QUOTE(BobDylan @ May 19, 2005 -> 03:13 PM)
You're right that it's not a big deal, but the fact is even despite a slow start from Rowand he's putting up equal or better numbers than Corey Patterson. That writer should have taken EVERYTHING into account and not just a slow start. A .294 OBP for a lead off hitter is a start.
Rowand is having a much better season than Patterson other than HRs. Patterson just gets hella more press because of how over hyped he was when he was in the minors. Rowand quietly made his way up to the majors and has become a very good player, where as Patterson still hasn't come close to living up to the hype.
128,199,300 Japanese people X 25 votes each = 3,204,982,500
So Iguchi should end up with atleast 3.2 billion votes assuming that every single person in Japan is an Iguchi fan and gets on the computer and votes 25 times.
QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ May 19, 2005 -> 09:49 AM)
ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO APPARENTLY DO NOT KNOW:
Performance has nothing to do with the All-Star starters, it's who the voters select.
Accept if someone is batting .373 with 11 HR, 33 RBI and 13 SB.
That person will start in the All-Star game regardless of how many Japanese people vote and how many Yankee fans vote.
Florida - 3
Dodgers - 4
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Bottom 7th - 0 outs
Florida Fails to score in the top half of the 7th. Dontrelle goes back out to face the Dodgers in the bottom half of the inning.
Florida - 3
Dodgers - 4
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Top 7th - 2 out
AB: Juan Pierre
2B: Gonzalez
Kelly Wunsch pitching to Juan Pierre with Alex gonzalez on 2nd base and 2 outs.
Florida - 3
Dodgers - 4
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Top 7th
Willis has gone 6 strong with 4 runs 3 earned all comming in the 1st inning. He's got 6 Ks and 1 BB.
Looking to become the second 8 game winner in the bigs this season.
QUOTE(BuehrleTheAce @ May 17, 2005 -> 10:16 PM)
I'd say it's one of two things:
1. Overzealousness because the Sox are the best team in the majors, or
2. Major bouts of depression when the best team in baseball loses a game
People should take a cue from the athletes - don't get too high from a win or too low from a loss. Celebrate (or suck it up) and move on!
Or maybe people actually believe that we can trade Jermaine Dye and Arnie Munoz for Bobby Abreu and Billy Wagner. Yet those same people can't tell me what position Abreu plays or what arm Wagner throws with.
QUOTE(qwerty @ May 17, 2005 -> 10:09 PM)
Thought so, but there has been enough stupid comments on here lately that you cannot be sure. Not implying you.
Things have been getting a lot dumber lately, I don't know what the f*** is causing it.
Some youngen by the name of Frank Thomas, appearently he was a tight end at Auburn he's supposed to be a pretty good ball player. Here I have a picture of him.