This is a spot to talk about baseball or just stop in and rant if you need to.

The Mariners are playing the worst ball in the last 10 games. Only 1 win. The season seems to already be slipping away.

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H-here, b-bunny, bunny, bunny...

And that win came against my Red Sox--a game we should have won, but Cla Meredith completely blew it

But the Mariners are pretty abysmal.  Cant get hitting and pitching on the save wavelength in the same game.

The Red Sox have been pretty good about it all.  Theyve won 8 of their last 9.  However the Orioles are really pulling ahead and are on an equal or better pace.

Im pretty happy with the BlueJays so far.  Theyve surpassed my expectations.

I hope the Yankees lose more...many more.  The A's and Mariners really helped them remember winning.

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If at first you dont succeed, dont try skydiving
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Nothing like the A's amd Mariner's to make a loosing team feel better.

 

Yeah the O's are putting together a pretty good run right now.

Well the big story in the Bay Area is how both the A's and the Giant's are not doing so well. The media is playing it up like some kind of bad luck or omen. Hey the way I look at it is that the A's don't have the money to keep great players and eventually they have to find some more less expensive great players only to loose them in the off season. The Giant's have been hit by the injury bug. Barry may never play this season and the stud closer they got is out for an extended period of time.

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H-here, b-bunny, bunny, bunny...

Bad luck or omen?  Pfeh!  I dont believe it.  Especially since the Giants arent doing so bad.  Theyre only a few games out of 1st, LA. 

The A's are the new age Expos, it seems.  They get great players only to trade them all away.  Their pitching still isnt terrible despite letting Hudson and Mulder go.  Their hitting is anemic, it seems.   Theyve still got good players though

As for Bonds, good.  I hope he doesnt get another home run.  After taking steroids, he doesnt deserve to pass either Ruth or Aaron.  Id be MUCH happier to have Hank represent baseball's homerun over Bonds.  Aaron was a great player and hes a class act.  Compared to....Barry Bonds....

Who was this stud that you talk about?  Im unaware of any other big Giant injuries.

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If at first you dont succeed, dont try skydiving
Both diapers and politicians need to be changed--and usually for the same reasons

The Giants got a real closer dring the off season. Armando Benetiz or something like that. He was supposed to be the answer to last years closer by commitee. Well he got hurt is is out for like 3 months or something and it is back to closer by commitee.

What the hell is up with the Yanks? I thought they were going to suck for a bit. 8 straight wins and Tino has hit like 10 HR's during that time. I think someone should be checking his juice. Because he is on something.

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H-here, b-bunny, bunny, bunny...

Benitez stinks anyway.  He must eat his steak whole because he loves to choke, it seems

As for the Yankees, well keep in mind that during that winning streak, theyve only faced 2 different teams--the As and the Mariners.  And now theyll get to face the Mariners again, so its 12 games against just 2 teams.

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If at first you dont succeed, dont try skydiving
Both diapers and politicians need to be changed--and usually for the same reasons

Yeah I know but what good is it if the Yanks suck but still beat the A's and Mariners. I want them to suck and get trounced by the A's and Mariners.

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H-here, b-bunny, bunny, bunny...

So do I. But if they truly suck, then Im happy.

Though I am worried they are starting to come around, which is a realistic possibility

So surprises thus far this season--
Man, whats with the White Sox? They seem to have the old Yankees starting rotation and have been chewing up rotations

Baltimore's starting rotation has also improved, despite it being mostly the same. I think its all about maturity, and with Roberts, Palmeiro, Tejada, and of course Lopez in the lineup, oh yeah and Sosa when hes healthy, they could be the one's to beat. It depends on how much their starters can keep it up.

The Cubs still suck. I thought theyd be key in the central with a slugging lineup and their 1-2-3 starting rotation aces. But the problems have been injury and just mediocrity.

The Arizona Diamondbacks. Theyve come back from the worst record in baseball to be the NL West leaders. Clearly they bought some of it, but theyve also improved their old players too. I AM surprised they are atop the division right now

The A's. They are almost the worst team in the majors (Besides Colorado). Theyve lost quite a few games in a row (Not sure how they did last night against the Sox). But theyve been flatter than Louie Anderson's sofa cushion. Once upon a time, they were the ones to beat in the West.

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If at first you dont succeed, dont try skydiving
Both diapers and politicians need to be changed--and usually for the same reasons

Well the interleague games between the A's and the Giants start this week. All the talk around the bay area is which sorry team will beat the other. In fact I think that some sports people are saying that they will both loose the games.

Also I noticed that the sports casters that we all over the Yanks as being washed up are now saying that the Yanks are back and everybody has to watch out now. You know sometimes I think that sports writers will write anything at anytime.

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H-here, b-bunny, bunny, bunny...

Right, well unfortunetly the Yanks are unbeatable at the moment. Just as I had feared and thought a while ago. They got my hopes up that they actually sucked

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If at first you dont succeed, dont try skydiving
Both diapers and politicians need to be changed--and usually for the same reasons

Freaking Sonic's!

Sorry had to say it. I was really hoping that they would take out the Spurs.

Well the Mariners have beaten the Padres a few times so that is good.

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H-here, b-bunny, bunny, bunny...

Wow, I'll bet that the Yanks wish that they could play the Mariners and A's all season.

That losing streak is starting to become gigantic news.

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H-here, b-bunny, bunny, bunny...

Shhh! Whenver anyone talks of their losing streaks, they start to win...

Though the Royals sweeping was so so so sweet

Worst team in baseball sweeping the Yanks. Yes....YES! :D

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If at first you dont succeed, dont try skydiving
Both diapers and politicians need to be changed--and usually for the same reasons

The the Royals sweep of the Yanks was cool, Then the Royals almost swept the Giants. Also kind of cool.

So I got some tickets to the A's and Mets game next Wed. Only to find out that that is the day I am going to be very busy in the whole selling of the house thing and can't go to the game with the kids.

But I think I might just pick up some replacement tickets and go see the Mariners and A's at the end of the month.

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H-here, b-bunny, bunny, bunny...

Oohh, the Mariners-As, youll be cheering for both sides then :D

Mariners should win

Sorry about missing out on the A's-Mets game. Interleague games are always great fun to see, and usually are a fan/family friendly venue. Oakland fans have been sort of crazy the last year though, doing lots of running around the stadium and throwing junk at players. Not as bad as LA though, Ive heard LA has become somewhat hostile during the games :(

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If at first you dont succeed, dont try skydiving
Both diapers and politicians need to be changed--and usually for the same reasons