| mullysalt |
Well, Big George sure put John Henry in his place regarding Henry's crybaby like remarks after the Yankees acqusition of AROD. I'll give George his credit he will stop at nothing for the fans of the Yankees.
Spring is in the air, the snow is melting here in SE Michigan and baseball is on the brain following the hottest Hot Stove League, EVER!
Now onto my sure-fire picks for each division and the wild card in each league.
AL East-NYY
AL Central-???-Whoever stinks the least.
AL West-Anahiem
Wild Card-Boston
NL East-Philly
NL Central-Houston
NL West-Giants
Wild Card-Cubs
Sorry no off-the-wall picks here. |
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| catzx6 |
| From down here in Atlanta, it's been interesting to see the Yankees & Cubs battle it out for Maddux - with the Cubs winning. |
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| msu79gt82 |
| The Astros rotation will be: Oswalt, Pettitte, Clemens, Miller, and Redding |
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| zafer |
Homeless Red Sox Cry Foul
George Steinbrenner’s buying spree continued unabated today as the New York Yankees owner purchased Fenway Park, the legendary home of the arch-rival Boston Red Sox.
In buying Fenway out from under the Sox, Mr. Steinbrenner has left his Eastern Division rivals without a stadium for the first time in their history, jeopardizing the Red Sox’ bid for the American League pennant.
“It is hard to win a championship without pitching or hitting,” said David Hastings, a sports historian at the University of Minnesota. “But it is virtually impossible to win without a stadium.”
Red Sox owner John Henry, who spent most of the day scrambling to find a high school sandlot where his team might play the 2004 season, held an emotional press conference in Boston to denounce the big-spending Yankee honcho.
“Damn you, George Steinbrenner, damn you!” swore Mr. Henry, shaking his fist violently.
But Mr. Steinbrenner’s shopping day had barely begun, as he went on to outbid the Walt Disney Company for the legendary puppet characters, the Muppets.
While Mr. Steinbrenner did not indicate what role the Muppet characters might play in the Yankee organization, his aggressive purchase of Kermit, Miss Piggy et al reinforced the impression in baseball circles that the Yankee owner is willing to buy anything that is not nailed down.
Having assumed the $250 million contract of third baseman Alex Rodriguez, however, Mr. Steinbrenner acknowledged that he might have to economize by outsourcing second base to India.
In other baseball news, North Korea’s Kim Jung-Il revealed that he attempted to acquire A-Rod until he was told that A-Rod was not a piece of nuclear fuel. |
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| mullysalt |
The Detroit Tigers won 5-4 against the San Juan Expos. It was thrilling to listen to the one innning I heard of the radio broadcast. The Tigers had a sustained rally led by bonafied major league ballplayers. Amazing!
I'm refraining on buying any tix to Tiger games because as a MLB team I think it's their responsibility to field a major league caliber team every year. They win some games in April and I may change my tune but if they do their traditional flounder out of the gate all of this off-season buzz will be long forgotten but for now it's still fun. :D |
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