Giants up 2-0
 

I'm right across the river from Detroit. They've been our team! I'm sad. I want this for Detroit! It's been since 84! (not sure how long for SF)

Once again, I agree with you Greyson! :)

Giants up 3-0
 

I am hoping something clicks for the Tigers tonight. That the lighbulb goes off in their heads and hearts and they play World Series caliber.

Either way, I am glad Detroit made it this far. IMO, baseball has much history that shows best of us and the not so best of us. Play ball!

warning, ... mac has a wrote a novel.
 

what does mac think about this? i know that's what you all want to know lol. haha lol.

if the lay off is part of the reason the tigers are not in the groove, then that needs to be changed, ... the tigers are being punished for sweeping the yankees. i know they're not. they get the opportunity to rest their bodies, etc.

and after saying all of this, ... i'll say that i do think the lay off is the reason the tigers are not in a groove and the giants are. but also there's luck. the tigers don't seem to be getting the breaks and the giants are. most often that comes down to who is working harder. when you are, then luck comes your way. and now, why i really think the giants are winning, ... they want it! and they are seeing the ball as if it is a watermelon.

cain and zito pretty much pitched the same all year. a few bumps in the road. vogelsong did good the first half and then toward the end of the year, ... he just hit bottom, ... then evened back out. lincecum did awful all year. the coach thought about taking him out of the rotation. but now, when they need the pitching the most, ... all 4 are in a zone. they've caught on fire, ... together. how cool is that!

i was watching the mlb network the other day and a player said to be the only 2 teams left standing, ... and then to win the last game of the year, ... a major high. i love thinking about feeling that.

i just hope the tigers are still standing after tonight, and then so on. one pitch at a time. offense and defense. in the moment. and seeing watermelons.

Congrats Giants!
 

that last at bat for the tigers, ... you could really tell their backs are against the wall and they couldn't zoom in, focus on hitting. not taking anything away from romo, ... he pitched great, ... no fear.

the giants celebrated. they really looked like they were having a great time, ... hard work paying off.

i hear you kobi, spring training lol.

Thought it was worthwhile to reignite this thread, given that the baseball season has started again.


Unfortunately, whilst 1920s and 1930s Yankees history continues to consume much of my time, I've been totally out of the loop on current trends so, other than the injury to Derek Jeter, I'm not sure which of the teams are strong contenders this year?


I attend my first game of the season next Sunday - Toronto Blue Jays @ the Yankees. For some reason, I always love the atmosphere of a lazy Sunday afternoon baseball game, esp when played in glorious sunshine.


Go Yankees !

As of a few days ago, the Yankees were atop their division despite injuries. The Blue Jays were supposed to be contenders, but so far have been dismal. The game might get out of hand early.

In the Central division, the Tigers and (surprisingly) my beloved Cle**land are in a shootout for first. The Rangers are out in front in the west, as predicted.

Over in the NL, the Braves, Nationals, Cardinals and Giants (again) are all on top or close to it, and all were thought to contend. But it's such a long season, and May doesn't often look like September.

These color photos of an obviously ill Babe Ruth appeared today on the Time website (the same company published Life magazine, where they appeared)

http://life.time.com/culture/babe-ru...=lf%7Cmoreon#1

He's wearing the "NY" logo, but in his career that logo wasn't used, so he never wore it as a player.

It's poignant to me how baggy his suit is in the 1947 pictures, and leaning on a bat for support in 1948.

My SF Giants are a mess!

Below is an original photo of Ruth from 1948 that's in my private collection. This photo was purchased from the archives of the Baltimore News and shows Ruth in the days before his death. By now, Ruth was staying at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where he would die. However, whilst there, he was able to visit his home town of Baltimore for one last time. This photo was taken during that visit. The photo was ultimately published by the Baltimore News on August 18 1948, two days after his death:

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa98a798f.jpg


The allure of the Yankees isn't about the pin stripes of big business or the other brick-bats thrown at them. Rather, it's the personal stories and lives of legends who sometimes struggled with the expectations and stresses of playing for one of the world's greatest sporting institutions. For example, amongst more recent generations, think of Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin and their well-publicised struggles with alcoholism.


The greatest ever baseball team was, without doubt, the 1927 Yankees. No other baseball team has ever come close. However, it is particularly poignant how the lives of many of that side would end in tragedy. Manager Miller Huggins would die only two years later, still a young man. The three most famous and loved of that legendary Yankees' side met sad deaths:

• Babe Ruth, ravaged by cancer, died at 53.
• Lou Gehrig, struck down with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis whilst in the height of his playing career. He would die a cruel death, aged just 38.
• Tony Lazzeri, the first great Yankee of Italian heritage well before Joe DiMaggio and the most popular of all the 1927 Yankees. He died of an epileptic fit, aged 42. His wife and son were away on holiday at the time so his body lay undiscovered at the bottom of the stairs of his house for a few days.

Apologies for what is, again, a post that's related to baseball history rather than the present game. However, I think this one is of interest for a variety of reasons and well worth including here for BFP-ers who are baseball enthusiasts.


It's an article on Jackie Mitchell, a 17 year old female who struck out probably the two greatest baseball legends of all time, Lou Gehrig & Babe Ruth:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...Mitchell-1.jpg


Interestingly, to me, she looks fairly androgynous in the photos, including the one in which she is pictured applying make-up.

Tigers
 

LETS GO DETROIT TIGERS

For what it's worth, here's the Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Mitchell

I didn't know there were female players before the "A League Of Their Own" time (1940's). She was offered a position, but refused.

yu darvish pitched 15 strike outs today
 

ichiro suzuki 4000 career hits
 

red sox and dodgers clinched division...is the is the world series match up?

Great tribute to Mariano Rivera today...gonna miss MO!

Yeah I am watching the game. I remember when Mo and Andy and Derek and Jorge were all young and first getting started. I lived in New York state then. It seems like a million years ago for me. Good to see Andy and Mo pitch at least one more time today.

Derek will be the last man standing of these great players.

I got my Jeter jersey on! I wish he could be on the field today, but yeah he will be last one standing.

ahhh i found the thread! thank you mac.



here we go! tampa and cleveland, ... i'm going with cleveland. just feels right. not that tampa feels wrong. just going with it.

i'm glad pittsburgh won last night, btw. but i would have liked for either of those teams to keep going. billy hamilton is from my home town. so i was holler'in for him. he did great for the reds for the short time he was there. i hope they keep him around next year.

I was happy to see the Pirates win. They are a cool team and have great fans.

I will be rooting for the Braves and my original team the Oakland A's since my Yankees didn't make it. It's funny because the Braves used to be on my hated list, but I have been watching them all year (basically my local team) and they have a great core group of young players- reminds me of my Yankees teams.

I actually like all the teams in the playoffs this year, including the Red Sox, ha ha.

my braves days go back to dale murphy and bob horner. i like the braves. plus, the braves have a class aa minor league team in pearl, ms. feels like i'm rooting for a home team.

Tonight 5:07 eastern time

Pittsburgh at St. Louis
Pitchers: A.J. Burnett - Pittsburgh, Adam Wainwright - St. Louis



8:37 eastern time

LA Dodgers at Atlanta
Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw - LA, Kris Medlen - Atlanta



i say pittsburgh and LA wins. if burnett brings it. and we know the chances of kershaw bringing it, mighty good.

but i like atlanta and st. louis lol. i just don't see atlanta getting by LA. the dodgers have a great chance of going all the way.

Boston Red Sox American League Champions

YAY RED Sox!!

Game 1 Wednesday against the Cardinals.

GOOD LUCK to my team. I wish I could make it back to my home town to see a game at Fenway. I love watching games there.


As a side note, the first year I moved to Montreal was the last year for the Expos. I saw a few games at the Big O including their final one. At the last game they gave out Montreal Expo toques which I still have. I also have a signed baseball that I keep in a holder on my desk. I wish Montreal would get a baseball team. They say Baseball doesn't fair that well in Hockey country but the people I know loved the Expos.

i'm an overall baseball fan. probably said this before. i tend to repeat myself. i was a montreal expos fan as a kid. i thought of the team the other day, and wished that they were still around.

so being the overall baseball fan that i am, ... i like st. louis and boston. but, ... i gotta pick one! st. louis cardinals!

here we go!

Nothing personal, but I hope you have picked incorrectly. ;)

Still good sportsmanship dictates that I say :goodluck:

Well it's not actually good sportsmanship since I'm not really playing any sport. Good sportsfanmanship then.

I have really enjoyed watching the playoffs, despite the fact my team didn't make it and every single team I have rooted for has lost, lol. No games til Wednesday :(

*Crossing my fingers and holding my breath* You're not a Red Sox fan right?

LOL, no! The Curse of the BullDog is not upon them. :D

:( oh Detroit...sigh :(

Red Socks
 

Yay Red Socks!!!!!