Countdown to Opening Day 2008!!!

[DarkEagle18]

The Pennant races begin, home-runs start getting smacked and for those in the north the first pitch of baseball usually means warm weather is on its way! Lets talk some opening day baseball to help fill our need until opening day actually arrives which is ONLY 2 weeks away!

[nyisles16]

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seems every year I become like a little kid again when Opening Day rolls around - heck, I took the first week of April off partly for that reason!

[ExtremeGamer]

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We just posted our MLB preview on WhoNeedsRules.com

WNR's 2008 Baseball Season Preview

[sbauer318]

Re: Countdown to Opening Day 2008!!!

We just posted our MLB preview on WhoNeedsRules.com

WNR's 2008 Baseball Season Preview

Pretty funny how the one guy expects Bedard to win the Cy Young, but also thinks he'll be the biggest bust.

[SPTO]

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"sniff" some love for my Blue Jays! Too bad no one had the guts to put them in the playoffs.

BTW anyone going to wake up early to watch the opening day game between the A's and BoSox?

[philliesfan980]

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seems every year I become like a little kid again when Opening Day rolls around - heck, I took the first week of April off partly for that reason!

We will see how the guy in your avatar fares against the likes of Utley, Howard and Burrell (who always kills the Mets)

Should be a great year in the NL East.

[gta95]

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We will see how the guy in your avatar fares against the likes of Utley, Howard and Burrell (who always kills the Mets)

Should be a great year in the NL East.

Yessir!



GO PHIGTIN'!!

[theaub]

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April 1st (or thereabouts) is New Year's Day IMO. There's nothing better than seeing that 1-0 in the standings and calling it the start of the playoff push, or being 0-1 and just laughing because there's still another 161 games left.

But the one thing that I always love about opening day is going to the stadium for the first time, and just like when I was 3, seeing that field for the first time in six months, and the fleeting thought in the back of my mind that says I'll be doing this quite often until September (and hopefully October). No matter what age I am, the feeling always stays the same.

No matter how much I complain about our management, I'll always be overly optimistic on opening day.

[Beantown]

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Pretty funny how the one guy expects Bedard to win the Cy Young, but also thinks he'll be the biggest bust.

Shh, it's not that funny.

BTW anyone going to wake up early to watch the opening day game between the A's and BoSox?

Oh yes.

[Skerik]

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THE BAT is ready for opening day. Are you?

[Blzer]

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I'm really hoping I can have a fun-watching season. I can't fathom watching a Bonds-less Giants season if we're going to have a < .400 winning percentage. I know the Braves are going to be competitors, so as long as they'll still have some games on TBS, I can still be somewhat happy. And then, of course, I'll get a good 80 Red Sox games on ESPN.

Here's to hoping this will be a good year of baseball. Until then, the wait is simply killing me!

[Sandman42]

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I'm really hoping I can have a fun-watching season. I can't fathom watching a Bonds-less Giants season if we're going to have a < .400 winning percentage. I know the Braves are going to be competitors, so as long as they'll still have some games on TBS, I can still be somewhat happy. And then, of course, I'll get a good 80 Red Sox games on ESPN.

Here's to hoping this will be a good year of baseball. Until then, the wait is simply killing me!

I thought the Braves were done with TBS after last season? Or is TBS still broadcasting their games?

[Scottdau]

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I think this is stupid, so the A's are starting their season tonight and then come back home and play the Giants to wrap up spring training. What the hell! Wow, that is stupid. How do you get ready for today's game and then come back and play 3 meaningless games?

[sask3m]

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I think this is stupid, so the A's are starting their season tonight and then come back home and play the Giants to wrap up spring training. What the hell! Wow, that is stupid. How do you get ready for today's game and then come back and play 3 meaningless games?

yes that is indeed strange, maybe the a's will field a team of minor leaguer's.

[Blzer]

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I thought the Braves were done with TBS after last season? Or is TBS still broadcasting their games?

If they're not, I'm not very happy about that. That's a shame.