93 year old woman. I'm sorry!

[Deftones]

Heh. Did you hear Lyon is now our closer? God have mercy. :lol:

[Obey The D]

Great, Giambi's up with two outs. So much for tacking on a couple runs. :rolleyes:

[Mad Dawg]

Heh. Did you hear Lyon is now our closer? God have mercy. :lol:

Maybe the Sox can deal you a new one in a couple of months. Have you heard of this kid Matt Mantei? I hear he <strike>licks</strike> kicks all kinds of ass.

[welb25]

Zero. Big. Hits.

[Deftones]

Maybe the Sox can deal you a new one in a couple of months. Have you heard of this kid Matt Mantei? I hear he <strike>licks</strike> kicks all kinds of ass.

At this rate, I figure we'll have a new closer every month.

[Mad Dawg]

Steinbrenner to Selig: Get me another iced tea, bitch! And, for the last time, no lemon. No fucking lemon.

[Dabaomb]

Great, Giambi's up with two outs. So much for tacking on a couple runs. :rolleyes:

he needs the juice :(

[Deftones]

So, hypothetically, if the bases were loaded when Giambi was up, we couldn't say they were "juiced" could we?

[Deftones]

Bring on Skeletor!!!

http://www.beltzner.ca/ifeelafel/archives/2004/07/24/skeletor.jpg

[Dabaomb]

Here's hoping that Mo gets his first save of the season :p

[chrisih8u]

Varitek ties it up!! :banana: :banana:

[Obey The D]

Fuck :(

[Deftones]

Sox own Rivera! :lol:

Way to go 'Tek! :up:

[Dabaomb]

:mad:

[Mad Dawg]

Cappy!!

[shizawn]

Woah!

[chrisih8u]

Here's hoping that Mo gets his first blown save of the season :p

:up:

[Deftones]

So Yankee fans, is it time to put Rivera out to pasture? 5 blown saves against the Sox in the past year and 2 games. That's pretty amazing, considering how much Rivera was Mr. Automatic.

[welb25]

seems to be the same formula from last year. Mo blows it. Captain Varitek no less.

[Deftones]

Jesus Bellhorn. -ohbfrank-

[Deftones]

OMG. That would've been awesome had Damon gone yard. :(

[Mad Dawg]

So close, Johnny.

[Dabaomb]

thank God for Warning Track Power

[Obey The D]

Yeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

[chrisih8u]

:mad: Motherfucker!! :mad:

[Deftones]

Doh! Nice way to waste a comeback. :(

[welb25]

nice win.

[twikoff]

having all the games on xm is great
but having to listen to that asshat call the yankees game is terrible

[welb25]

my god. I can't believe the Yanks were almost done in by Captain Varitek.

[chrisih8u]

I hate that pansy ass piece of shit. Drop dead, Jeter.

[Dabaomb]

YANKEES WIN!!!!! THE YANKEES WIN!!!!!

Jeter with a walk-off homerun.

Mo was just giving the Red Sox false hope so that the loss would hurt even more :p

Plus, Mo said screw the save, I want the W :p

[welb25]

tangibles, baby.

[Mad Dawg]

Oh well. The Sox should have won that game. Not nearly as bad as Sunday's clusterfuck.

Thanks again, Edgar. :mad:

[Get Me Coffee]

Amazing Home Run By Jeter!!!!

[Rogue588]

YANKEES WIN!!!!! THE YANKEES WIN!!!!!

Jeter with a walk-off homerun.

Mo was just giving the Red Sox false hope so that the loss would hurt even more :p

Plus, Mo said screw the save, I want the W :p:lol: :banana:

tangibles, baby.:up:

[SpaceBoy]

Great game today. Hate to see the sox lose, but again it's great to see they can hit Mariano around as needed..

A little production out of renteria, and trot, and hello World Series.

[nevermind]

having all the games on xm is great
but having to listen to that asshat call the yankees game is terrible

No shit. Too bad I can't have MLB tv in my car for the ride home. Ugh.

The Yank;dsflg;s win!@!!!!!!!!!!!! The Blahahahahhahyankees win!111!!!

He sounded like Special Ed. Yayyyyy!!

[Mad Dawg]

having all the games on xm is great
but having to listen to that asshat call the yankees game is terrible

That was my problem this morning. I'm not listening to Yankees home games, and I don't care who they're playing.

[wabio]

What better way to celebrate after flunking my midterm! WOOOOHOOOO!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Closer vs. Closer
Captain vs. Captain.

Almost as good as Zimmer vs. Pedro. :D

[welb25]

What better way to celebrate after flunking my midterm! WOOOOHOOOO!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Closer vs. Closer
Captain vs. Captain.

Almost as good as Zimmer vs. Pedro. :D
Except Jeter doesn't have that cute C on his uniform.

[Mad Dawg]

Except Jeter doesn't have that cute C on his uniform.

And that's a damn shame. Not only would we know he was Captain, but we'd have the first letter of his nickname right there, too.

[Rogue588]

Except Jeter doesn't have that cute C on his uniform.;);)

I thought one ";)" would suffice, but I kept getting a "message too short" error..

[Rockmjd23]

yankees up 2 games now, clearly thats an insurmountable lead ;)

[Dabaomb]

And that's a damn shame. Not only would we know he was Captain, but we'd have the first letter of his nickname right there, too.

someone's jealous :lol:

[Rockmjd23]

And that's a damn shame. Not only would we know he was Captain, but we'd have the first letter of his nickname right there, too.

rotfl

[Mad Dawg]

someone's jealous :lol:

:lol: Not me. I'll take a walk-off home run off a good closer when I know that Mr. Untouchable continues to shit the bed vs. the Sox.

[Dabaomb]

:lol: Not me. I'll take a walk-off home run off a good closer when I know that Mr. Untouchable continues to shit the bed vs. the Sox.

I'll take a 2-0 record for the Yankees and an 0-2 record for the Sox :p

Oh yeah, 2-0 vs. the Sox :p

[welb25]

:lol: Not me. I'll take a walk-off home run off a good closer when I know that Mr. Untouchable continues to shit the bed vs. the Sox.
I would too. Getting pulled out of the park by Captain C does not bode well. He will eventually have to mix it up a little against lefties, espeically the Sox lefties.

[chrisih8u]

:lol:

Its the 2nd fuckin game of the season. Remember the last time you beat the Red Sox a few games in a row.

[shizawn]

Not a good start so far for Smoltz...

[Mad Dawg]

The Marlins have Smoltz working hard. It's only 1-0, but the bases are loaded with 2 down, and Smoltz has already thrown 31 pitches in the first. Lowell put up an outstanding AB a few minutes ago before driving in the lone run.

[shizawn]

Good grief.

[twikoff]

grandslam given up by smoltz in the first :down:

[Mad Dawg]

And Encarnacion hits a grand slam. Wow. That was a bomb!

[Rockmjd23]

I'll take a 2-0 record for the Yankees and an 0-2 record for the Sox :p

Oh yeah, 2-0 vs. the Sox :p

omg up 2-0, noone can possibly lose THAT big a lead now! And if they win tomorrow, up 3-0!! Only the biggest choke in the history of sports can undo that. rotfl

[Dabaomb]

omg up 2-0, noone can possibly lose THAT big a lead now! And if they win tomorrow, up 3-0!! Only the biggest choke in the history of sports can undo that. rotfl

Bitter Sox fans :p

[Dabaomb]

:lol:

Its the 2nd fuckin game of the season. Remember the last time you beat the Red Sox a few games in a row.

new year with real pitchers = different outcome

[welb25]

omg up 2-0, noone can possibly lose THAT big a lead now! And if they win tomorrow, up 3-0!! Only the biggest choke in the history of sports can undo that. rotfl

Very true. Didn't the Sox beat the Yanks the first 6 out of 7 last year? The Yankees still won the division. These games have no bearing on the postseason. Both of these teams will be in the playoffs.

[Rockmjd23]

Bitter Sox fans :p

Yes, an I'll be really bitter when they raise the banner and give out the rings at the home opener :lol:

[welb25]

new year with real pitchers = different outcome

Ha Ha,I almost forgot. Between Captain C's homer off of Rivera and Jeter's walk off I forgot that Pavano was pretty good today.

[Mad Dawg]

new year with real pitchers = different outcome

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/mlb/players/5/5400.jpg

I'd post a picture of what the Sox usually see, but I can't find one of the back of his head. ;)

[shizawn]

Put Smoltz back in the bullpen! :p

[Mad Dawg]

Put Smoltz back in the bullpen! :p

No kidding. He looks terrible. Walking Beckett?

[AndyCapps]

Thanks again, Edgar. :mad:

I wonder how much respect he feels now.

[Rockmjd23]

new year with real pitchers = different outcome

oooh we just got bitch-slapped

http://cache.boston.com/images/sports/redsox/2004/1020_arod_1024768.jpg

[B.A.]

I wonder how much respect he feels now.
This much: $40,000,000.00

-ohbfrank-

[wabio]

*****ing Smoltz is killing my fantasy numbers. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Deftones]

Geez, Smoltz looks horrible today.

[Deftones]

Fucking Smoltz is killing my fantasy numbers. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Good. At least there's one consolation to your team winning. :lol:

[welb25]

Man, you guys have all kinds of pics of the Yanks at the ready. Very impressive.

[Deftones]

I think Smoltz came down with a case of Javier Vazquez-itis.

[chrisih8u]

Man, you guys have all kinds of pics of the Yanks at the ready. Very impressive.


http://store1.yimg.com/I/yhst-63078155599514_1838_487319

[Mad Dawg]

:lol:

[KTIK]

Called my dad after Varitek's homer to hurry up and get home and watch the end of the game, and he came in right after Jeter hit his and the TV was turned off.

Hopefully Wakefield has a good wind to pitch in tomorrow.

[welb25]

http://store1.yimg.com/I/yhst-63078155599514_1838_487319

That's pretty good. I like the iChoke one on the Dirt Dogs a little better.

[BrianYuen]

hey you forgot the Oakland A's and Oriales

[nevermind]

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/mlb/players/5/5400.jpg

I'd post a picture of what the Sox usually see, but I can't find one of the back of his head. ;)


rotfl

[shizawn]

It feels weird rooting for a Sosa.

Go Jorge!

Edit: he walked Beckett too. wtf?!

[BrianYuen]

wait!

why the heck did the Cubs trade sosa???????

and good players come in the trade?

[nevermind]

wait!

why the heck did the Cubs trade sosa???????

and good players come in the trade?

:lol:
I thought you didn't follow the American League.

[wabio]

Man, you guys have all kinds of pics of the Yanks at the ready. Very impressive.

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/4174/jeter0iq.jpg

It goes both ways. :D

[Mad Dawg]

He goes both ways. :D

Yeah, but he had a big walk-off HR today so give him a break.

[nevermind]

Yeah, but he had a big walk-off HR today.



rotfl

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/dabrink/Funny/oh_snap.jpg

[Deftones]

Man. The hit parade continues in Florida.

[pilot]

I know mlb.tv is subject to blackout restrictions, but does mlb audio as well? ..I imagine it does..just curious though..

[Mad Dawg]

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20050405/capt.nyjj10604052042.red_sox_yankees_nyjj106.jpg

Gary Sheffield greets Derek Jeter at home plate following Jeter's walk-off home run versus the Red Sox. Both players are currently fighting speculation that they have abused 'The Cream.'

[Deftones]

I know mlb.tv is subject to blackout restrictions, but does mlb audio as well? ..I imagine it does..just curious though..

I don't think so.

[Jeremy517]

Regarding teams that didn't have minor leaguers on the steroids list:

He was disappointed in the number of minor leaguers suspended, which included mostly players on the teams that hold spring training in Arizona. Selig did not know when the results would be known for the 18 teams that play in Florida.

[nevermind]

Edmonds with a 3 run blast in the 1st

[wabio]

Wow, not a good week to be a big named pitcher I guess.

Pedro
Smoltz
Hoffman
Oswalt
Wells
Radke
Vazquez
Rivera
Foulke
....all getting lit up

[Deftones]

Regarding teams that didn't have minor leaguers on the steroids list:

For whatever reason, the Cactus league ones were released but the Grapefruit league's results have not been. Expect that to change w/in the next week or so.

[welb25]

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/4174/jeter0iq.jpg

It goes both ways. :D

Ha. I like that, Wabio.

[FantasticVSDoom]

Well at least these 2 games have given my co-workers some much needed Prozac. To them apparently, the Yankees have already won the WS...

[Quake1028]

Well at least these 2 games have given my co-workers some much needed Prozac. To them apparently, the Yankees have already won the WS...

They haven't :hscratch:?

Seriously, the Sox got the better of the Yanks at the start of last season and were able to carry that through the year, let's hope the Yanks can do the same.

PS: Joe Buck rules

[nevermind]

Holy crap! I didn't think it was possible but CBS Sportsline has gotten even better this year. They now list the speed and type of pitch for each at bat. I can't remember if they had this last year, but they also show the Team logo at each position so for people like me who watch at work, it's great to be able to instantly see whats happening without having to actually pay attention.

I'm totally hooked.

Wow. that really kicks ass!


The amount of info is amazing.

[wabio]

Yup. Sportsline pwnz!

[fumanstan]

D'oh, Dodgers :(

[nevermind]

Gonzalez with a 2 run homer off Maddux :mad:

[nevermind]

Hollandsworth! 3-2 Cubs

[wabio]

Another big name pitcher getting torched. :eek:

[nickdawgy]

I didn't know Bartolo Colon has more victories then any picther in the majors the last few years. They said 2 more then Mulder, and 1 more then Schilling and Lowe.

[nickdawgy]

Colon allows a double by Soriano, and a walk to Blalock before getting out of the inning with no runs allowed :up:

Now, it's time to see what the Angels offense can do.

[nevermind]

Johan Santana is getting HAMMERED.

[fumanstan]

Vlad :up:

[nickdawgy]

Vlad with a solo shot to right on the first pitch in his first at bat of the season, 1-0 Angels :up:

[Roto]

Johan Santana is getting HAMMERED.
:banana:

[Mad Dawg]

Johan Santana is getting HAMMERED.

Yeah. The M's haven't been getting wussy hits either. Beltre and Sexson crushed their doubles.

[Mad Dawg]

2nd HR for Gonzo.

[nickdawgy]

:lol:

The Angels announcers are showing this corny "Super Vlad" graphic where Vlad is wearing this Superman type outfit with a big "V" on it. They have this generic music playing, too. I guess the actual Superman music wasn't allowed :D

[nickdawgy]

Yeah. The M's haven't been getting wussy hits either. Beltre and Sexson crushed their doubles.

I think Seattle is going to contend this year, possibly even take the West if the Angels falter (knock on wood).

[nevermind]

This is my first year on Yahoo Fantasy Baseball.

Is StatTracker as fucking useless as it has seemed so far, or is it just first week bugs?

They had Montreal instead of DC yesterday, many of my players don't list when they're batting next (or if they're even playing), it took at leat 5 minutes for my ERA to shoot through the roof (thanks Johan), even thought the score already showed 4-0.

Anyone want to convince me it's worth $10? Cause it isn't worth shit as it stand right now.

[Roto]

This is my first year on Yahoo Fantasy Baseball.

Is StatTracker as fucking useless as it has seemed so far, or is it just first week bugs?

They had Montreal instead of DC yesterday, many of my players don't list when they're batting next (or if they're even playing), it took at leat 5 minutes for my ERA to shoot through the roof (thanks Johan), even thought the score already showed 4-0.

Anyone want to convince me it's worth $10? Cause it isn't worth shit as it stand right now.
It won't calculate the ERA until the third out is recorded. I don't know why you care about it listing when your batters are coming up. If you want to be able to find the game on TV in time, I don't think it's reliable enough.

StatTracker is great if you want to see how things are going in your league during the day, especially if you are in multiple Yahoo leagues. It's generally accurate, if not always updated the second something happens. You will run into times that it's buggy and maybe it won't be updated correctly a few times during the season, but that's only a few days out of hundreds. I never buy it for football because it can be the one day out of 17, which sucks.

[Mad Dawg]

Maddux is coming apart at the seams.

[nickdawgy]

Teixeira hit the crap out of the ball and bounced it off the right field fence. Vlad fields it, and somehow holds him to a single. Wow.

Score is tied now, though, 1-1, two outs, Hildago at first.

[B.A.]

Solid win for the Cardinals w/ a good outing for Carpenter. :beer:

That first inning for Johan was ugly.

[nevermind]

It won't calculate the ERA until the third out is recorded. I don't know why you care about it listing when your batters are coming up. If you want to be able to find the game on TV in time, I don't think it's reliable enough.

StatTracker is great if you want to see how things are going in your league during the day, especially if you are in multiple Yahoo leagues. It's generally accurate, if not always updated the second something happens. You will run into times that it's buggy and maybe it won't be updated correctly a few times during the season, but that's only a few days out of hundreds. I never buy it for football because it can be the one day out of 17, which sucks.


Thanks Roto. Maybe I'm being too rough on it :).

Yesterday, aside from the Montreal thing, it was ok I guess. I was able to change channels in time, but then again I was working from home, which doesn't happen too much.


I guess seeing the Sportsline realtime stuff just makes it look bad :lol:

I'll give it the whole trial period before I make up my mind.

Thanks again

[wabio]

Another big name pitcher getting torched. :lol:

[nickdawgy]

Anyone watch the games on Sportsline.com that can help me out here?

For some reason, I can't get the live feed updates. It always refreshes the page, and it's not supposed to do that. I did their little test, and saw this:

System:
Browser: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1)
Screen Resolution: 1024x768x32
Cookies: enabled
JavaScript: version 1.3
Flash: version 7

Live Scoring Tests: (Test Complete)
Java with JavaScript: Yes
Successful Live Scoring Connection: No
You have Java installed and JavaScript enabled, but were unable to subscribe to a "Live Update" Feed.
Please check your browser Security Settings to be sure that "Scripting of Java applets" is enabled. If you continue to encounter problems, please contact Customer Service for assistance.

I checked my settings, and Scripting of Java applets is enabled. So I'm at a loss as to what to do.

[the aftermath]

Giants > LA.. for now at least. :D

:banana:

[Luddy]

LA destroyed 4-2 :up:

[Mad Dawg]

Royce Clayton makes a sparkling play to seal the save for Brandon Lyon. D-Backs over Cubbies, 5-4. Is Def at the game tonight?

[nickdawgy]

LA destroyed 4-2 :up:

2 runs is destroyed? :confused:

[welb25]

2 runs is destroyed? :confused:

I was wondering the same thing.

[nickdawgy]

Angels win 3-2. Colon with the win. K-Rod with the save. Vlad with 2 RBI.

[Mad Dawg]

Frankie Rodriguez saves the Angels win. He had an AB vs. Rod Barajas of the Rangers that was just unreal. His breaking shit is in another league.

[Deftones]

Royce Clayton makes a sparkling play to seal the save for Brandon Lyon. D-Backs over Cubbies, 5-4. Is Def at the game tonight?

Sadly no. My dad called me at about 4pm and told me he had pretty much field tickets for me. I had to work. I cried. :(

Nice to see Gonzo's and the Dbacks complete ownage of Maddux. He's 1-7 against them lifetime. :lol:

And that last play, is exactly why they signed Clayton. He could go hitless for the year and be valuable to the team, because we were shit up the middle last year. :up:

[LorenzoL]

The Toronto Blue Jays are 2-0 to start the season :thumbsup: (I know is against the Devil Rays but it still counts in the standings)

I haven't read the whole thread but did anyone see the appearance of Billy Koch in the stands in Tampa Bay wearing a Devil Rays hat and jersey along with a foam finger. He was taunting the Blue Jays bullpen but it was all in good fun. He brought 300 students to the game (unfortunate bastards, watching a Devil Ray game).

[Lateralus]

Sadly no. My dad called me at about 4pm and told me he had pretty much field tickets for me. I had to work. I cried. :(

Nice to see Gonzo's and the Dbacks complete ownage of Maddux. He's 1-7 against them lifetime. :lol:

And that last play, is exactly why they signed Clayton. He could go hitless for the year and be valuable to the team, because we were shit up the middle last year. :up:

I was there! Great game tonight, I had tickets 2nd row first base side about 20 seats from the dugout. Nice stadium, good food, cool town but getting out of the parking garage accross the street and finding my way back to my hotel sucked! ;)

[Luddy]

I was wondering the same thing.

JTS... LA really beat themselves- 2 errors that didn't happen often last year.

[Deftones]

I was there! Great game tonight, I had tickets 2nd row first base side about 20 seats from the dugout. Nice stadium, good food, cool town but getting out of the parking garage accross the street and finding my way back to my hotel sucked! ;)

YOu should've shot me an email. I could've told you where to park for free and there's little traffic. ;)

[Lateralus]

YOu should've shot me an email. I could've told you where to park for free and there's little traffic. ;) East of 7th street? I saw lots of good free spots there as I was manuvering my way back to my hotel.

[Deftones]

East of 7th street? I saw lots of good free spots there as I was manuvering my way back to my hotel.

Yeah. There's this one lot, though that's pretty close. It's a government building so you don't get the schmucks out there trying to rent out their lots. People don't park there b/c it looks all official.

[Setzer]

Colon labored early but settled in and pitched a solid game. Also a good game by Drese, seems like this guy has the Angels number. Nice start to the season for Vlad and it was good to see GA back in LF. :D

[Lateralus]

Yeah. There's this one lot, though that's pretty close. It's a government building so you don't get the schmucks out there trying to rent out their lots. People don't park there b/c it looks all official.

I think I know where your talking about, I saw it as i was scoping out the area earlier in the day. oh well, maybe next time. I did however get free parking for the Hard Rock about 20 feet from the front door, I guess I should be happy with that. I did have a scare though, a car pulled up next to mine and 3 guys all with cowboy hats, badges and guns jumped out of the car and walked around my car and started looking at the car ahead of me??? I expect Texas Rangers in Texas not in Arizona. :lol:

Another good thing about Bank One is that they have the best beer selection I have ever seen in a Major League ball park. :up:

[fumanstan]

JTS... LA really beat themselves- 2 errors that didn't happen often last year.

Beltre > Valentin :(

[Deftones]

Another good thing about Bank One is that they have the best beer selection I have ever seen in a Major League ball park. :up:

Yeah, they have alot of stuff, but for the good stuff it's like $9 for the bomber. :(

[raven56706]

Nice win by the yankees but this aint crap. Like i said, i love them but they need to do this in the post season....

Nice work by Pavano...