Sir Stewart Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Yanks lose, Yanks lose Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Not the dumbest way for a ballplayer to get injured, but this is close. Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Well, the White Sox may be denting Bannister's ROY chances. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Tampa Bay - The original Yankee killer. The NL is teh nutzor. Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) -- The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame, its owner said Wednesday. Fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the ball in an online auction, set up a Web site for fans to vote on the ball's fate, and the decision to brand it won out over the other options, sending it to the museum unblemished or launching it into space. ''We're going to be working with the folks at the Hall of Fame,'' Ecko said on NBC's ''Today'' show. Ecko, whom Bonds called ''an idiot'' last week, had the winning bid Sept. 15 in the online auction for the ball that Bonds hit Aug. 7 to break Hank Aaron's record of 755 home runs. The final selling price was $752,467, well above most predictions that assumed Bonds' status as a lightning rod for the steroids debate in baseball would depress the value. The asterisk suggests that Bonds' record is tainted by alleged steroid use. The slugger has denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. Fans brought signs with asterisks on them to ballparks as he neared Aaron's hallowed mark. Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey, also interviewed on the show, said accepting the ball did not mean the Hall endorses the viewpoint that Barry Bonds used drugs. ''We're happy to get it,'' he said. ''We're a nonprofit history museum, so this ball wouldn't be coming to Cooperstown without Marc Ecko buying it from the fan who caught it.'' The Giants announced Friday they will part with Bonds after this season, the seven-time NL MVP's 15th in San Francisco and 22nd in the majors. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 The Giants announced Friday they will part with Bonds after this season, the seven-time NL MVP's 15th in San Francisco and 22nd in the majors.I missed this. I also did not realize that Ecko poll was a real thing - I thought he was just some fashion goofball - I didn't know he had the ball. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Ecko's an idiot. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 The people have spoken. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Three-quarters of a million dollars is a lot of money to spend to make a point, but rock on. Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Milton Bradley "I'm not going to stand pat and accept this because I didn't do nothing wrong." Except you used poor grammar. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 That ump just got suspended for the rest of the season. I wonder what he said to ol' MB. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 That ump just got suspended for the rest of the season. I wonder what he said to ol' MB.I don't know but in today's local paper Todd Helton said he had been contacted by the Commissioner's office in regard to anything he may have overheard during the exchange Sunday. It's been said that the ump, Winters, incited the argument. Guess so. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Bradley mentioned that the ump called him a "piece of shit", but I'm guessing that there was more to it than just that, because the first base coach implied that he said something that may have had some racial implications. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Bradley mentioned that the ump called him a "piece of shit" Well, he's right about that. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 A's 1st - S. Stewart - struck out swinging I'm doing all I can for my Sox. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Manny in the 2-slot again. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 What's the deal with this start time? Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 What's the deal with this start time?They've done a few mid-week games this year with varied (other than 7:05) start times at home. Not sure why. It has been on the schedule all year for 5:00, though. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 5Ks for Lester already! Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 They've done a few mid-week games this year with varied (other than 7:05) start times at home. Not sure why. It has been on the schedule all year for 5:00, though.The Globe today said that it was a get-away game for the A's, but they have the day off tomorrow ... Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Is this a makeup? I thought all teams are playing in their division now. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Is this a makeup? I thought all teams are playing in their division now. The Sox also finish with the Twins. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 The Globe today said that it was a get-away game for the A's, but they have the day off tomorrow ...Yeah, they do. I was thinking it was an accommodation for them at first, too. I know it's been slated for 5:00 since I printed the schedule early last soring, though. Maybe the A's adjusted their schedule recently? Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 The Sox also finish with the Twins.Hmm. Seems a bit suspect to me, like MLB was trying to set up a "potential playoff preview" thing. Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 They wouldn't be the Cubs if they took their lead and extended it. No, this race is going to go down to the wire. Link to post Share on other sites
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