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Schilling may not be ready for start of season due to lingering shoulder issues from last season:

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...houlder_issues/

 

The Herald reports he could be out all year:

Roughly a week before pitchers and catchers are due to report to spring training in Fort Myers, the Herald has learned today that Red Sox right-hander Curt Schilling has a significant shoulder injury that could end the veteran

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Cock fighting is legal in the D.R., though. It just shows that Pedro and Juan enjoy a good cock fight. Cock fight.

Hey man, whatever two grown men want to do with their weenises is OK with me.

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The Herald reports he could be out all year:

Roughly a week before pitchers and catchers are due to report to spring training in Fort Myers, the Herald has learned today that Red Sox right-hander Curt Schilling has a significant shoulder injury that could end the veteran

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Number of warmup pitches he throws in spring training before going on the 25,000-day DL?

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Ehrhardt, Mets fan known for witty signs at Shea, dies at 83

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NEW YORK -- The sign man of Shea Stadium died Thursday.

 

Karl Ehrhardt was a fixture at Mets games from 1964 through 1981, famous for holding up tailored signs after key plays that displayed his pleasure or frustration with the team.

 

He was 83 and died at his home in the Glen Oaks section of Queens, according to his daughter Bonnie Troester. Ehrhardt had been recovering from vascular surgery.

 

Ehrhardt's block-lettered signs served as color commentary for both fans in the stands and TV viewers at home. He carried dozens to each game, some witty, some biting.

 

"Jose, Can You See?" was a regular when Mets outfielder after Jose' Cardenal struck out. "It's Alive!" was for hitters who broke out of a slump.

 

"Just Great!" was for more spectacular moments.

 

Only the Mets 1969 World Series victory left him speechless. The sign he raised high after the last out read, "There Are No Words."

 

At one point he had about 1,200 signs to choose from.

 

"I just called them the way I saw them," Ehrhardt told The New York Times in 2006.

 

"Before I went to the ballpark, I would try to crystal-ball what might happen that particular day," he said. "I would read all the newspapers to learn who was hot and who was in a slump, stuff like that, and create my signs accordingly."

 

Ehrhardt wasn't always a Mets fan. He grew up rooting for the Dodgers in Brooklyn before switching to the Mets in the early 1960s.

 

"He was part of the happening that Shea became," said Bob Mandt, former Mets vice president for baseball operations.

 

Ehrhardt was born in Unterweissbach, Germany. He moved to the United States when he was six years old and later served as a translator for U.S. forces during World War II.

 

He graduated from the Pratt Institute with a design art degree after the war and worked for American Home Foods.

 

His wife, Lucille Schneyer, died in 1997. He is survived by a daughter, a son and two grandchildren.

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Sat near that guy a time or two when I was a kid. He had one that said "TERRRRRIFIC!" for whenever Tom Seaver was throwing well (which was often :) ). I often wondered why he stopped doing the signs in the 80s, and just assumed that he had passed away or moved... rip.

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Thought I'd toss out a link to The Harball Times' 2008 season preview, put together by a slew of knowledgeable baseball people.

 

I realize not everyone is into the deeper analysis stuff, but aside from the Baseball Prospectus (still waiting on the 2/18 release date) this looks like a pretty interesting read:

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/...n-preview-2008/

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