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QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 02:12 PM) I umpired almost every game when my son was playing Pinto ball (umpire two games and you get your parent fee back...but I was a sucker and umped them all). I liked to be all dramatic. On strike three, I'd point at the kid with my left hand and say "You're outta here, you little bastard!" while I made a punching move with my right hand. Usually the kid would start crying, and I'd toss him and tell him to sit down and think about being a man. The coach would then come out and start yelling. So I'd toss him, too. I've literally laughed about this for 2 days... It's so classic IMO I had to post it on my facebook.

Pierre, lf Vizquel, 2b Konerko, dh Quentin, rf Ramirez, ss De Aza, cf Morel, 3b Lillibridge, 1b Flowers, c

It's not people skip town...they make it sound like everybody deserts the place in the summer (which I would love to!). I agree about the heat being a factor...but moreso for the fact the who the hell wants to go back out in it after getting home? Plus...people have to pick and choose where to spend their dollar. They have pretty much every professional venue here...as well as ASU and only so much money people can spend. To me...and probably the biggest thing is this is still a transient city. Everybody here is from somewhere else...the locals/natives my be diehards...but there's really not too many of them. And as with the other sports...people still have their loyalties to the teams from where they came from...it's that simple. Seems to me that's the biggest fact overlooked. I'd venture to say the team out here with the most loyal supporters are the Suns. But even then you go to the game and people just go there to be seen. The Cards tho have developed a great following...thanks to Warner and the Super Bowl appearance. But still...NFL rules the sports world IMO. The DBacks...just win and the fair weather fans will come out. I actually don't mind them anymore. Love their coaching staff and what they've brought to the table. But again...the biggest issue is being a transient city IMO.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 13, 2011 -> 12:13 AM) Trade for Dunn or Rios? hell...why not...he hits better then either one of those guys.

thank god football season is finally here. Eff this s***....I've never seen a more lifeless team in my life.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 08:19 PM) Just keep looping those hands like you're back in college. seriously....at some point you need to sit his ass.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) I umpired almost every game when my son was playing Pinto ball (umpire two games and you get your parent fee back...but I was a sucker and umped them all). I liked to be all dramatic. On strike three, I'd point at the kid with my left hand and say "You're outta here, you little bastard!" while I made a punching move with my right hand. Usually the kid would start crying, and I'd toss him and tell him to sit down and think about being a man. The coach would then come out and start yelling. So I'd toss him, too. LMAO...greatest post I've read anywhere all week!!!!

And if the Sox are true to form...they won't score the rest of the game.

Geez-us...if he can't even leg out a triple he shouldn't even be playing....

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 08:40 PM) Maybe Dunn, not sure why you'd say that about the other two. Dunn definitely...but just seems that Morel and Lilli bat's are too big (compared to their stature). You'd think those guys would want a little smaller bat for more control.

Is it just me...or does it seem that guys like Dunn, Morel and Lilli swing too heavy of bats?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 08:33 PM) Ozzie's anticipating an extra inning game, in my opinion. Then why PR for Q?.....

QUOTE (soxsider11 @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 08:27 PM) Bobby valentine on baseball tonight said that he needs to go get his eyes checked because hes missing balls by a few feet Hell...at this point why not. You'd think somebody already suggested this by now tho...

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 03:04 PM) C. Katherine Heigl /rim shot Nicely played sir!

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 08:51 PM) Ok let me take a quick bath

YEEEEASSSS!

O's announcers whining about strikes. f*** off! Markakis scares the s*** outta me too...

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 08:30 PM) So bring in a lefty to face a guy that has two hits tonight off a lefty. Thornton was the only one up...not sure what all the bunched undies were about. Maybe a couple batters earlier ok...but it worked out ok I guess. btw...that was not an easy play Lexi just made...but he made it look easy.

I think that was one of the best catches I've ever seen a catcher make on a foul ball...one of the top 3 anyway. That was outstanding....

WOW...AJ!!!

QUOTE (South Paw @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 08:19 PM) Hard to believe moving his hands a little made this big of a difference. Makes you think its mostly mental. Rios looks confident up there now It's not just his hands...he's getting drive from his lower body/hips that he wasn't getting before. Looks to me his strides longer too...

RIOS!!!! Charge that run on Jones. DUMB throw on the sacrifice instead of keeping the runner from scoring position.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 07:57 PM) Right. Except the next hitter singled, and would have driven in 2 instead of 1 had Paulie been able to you know, TAKE TWO BASES ON A BALL TO THE WALL. and holy small sample size batman with your OPS stat. Oh and he was out. You're delusional if you think otherwise. That call at third was like calling a pitch 6 inches outside on a 3-0 count a strike...almost automatic. Still think it was a chickens*** call...

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 08:03 PM) - infinity Benching Paul Konerko for bad baserunning is the most idiotic suggestion ever brought forth in the history of message boards. pretty much....

ya know....I'm not gonna b**** or anything...but I still think that was a horses*** call on Konerko at 3rd. At worst it would be tied now.