BASEBALL!

[Dominique]

Pittsburgh Vs. The new York Mets. The bucco's won fair and square last night 3 to 2. It was completely sold out. Even standing room only was sold out. The largest crowd in ten years! YES!!!

We have lost both of our catchers to injury, and have an untested minor leaguer playing every day. Our minor leaguer who was ready for call up, also was buried at the plate and out on injury. So, the team has to over come this hurdle. Two more home games with the Mets as the Pirates continue to play 500 ball. (sorry, but we haven't had that in 18 years)
I see lots of people wearing Pirate gear, last season they dogged you if you wore any garb! Let's go Buc's.

[Kobi]

I dont know about Pittsburg hitters but their pitchers are looking good. Have both Correia and Morton on my fantasy team.

Mets arent looking as bad as last year. Less injuries have helped. The owner calling them a bunch of overpaid primadonna types might have spurred them a bit. Tho tough love in baseball can come back to bite you in the bum.

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by Kobi

I dont know about Pittsburg hitters but their pitchers are looking good. Have both Correia and Morton on my fantasy team.

Mets arent looking as bad as last year. Less injuries have helped. The owner calling them a bunch of overpaid primadonna types might have spurred them a bit. Tho tough love in baseball can come back to bite you in the bum.

And Joel Hannaran....(our closer, he's got some HEAT.) We are hoping a couple of pitchers get selected to the all star game (unlike years past, a player was picked by default). Charlie Morton has been something! The Mets fans travel well.

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by Yellow band

And Joel Hannaran....(our closer, he's got some HEAT.) We are hoping a couple of pitchers get selected to the all star game (unlike years past, a player was picked by default). Charlie Morton has been something! The Mets fans travel well.

I hope the All-Star voting this year will be based on accomplishment rather than popularity. With so many injuries to starting players, the youngsters and bench warmers have shown some real surprising stuff. Hopefully they will be rewarded for their efforts.

[AtLast]

Injuries are really messing up the Giants. Yesterday, the Reds smacked them all over the field. Timmy had yet another lousy day on the mound and freddie sanchez got hurt on a play.

The Panda will be back Tuesday against the D-backs, thankfully. But some key players are not going to be back- and Posey is out for the season.

Giants hitting is awful lately.

[Tommi]

Taping games. . NYM whopped the Pirates.
Loss 0 - 7
W: C. Capuano
L: K. Correia
Angels behind***Going out to dinner, see how I'll do with Wii baseball. Swing battter swing.

Home Team


Local Team

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by Kobi

I hope the All-Star voting this year will be based on accomplishment rather than popularity. With so many injuries to starting players, the youngsters and bench warmers have shown some real surprising stuff. Hopefully they will be rewarded for their efforts.

Yes! This kid the pirates have catching, Brown, was from double A (again because our triple A guy was also injured) While Brown was not perfect, I thought he handeled himself pretty well.

I'm currently giving Lyle Overbay (or Overpaid as I heckle him) a get out of jail-free card, as our catching situation is critical. Overpaid has almost as many strikeouts as hits, is batting .233, has something like 7 errors and is making 5 million dollars. (the highest on our payroll). One of the sports radio shows had a caller call in and ask why Steve Pearce wasn't being given an opportunity to take that job and the sports writer said Overbay is good in the locker room. I don't even want to know what that means.

[wimsiclegirl]

Hmmmm....
If I took a book to the last professional baseball game I went to...this thread is probably not the one for me , huh???

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by wimsiclegirl

Hmmmm....
If I took a book to the last professional baseball game I went to...this thread is probably not the one for me , huh???

Welcome to the thread.

Sometimes baseball games are boring. And there are only so many peanuts and hotdogs one can consume. So a book isnt necessarily a bad thing.

I'm betting whoever you went with was happy to have your company.

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by wimsiclegirl

Hmmmm....
If I took a book to the last professional baseball game I went to...this thread is probably not the one for me , huh???

LOL... this brought memories back about my late partner. Hey, I just enjoyed that she would go to a few games with me! Now, I did figure a way to get her to take in some of the game with bringing my pearl handled opera "nocs" with us!! She still wanted to fight to use them even at a baseball game!!! I still bring them along to games.

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by wimsiclegirl

Hmmmm....
If I took a book to the last professional baseball game I went to...this thread is probably not the one for me , huh???

My apologies Wimsiclegirl, I meant to respond to this, but was so busy yakking with Kobi about teams who buy championships......(looking thru Atlasts' binoc's towards Miami)cheaters never win

clears throat......

I don't see many book readers, but I do see newspaper readers. Very common at PNC park, so common in fact, they have newspaper vendors (actual people) inside the entrances......and just as Atlast said, if thats what it takes to get you there......people would understand.

To a non baseball loving fan, the game is slow and boring. (exactly how I feel about golf)

However, one year. The new Harry Potter book dijour was released, and the shaded, cooler spots were lined with a younger crowd, reading their new books. No one thought
anything except *Hmmm, what a nice sight*

Baseball is still a family sport.

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by Yellow band

Yes! This kid the pirates have catching, Brown, was from double A (again because our triple A guy was also injured) While Brown was not perfect, I thought he handeled himself pretty well.

I'm currently giving Lyle Overbay (or Overpaid as I heckle him) a get out of jail-free card, as our catching situation is critical. Overpaid has almost as many strikeouts as hits, is batting .233, has something like 7 errors and is making 5 million dollars. (the highest on our payroll). One of the sports radio shows had a caller call in and ask why Steve Pearce wasn't being given an opportunity to take that job and the sports writer said Overbay is good in the locker room. I don't even want to know what that means.

Good in the locker room usually means a leader type others look up to. Is a good thing.

Try not to be too hard of Overbay. He was always overrated in my book. But at least your management didnt dish out 50 million just to talk to Dice-K Mastusucker. He is now awaiting Tommy John surgery. That was a huge waste of money for the past few years.

The Bosox, take on the Pirates next weekend if memory serves. Finally get to see them in action. Wooohooo.

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by Kobi

The Bosox, take on the Pirates next weekend if memory serves. Finally get to see them in action. Wooohooo.

I'm a half a season ticket holder. I have all three BOSOX games......can not wait. I've never seen them! Another great weekend of baseball in the burgh.

The Pirates travel to Cleveland next week end, I may go. The Indians are my second favorite team. Cleveland needs some sports team to bring them happiness (however, they ARE laughing big time at Labron!) Cleveland, small market team, much like Pittsburgh, doesn't have a huge payroll, or really any superstars...but they keep winning. That team has done an about face in two years! I love teams that do not buy championships.

That shortstop for the mets today was a tremendous athlete!