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Chief Rum · 03-30-2003, 06:59 PM

Whatever anyone else says about baseball, man, I just can't get over how much I still love this sport.

Opening "Night" has arrived, and the Star Spangled Banner is about to be played at Edison International for the first game of the season.

Welcome to the 2003 season. And may it end with a repeat championship by the Anaheim Angels!

Chief Rum

MrBug708 · 03-30-2003, 07:06 PM

Chief, I certainly hope so. But you and I are in the minority

Chief Rum · 03-30-2003, 07:13 PM

Remember, Kyle, that is the way we like it. Let them disrespect us--that is exactly when these Angels play their best.

No one but Angels fans believed last year until the last out. And they decided to compartmentalize it as a fluke.

So, yes, I want all the fluke and the disrespect to get as much play as possible--because you can bet that true talented gamers like Salmon, Erstad, Percival, Eckstein, etc. are all reading it and pinning it to the board.

This team proved last year that if you get them down, all you do is get them focused and mad--and winning.

Chief Rum

Neuqua · 03-30-2003, 07:15 PM

Stop being greedy, let the Cubs win for heaven's sake.

Neuqua

Chief Rum · 03-30-2003, 07:20 PM

Neuqua, if the Angels were eliminated from winning it, the Cubs would be high on the list of other teams I would like to see grab this one.

Chief Rum

MrBug708 · 03-30-2003, 07:22 PM

Neq, we all know that if you were the Commish and Owner of the Cubs, that would be the only way they'd have a chance.

oykib · 03-30-2003, 07:30 PM

I hate to say this, but if you're a Cub fan, you should get used to seeing Karros and Grudz in the lineup. Giving Dusty Baker, who is a great manager, a mediocre veteran is like giving a junkie a basket full of crack.

bigdawg2003 · 03-30-2003, 08:22 PM

oykib

That's what i've been telling people, but everybody has been brainwashed by the constant gushing of the Cubbies and their young guys potential that they forget Dusty loves the geriatrics.

GO STROS!

JeeberD · 03-30-2003, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawg2003
GO STROS!

Hell yeah...

vtbub · 03-30-2003, 08:34 PM

Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game today. Yeah I know he doesn't have a ring, well he does as a member of the '81 Dodgers

, but IMHO he gets more out of his players than anyone else.

Chief Rum · 03-30-2003, 08:40 PM

Heh...I think that ARod kid on Texas just might make it...

Chief Rum

MizzouRah · 03-30-2003, 08:56 PM

What a HR by ARod, man that kid can hit.. and hit.... and hit.

Baseball back on ESPN!

Tomorrow I will be sitting at Busch, sipping a Budweiser, and watching Matty Mo take the mound!

GO CARDINALS!

Todd

ISiddiqui · 03-30-2003, 10:28 PM

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Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game today.

I know everyone loves Dusty, but I give my best manager choice to a slightly more controversial manager. Yep, LaRussa for me

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Tarkus · 03-30-2003, 10:45 PM

You guys have absolutely no feelings for anyone. The Yankees haven't won it all for two years. Do you even begin to realize what that does to a Yankee fan?

Tarkus

ISiddiqui · 03-30-2003, 10:51 PM

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Do you even begin to realize what that does to a Yankee fan?

Yes, and we hope we can continue doing it

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IMetTrentGreen · 03-30-2003, 11:20 PM

rangers are one step closer to 162-0

it can be done

The_herd · 03-30-2003, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tarkus
You guys have absolutely no feelings for anyone. The Yankees haven't won it all for two years. Do you even begin to realize what that does to a Yankee fan?

Tarkus

So what the hell did you guys do during the 80's?

Easy Mac · 03-30-2003, 11:30 PM

I think they watched the Knicks and Rangers win championship after championship

The_herd · 03-30-2003, 11:36 PM

And the Mets.....oops....they did win one.

oykib · 03-31-2003, 01:22 AM

Dusty is really good. But he does have an old guy fetish. He also abuses young arms. He regularly laps the field in PAPs for his starters.

He also prefers using a 'proven veteran' and using his motivational and tactical ability to get the most out of their mediocre talents to using an unknown youngster. That's true even when he has decent prospects.

03-30-2003, 07:13 PM	#3
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Remember, Kyle, that is the way we like it. Let them disrespect us--that is exactly when these Angels play their best. No one but Angels fans believed last year until the last out. And they decided to compartmentalize it as a fluke. So, yes, I want all the fluke and the disrespect to get as much play as possible--because you can bet that true talented gamers like Salmon, Erstad, Percival, Eckstein, etc. are all reading it and pinning it to the board. This team proved last year that if you get them down, all you do is get them focused and mad--and winning. Chief Rum __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

03-30-2003, 07:15 PM	#4
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	Stop being greedy, let the Cubs win for heaven's sake. Neuqua __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

03-30-2003, 07:20 PM	#5
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Neuqua, if the Angels were eliminated from winning it, the Cubs would be high on the list of other teams I would like to see grab this one. Chief Rum __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

03-30-2003, 08:22 PM	#8
bigdawg2003 High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Austin, Texas, USA	oykib That's what i've been telling people, but everybody has been brainwashed by the constant gushing of the Cubbies and their young guys potential that they forget Dusty loves the geriatrics. GO STROS! __________________ I didn't even know Elvis was from Memphis. I thought he was from Tennessee.

03-30-2003, 08:34 PM	#10
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	Dusty Baker is the best manager in the game today. Yeah I know he doesn't have a ring, well he does as a member of the '81 Dodgers, but IMHO he gets more out of his players than anyone else. __________________

03-30-2003, 07:06 PM	#2
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Chief, I certainly hope so. But you and I are in the minority

03-30-2003, 07:22 PM	#6
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Neq, we all know that if you were the Commish and Owner of the Cubs, that would be the only way they'd have a chance.

03-30-2003, 07:30 PM	#7
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	I hate to say this, but if you're a Cub fan, you should get used to seeing Karros and Grudz in the lineup. Giving Dusty Baker, who is a great manager, a mediocre veteran is like giving a junkie a basket full of crack.

03-30-2003, 08:40 PM	#11
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Heh...I think that ARod kid on Texas just might make it... Chief Rum __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

03-30-2003, 08:56 PM	#12
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	What a HR by ARod, man that kid can hit.. and hit.... and hit. Baseball back on ESPN! Tomorrow I will be sitting at Busch, sipping a Budweiser, and watching Matty Mo take the mound! GO CARDINALS! Todd

03-30-2003, 10:45 PM	#14
Tarkus High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2001	You guys have absolutely no feelings for anyone. The Yankees haven't won it all for two years. Do you even begin to realize what that does to a Yankee fan? Tarkus __________________ Winning may not be everything, but losing isn't anything. Last edited by Tarkus : 03-30-2003 at 10:45 PM.

03-30-2003, 11:20 PM	#16
IMetTrentGreen College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Austin, Texas	rangers are one step closer to 162-0 it can be done

03-30-2003, 11:30 PM	#18
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	I think they watched the Knicks and Rangers win championship after championship

03-30-2003, 11:36 PM	#19
The_herd College Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Fort Lackland, Texas (San Antonio)	And the Mets.....oops....they did win one. __________________ Oakland Raiders: HFL's 1970 AC West Champs

03-31-2003, 01:22 AM	#20
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Dusty is really good. But he does have an old guy fetish. He also abuses young arms. He regularly laps the field in PAPs for his starters. He also prefers using a 'proven veteran' and using his motivational and tactical ability to get the most out of their mediocre talents to using an unknown youngster. That's true even when he has decent prospects.

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