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I have tickets (free) for tonights game, but I can't figure out if we want to go or not. Our original plan was to get there a little after 3 and start drinking, walk in at 5 and get a prime spot in the bullpen bar up against the fence, but with all this rain, that may turn in to an awful time....hmmmmmm.

Has someone maybe a "Shakey Shakey Backes" picture yet? The internet has to have figured that one out by now.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 12:35 PM) Chicago 2-1 I think? There's a photo floating around online showing 2013 game 6 result and 2014 game 6 result as "???" The Blues didn't play Chicago last year in the playoffs. But the Kings won Game 6, by a score of 2-1.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 03:48 PM) Olympian Meghan Duggan before throwing out first pitch at last night's Red Sox/Yankees game: She should have rubbed her forearm to troll Clay Buchholtz's bullfrog sunscreen.

Parks and Rec, is that for real? As we really seeing a time jump for the future seasons? That was awfully sudden and left me saying "What, what??". I'm not sure how I feel about this.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 11:36 PM) Oh, I was under the impression you got it used online. No, I am friends with an old work manager of mine and her husband is really big in to softball. Travels to National touraments with his team and whatnot, so he always has really expensive bats. So I figured I'd ask her if he had any bats he would sell to me for my team. She said he'd give me his Easton Stealth for $60. I guess his team no longer does ASA, so he can't use it anyway. He said the bat has nothing but HR left in it and in the couple tournaments he used it in he didn't stop hitting HR with it, so at least I know it's not dead, and probably broken in. My team only has 2 bats that we share, and one of those is a DeMarini of mine, so I figured I'd get us another one that has more life for the guys on our team that can actually hit HRs. I still don't know if I will be able to, but if not, someone will benefit on our team.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 11:26 PM) Really? You didn't choose your bat size/weight? You are just taking what they give you? Man, the guys on my team are picky as hell I said it's used, so I am just taking whatever size my friend had. He said he only used it in a couple tournaments, and hit HRs almost every AB. It's going to be for the entire team to use, so it would be impossible to find the perfect length/weight anyway.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 11:02 PM) 28oz huh? That's just a google result, I have no idea how long/heavy the one I'm getting is.

This thread inspired me to go buy a bat. Bought a used $300 Easton Stealth bat. Can't wait to use it, I may actually try to hit a few dingers. I haven't picked it up yet, but I am pretty sure it's this one... http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Easton-Stealth-Com...Bat-6-/77188180

f***.

Mike Recchia continues to dominate a league he is too old for. I hope they move him up to AA soon so we can see if he is of any value or not. He just turned 25, which would be okay for a AA player, but more appropriate for AAA.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 07:38 PM) 3-3 for Johnson...wonder if they'll promote him to AAA sooner rather than later. It would be nice to see Alexei traded sometime this summer, assuming this pitching staff doesn't figure it out and we are still a sub-.500 team.

We are about a week short of my arbitrary benchmark for Hawkins to compare him to last season.... QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 10:32 PM) Yeah, Hawkins had 10 HR, 24 RBI in his first 27 games last season. But he was batting .200 and had 51 Ks by then too. If he gets to 10 HR by his 27th game this season, I hope to god he is hitting above .240 and has no more than like 30 Ks, which is still too many, but digestible with that much power. After 20 games, he is currently at 5 HR, has 25 K, and is hitting .280. So this start may actually be worse than last year's start if he surpasses the K mark and his HR number is half as much.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 11:47 AM) Curious about this Hoffman soreness. Chances Theo got to Hoffman and said miss a couple of starts with "soreness" and we'll give you 1-3 money if you get past the Sox? Not a chance he is going to sacrifice going going 1-1 or 1-2 to try and get 1-3 money, while showing a team that you are willing to not be a team player to make more money for yourself. That's not even a quality you want to draft.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 02:43 AM) That was before game 4. And he's clearly still concussed. Regardless, he still played. So all that snark about it being impossible he would come back that soon was not bulls*** after all. Like I said, I was just relaying facts, they weren't blowing smoke, apparently. Hockey players are insane.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 05:07 PM) Im just saying sounds like complete bulls***. You dont get over a concussion in a few days. Sup.

QUOTE (The Mighty Mite @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 02:15 PM) Whatever the case, it's all behind him now. +Points!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:44 AM) Ball State is even a joke to people from Indiana. Think about that for a second. Well people are f***ing stupid.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:35 PM) What kind of league is this? ASA? USSSA? NSA? ASA I am pretty sure.

Our first game was Tuesday night. Freezing cold, but luckily we got slaughter rule'd so we didn't play more than 5 innings. lol. I had a rough night at the plate. 1 for 3. 1 of my outs, a groundout to pitcher, the other out was a foul out that squibbed towards 1B. The opposing pitcher kept quickpitching us and the ump kept forgetting to hold him. I realize I should have just taken the pitches, but I was so cold I just wanted to swing at everything. Oh well, we wouldn't have won anyway. I'm considering getting a bat, I just don't think I have the power to hit a HR unless I get a really nice bat. The one I have now is pretty dead, but I only use it for singles to RF, so I never cared.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:53 PM) Anyone watch Money Talks on CNBC? Watching on demand. About sports betters in Vegas. I just discovered and starting watching it last week. Really entertaining. Although I really didn't appreciate the dig on Ball State "Ever heard of Ball State? NO ONE ELSE HAS EITHER"

What a way to end it......yeeesh.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) Why does Abreu always swing at the dam slider way outside? It's a bugaboo for most hitters. Looks like you are about to be aced on the corner with a FB, so you swing.

Hey, sweet route to that ball De Aza. My favorite part was when you cut left, then back, then right.......f***ing idiot.

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