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QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 11:31 AM) Was that sarcasm about Morel or did he make a good play? He took away a probable double play ball from Alexei by diving for a ball that was not his ball to take. Then he booted it, of course.

QUOTE (The Gooch @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 11:30 AM) Not when Omar plays there. Omar at 3rd, Lilli at 2nd is our best lineup with Beckham out. Yeah, Ozzie doesn't seem to want to play Brent at anything other than pinch runner lately.

Great play Morel.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 04:26 PM) Reading for hours on an LCD screen is uncomfortable for my eyes. I wanted a reading device. I didn't want something that does a bunch of other stuff my phone already does and also does reading but not as well or for as long. edit: the nook also has web browsing and can play audio. I probably didn't word my response correctly. If that is truly what you want out of a device, than by all means, whatever suits you is what you should spend your hard-earned money on. I guess what makes me laugh are the people who spend the $200 on an eReader, but mock the people who bought the iPad. I mean seriously.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 02:25 PM) Eventually I just know I'm going to wind up with one of those things. It's just not worth the price to me at this point in my life. Oh, but it is....trust me... People like JoeCoolMan can laugh all they want, but the people who are really foolish are the ones that are spending $200 on a device that does nothing but read books, when you could spend the extra money and get a device that does about 10,000 other things too. And before anyone cries about the price difference, honestly, if you are buying an "eBook reader," I'm not going to feel bad for you if you're crying poor.

The same with the diet plan, TRU, don't try to overdue it with the exercise routines either. Trust me, you'll have plenty of time to increase weights/reps and go crazy if you feel like you can, but you have to ease into things and let your body adjust. Otherwise, your diet plan will be all over the place and you'll injure yourself during the exercise routines. I tried to jump right in where I left off after finishing the program about a month later, and I injured myself and couldn't do any of the resistance workouts for about a month, so trust me, I know. I also spent about $350 on a chiropractor. Especially with that leg routine, you don't need to use anymore than 10 pounds or so at first, if you even use weights at all. Unless you're going to sign up for the next Mr. Olympia, don't try and kill yourself. Listen to your body.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 04:54 PM) It won't matter much if we get bad Freddy tonight. Just makes it so much more important that we were able to get Manny.

By the way, how is everyone doing? TRU? LZ? Rock? Our young lady friend? Everyone still having at it? I have been off and on the last month or so, as I have been dealing with injuries and the like. Had to take a week off after the above-mentioned basketball tournament as my fat ass teammate stepped on my foot and crushed my big toe. Back at it this week, always feels so good to be getting these workouts in.

So I have to say, guys and gals...that plyo is awesome...I am sure Insanity is awesome too...but I played in a 3 on 3 tournament that we have with guys from my work every year, and I had such a noticeable difference in conditioning between this year (in which I have been doing P90X, most notably, plyo x pretty regularly), and the last two years, in which I did not. I was all over the court this year, with several people asking me what kind of drugs I was on, where the heck did I get all that energy, what the heck do I do to be in that kind of shape, etc. And most importantly, my team won the tournament and some decent cashola. So I have to hand it to Tony, he wasn't kidding. I "kicked the panties off of those who try to go out there without it."

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 11:20 AM) Usually BP, Shell or Meijer, whichever one I'm closest to. Premium grade. I could put in regular, but the mileage will drop enough so that I'm still paying roughly the same $/gallon. Really? Interesting. I am like Rock, my car requires the expensive stuff (at least it says it does, I doubt it would fail to run if I put in the medium or regular stuff). Out here in Vegas we mostly have Chevron. No Speedways, not many BPs, not even many Mobile's (is there any bigger ripoff than the Mobile station?).

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 04:36 PM) I love Viciedo, but I've been scared when somebody said his upside could be that of Uribe. Maybe Manny can help him. Manny seems to be a free swinger as well, who is not allergic to walking once in a while. Manny, a free swinger? Greg, come on, do you actually watch the games?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 03:08 PM) The injury run of the last couple of months is just unbelievable. Tell that to the Red Sox and Twinkies... I think we're just spoiled because we usually avoid things like this.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 03:39 PM) BTW where you headed this weekend? I'll be in town being devious. Yeah, I have to freaking work nights this weekend...but maybe we can go somewhere to watch the Bears or something...you are staying right next door to me!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 03:36 PM) His daughter is Kanye West. How could I have missed that? The resemblance is obvious!

Hmm...perhaps Joe West in a compromising position....or better yet, maybe he has a hot daughter...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 02:18 PM) Who is the picture underneath? In the movie? It's Rachel Phelps, the owner of the team, I believe.

To get us in one way or the other. To get to 95 wins, we need to go 18-7 over our remaining 25 games. Since we've already won 7 straight, that means basically 25-7 over the remaining 32 games (ouch). But we've done it once already this season, going 26-5 I believe from June 9th through July 15th. 18-7 from here on out is doable. Especially if we can take care of business over the next 12 games against division opponents. To reach 95 wins, each team has to do the following: Yankees 9-15 Rays 12-13 Twins 14-10 White Sox 18-7 Red Sox 18-6 The Twins and White Sox have the easiest schedules of the 5, and the Rays, Red Sox and Yankees all play eachother quite a bit so hopefully the Yankees will beat the other two AL East teams up a bit. I wish we had a cardboard cutout to pull a piece off of for every time we win, ala Lou Brown... The countdown is hereby set at 18...

I am sad...but it is probably time for him to leave. He's done some amazing things for the City, including making it one of the most clean and beautiful (if not the most) major cities in the world.

Viciedo recalled.

The Rays face Matsuzaka, Bucholz, Cecil, Romero, Marcum and Sabathia over the next 6 games. Not an easy task. I am hoping they go 2-4 over that stretch, while we go 5-1. This would put us at 3 games back when we face the Twins next Tuesday. We've picked up 4 games on the Rays during this 7 game streak...1 against the Twins.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 12:50 PM) Have you looked at Danks's numbers against the Twins? I feel pretty good about him against them at the Cell though.

It can't really be done. We're already putting Freddy out there tomorrow coming off a stiff back, then Danks on Wednesday on short rest. Edwin is scheduled to pitch Saturday against KC. He could probably be moved to pitch Thursday against Minnesota, but then you'd have to move people all over the place. It's just not worth it.

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 12:18 AM) I don't even think it's definitely. Tampa would pretty much have to go San Diego on us the next two weeks for us to have a shot. But hey.. I will literally keep "an eye" out, as in one. I don't know what you're talking about. They play Boston two more times, then New York 7 times, and a dangerous Toronto team in there as well. Anaheim as well. It's possible we could be closer to the WC than the Twins by the time Minnesota comes to town next week. Not sure what you guys are smoking.

I posted this the other day in the Catch-All thread. I really think we may be looking at a possible WC birth if the Yanks can beat the snot out of the Rays in their two remaining series'.

6 back of the WC...go Saaaawwwwxxx