The pesky Rays are hanging around Sox up 3-2. Need this win against these guys tonight especially for Beckett.
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Hey you are all over the place, I don't like them either they mess with my sleep. Now can Boston go 3-0 tonight once again.
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Hey you are all over the place, I don't like them either they mess with my sleep. Now can Boston go 3-0 tonight once again.
Peace
Ask and ye shall receive.
Big hit by Tek tonight!
I used to see these back in the late 1990s, early 2000s (sigh)..
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
That story is nothing new. Don't you remember the interview uber prospect Paxton Crawford gave about 3 or 4 years ago to ESPN the magazine describing the clubhouse culture of the Red Sox in that era? And you had Manny Alexander driving around with steroids in his car in the late 90's.
The thing is by the time the Sox got good again in 03 and Epstein took over almost everyone from that era was gone. He cleaned house and brought about a new culture and which is why th Sox have been very successful the last 5 years.
I used to see these back in the late 1990s, early 2000s (sigh)..
Merloni explained what he meant later on. He said that they had a lot of people come and talk about the dangers of drug use. He said he recalled one guy saying something like if you are going to do it, and you shouldn't, then don't be a habitual user cause it will cause harm. One time won't be too detrimental to your health, but repeated use will be.
Now with that said, they have been asking other players and no one else has been able to remember this.
And LASTLY. I have no doubt that some of the players from the 04 Sox were probably taking steroids. But so were players on the Yankees, Angels, Cardinals, INSERT ANY TEAM HERE, etc.
Does it bother me. Slightly. Does it take anything away from the World Championship. Absolutely not. Not a bit.
I also don't begrudge the Yankees championships from the Roger "needle sticking out of my ass" Clemens era.
Look at the last few WS Champs..they haven't had huge payrolls
Marlins,St.Louis..not to mention the Rays were there on a very low budget
Since the Yanks won in 2000:
2001 Arizona won 8th highest payroll
2002 Anaheim 15th
2003 Florida 25th
2004 Boston 2nd
2005 White Sox 13th
2006 St. Louis 11th
2007 Boston 2nd
2008 Philly 12th
I'm just glad that the Sox only have the 5th highest payroll this year so people can stop saying they're buying titles.
Look at the last few WS Champs..they haven't had huge payrolls
Marlins,St.Louis..not to mention the Rays were there on a very low budget
Since the Yanks won in 2000:
2001 Arizona won 8th highest payroll
2002 Anaheim 15th
2003 Florida 25th
2004 Boston 2nd
2005 White Sox 13th
2006 St. Louis 11th
2007 Boston 2nd
2008 Philly 12th
I'm just glad that the Sox only have the 5th highest payroll this year so people can stop saying they're buying titles.
For sure - I think the Wild Card has allowed for that. Of the 4 major sports - baseball is the hardest to get into the post season and money plays a huge role especially when you consider the presence of teams like Boston, NY and Atlanta in the post-season.
Look at the last few WS Champs..they haven't had huge payrolls
Marlins,St.Louis..not to mention the Rays were there on a very low budget
Since the Yanks won in 2000:
2001 Arizona won 8th highest payroll
2002 Anaheim 15th
2003 Florida 25th
2004 Boston 2nd
2005 White Sox 13th
2006 St. Louis 11th
2007 Boston 2nd
2008 Philly 12th
I'm just glad that the Sox only have the 5th highest payroll this year so people can stop saying they're buying titles.
I knew the Phils weren't near the top either but i thought top 10 but actually 12th
Money buys the best free agents...doesnt guarantee squat
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My drinking team has a hockey problem
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
wow, who knew that some innocent remark lamenting the past in new york would derail this thread into a steroids talk. well I'm pretty sure that the guys who got those big hits I'm lamenting about were not part of it - Jeter, Brosius, Bernie Williams, O'Neill, Tino Martinez. carry on with the discussion.
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
wow, who knew that some innocent remark lamenting the past in new york would derail this thread into a steroids talk. well I'm pretty sure that the guys who got those big hits I'm lamenting about were not part of it - Jeter, Brosius, Bernie Williams, O'Neill, Tino Martinez. carry on with the discussion.
All those guys were class acts .... except O'Neill, he was a douche, he was a roid rager!
(ha, kidding ... well, about the roids at least .... O'Neill was indeed a douche)
"You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
wow, who knew that some innocent remark lamenting the past in new york would derail this thread into a steroids talk. well I'm pretty sure that the guys who got those big hits I'm lamenting about were not part of it - Jeter, Brosius, Bernie Williams, O'Neill, Tino Martinez. carry on with the discussion.
All those guys were class acts .... except O'Neill, he was a douche, he was a roid rager!
(ha, kidding ... well, about the roids at least .... O'Neill was indeed a douche)
he seems like an OK guy, maybe a little intense. but if that's worst trait about a player, that's not too bad.
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
LOS ANGELES—According to his teammates, his coaches, and the media, Manny Ramirez has appeared visibly confused and anxious since receiving a 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy, and has repeatedly asked those around him if he is in some sort of really big trouble right now.
"Uh-oh, things are not going so good for me I don't think," Ramirez was overheard saying to Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley. "Chad? Did I do something bad? If I did bad, I did not mean to do it."
"I tried to put on my uniform today and the day before that and Joe [Torre] told me not to do that," the left fielder added. "Chad.... Chad? Chad. Hey, Chad, do you think Joe is mad at me? I am not mad at him. Is Joe mad at me?"
Sources close to the Dodgers organization confirmed that ever since the suspension was handed down last Thursday, the visibly worried Ramirez has spent the majority of his time sitting in the clubhouse biting his fingernails and saying to himself, "Something is no good right now. Something is definitely no good."
In addition, a sulky Ramirez reportedly spent Tuesday afternoon pacing back and forth in front of Joe Torre's office in an apparent attempt to get the manager to invite him inside. When Torre exited his office without acknowledging the 2004 World Series MVP, Ramirez muttered, "I must be in big, big trouble, man. Big trouble."
"I think things are really bad because the people are being different toward me right now," Ramirez told reporters gathered around his locker Wednesday. "The people with the microphones who stand in front of the cameras and write the things in their books? They are talking about me differently than they usually talk about me. Usually they smile and laugh when they talk about me. But not now."
"You kind of look like them," Ramirez added.
Ramirez claimed he began feeling like he was in trouble during Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he found he was not in the starting lineup, was not asked to pinch-hit, and was left off the team plane when it departed Los Angeles for Philadelphia.
"Being suspended is one thing, man, but not being able to play baseball is really, really bad," Ramirez said. "I am going to miss baseball very much. I would like to tell everybody that I really love baseball, and that I love baseball, and that I am going to miss hitting the baseball forever and ever. I would like to end my career as a Yankee."
Dodgers teammate Rafael Furcal told reporters that although several people have attempted to explain the situation to Ramirez, the 12-time all-star either avoids eye contact entirely, smiles for no discernable reason, or nods his head with a furrowed brow, though many believe this is simply Ramirez's way of pretending to understand what is being said to him.
Sources close to Ramirez have reported that when the embattled star is told that his urine sample contained traces of a women's fertility drug, he typically giggles, extends his arms, and points his index fingers at whoever is trying to explain the predicament.
"If something is really messed up, I didn't do it, okay? It wasn't me. It was probably Brad," said Ramirez, attempting to deflect blame onto Dodgers catcher Brad Ausmus. "He's no good. I do not like him. He should be in trouble, not me."
On Wednesday, Ramirez said that if he is in as big of trouble as he thinks he is, he hopes to receive his punishment soon so the situation can be over and done with.
"I am sorry for doing what I did, and for all the people who are mad, and for my parents, and my family, and for the fans, and the people I love, and everyone," Ramirez told reporters. "Please just let me start hitting the ball again, and doing all the things that let me do that so good—like looking at the videotape, practicing in the batting cage, and taking anabolic steroids."
What's bad about that Onion piece is that for the first 3 paragraphs, it's pretty believable.
This might be like the time Manny was rehabing in Pawtucket, he loved it so much he didn't want to go back to Boston and stated once or twice "I need more time" ....
He may never come back.
"You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
What's bad about that Onion piece is that for the first 3 paragraphs, it's pretty believable.
This might be like the time Manny was rehabing in Pawtucket, he loved it so much he didn't want to go back to Boston and stated once or twice "I need more time" ....
He may never come back.
Yeah. That is why I snuck the link in at the bottom. It could almost be true.
Why does this damn organization get validated with everything they do? Damn that piece is funny, but the fucking Red Sox seem to walk on water. If it weren't for the Yankees though this team might have had no money for K's for the Klan Schilling, because it would have been spent on A-Rod, Magglio, Jose Contreras, and Mark Texiera with massive crappy deals...oh well that's baseball.
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Wish you were here...
♥~RIP Dad
.... and in the lineup are guys like Bailey, Green, Kottaras, Lugo and Baldelli ... we're not talking the '27 Yankees here.
wow.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
Once I get out of this town
9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
Let's Go Red Sox!!!
Wish you were here...
♥~RIP Dad
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Let's Go Sox!!! I want a SWEEP!! Oh Yeah!!!
Wish you were here...
♥~RIP Dad
Hey you are all over the place, I don't like them either they mess with my sleep. Now can Boston go 3-0 tonight once again.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Ask and ye shall receive.
Big hit by Tek tonight!
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
I used to see these back in the late 1990s, early 2000s (sigh)..
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
I used to see these back in the late 1990s, early 2000s (sigh)..[/quote]
this could explain why:
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumo ... ref=fromSI
I used to see these back in the late 1990s, early 2000s (sigh)..[/quote]
this could explain why:
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumo ... ref=fromSI[/quote]
That story is nothing new. Don't you remember the interview uber prospect Paxton Crawford gave about 3 or 4 years ago to ESPN the magazine describing the clubhouse culture of the Red Sox in that era? And you had Manny Alexander driving around with steroids in his car in the late 90's.
The thing is by the time the Sox got good again in 03 and Epstein took over almost everyone from that era was gone. He cleaned house and brought about a new culture and which is why th Sox have been very successful the last 5 years.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumo ... ref=fromSI
Yeah, but in his podcast he mentioned he overreacted and hastily got the column out.
Honestly nothing could ever take that title away from me.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
I used to see these back in the late 1990s, early 2000s (sigh)..[/quote]
this could explain why:
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumo ... ref=fromSI[/quote]
Notice it's from a New York newspaper. I DON'T believe it at all.
Wish you were here...
♥~RIP Dad
Merloni explained what he meant later on. He said that they had a lot of people come and talk about the dangers of drug use. He said he recalled one guy saying something like if you are going to do it, and you shouldn't, then don't be a habitual user cause it will cause harm. One time won't be too detrimental to your health, but repeated use will be.
Now with that said, they have been asking other players and no one else has been able to remember this.
And LASTLY. I have no doubt that some of the players from the 04 Sox were probably taking steroids. But so were players on the Yankees, Angels, Cardinals, INSERT ANY TEAM HERE, etc.
Does it bother me. Slightly. Does it take anything away from the World Championship. Absolutely not. Not a bit.
I also don't begrudge the Yankees championships from the Roger "needle sticking out of my ass" Clemens era.
Enjoy!
i'm pretty sure the whole era was gonna be dubbed the asterix era for baseball
having said that - we alll know steroids don't win championships - $$$$ does!
If that were the case, the Yanks woudn't have spent almost 1.6 billion since their last World Series win with nothing to show for it.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
13 straight years in the post-season broken up last year ... money talks!
Look at the last few WS Champs..they haven't had huge payrolls
Marlins,St.Louis..not to mention the Rays were there on a very low budget
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
Playoffs do not equal championships for example the Braves only have one title for their string of division titles.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
Since the Yanks won in 2000:
2001 Arizona won 8th highest payroll
2002 Anaheim 15th
2003 Florida 25th
2004 Boston 2nd
2005 White Sox 13th
2006 St. Louis 11th
2007 Boston 2nd
2008 Philly 12th
I'm just glad that the Sox only have the 5th highest payroll this year so people can stop saying they're buying titles.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
For sure - I think the Wild Card has allowed for that. Of the 4 major sports - baseball is the hardest to get into the post season and money plays a huge role especially when you consider the presence of teams like Boston, NY and Atlanta in the post-season.
I knew the Phils weren't near the top either but i thought top 10 but actually 12th
Money buys the best free agents...doesnt guarantee squat
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
All those guys were class acts .... except O'Neill, he was a douche, he was a roid rager!
(ha, kidding ... well, about the roids at least .... O'Neill was indeed a douche)
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
he seems like an OK guy, maybe a little intense. but if that's worst trait about a player, that's not too bad.
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
LOS ANGELES—According to his teammates, his coaches, and the media, Manny Ramirez has appeared visibly confused and anxious since receiving a 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy, and has repeatedly asked those around him if he is in some sort of really big trouble right now.
"Uh-oh, things are not going so good for me I don't think," Ramirez was overheard saying to Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley. "Chad? Did I do something bad? If I did bad, I did not mean to do it."
"I tried to put on my uniform today and the day before that and Joe [Torre] told me not to do that," the left fielder added. "Chad.... Chad? Chad. Hey, Chad, do you think Joe is mad at me? I am not mad at him. Is Joe mad at me?"
Sources close to the Dodgers organization confirmed that ever since the suspension was handed down last Thursday, the visibly worried Ramirez has spent the majority of his time sitting in the clubhouse biting his fingernails and saying to himself, "Something is no good right now. Something is definitely no good."
In addition, a sulky Ramirez reportedly spent Tuesday afternoon pacing back and forth in front of Joe Torre's office in an apparent attempt to get the manager to invite him inside. When Torre exited his office without acknowledging the 2004 World Series MVP, Ramirez muttered, "I must be in big, big trouble, man. Big trouble."
"I think things are really bad because the people are being different toward me right now," Ramirez told reporters gathered around his locker Wednesday. "The people with the microphones who stand in front of the cameras and write the things in their books? They are talking about me differently than they usually talk about me. Usually they smile and laugh when they talk about me. But not now."
"You kind of look like them," Ramirez added.
Ramirez claimed he began feeling like he was in trouble during Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he found he was not in the starting lineup, was not asked to pinch-hit, and was left off the team plane when it departed Los Angeles for Philadelphia.
"Being suspended is one thing, man, but not being able to play baseball is really, really bad," Ramirez said. "I am going to miss baseball very much. I would like to tell everybody that I really love baseball, and that I love baseball, and that I am going to miss hitting the baseball forever and ever. I would like to end my career as a Yankee."
Dodgers teammate Rafael Furcal told reporters that although several people have attempted to explain the situation to Ramirez, the 12-time all-star either avoids eye contact entirely, smiles for no discernable reason, or nods his head with a furrowed brow, though many believe this is simply Ramirez's way of pretending to understand what is being said to him.
Sources close to Ramirez have reported that when the embattled star is told that his urine sample contained traces of a women's fertility drug, he typically giggles, extends his arms, and points his index fingers at whoever is trying to explain the predicament.
"If something is really messed up, I didn't do it, okay? It wasn't me. It was probably Brad," said Ramirez, attempting to deflect blame onto Dodgers catcher Brad Ausmus. "He's no good. I do not like him. He should be in trouble, not me."
On Wednesday, Ramirez said that if he is in as big of trouble as he thinks he is, he hopes to receive his punishment soon so the situation can be over and done with.
"I am sorry for doing what I did, and for all the people who are mad, and for my parents, and my family, and for the fans, and the people I love, and everyone," Ramirez told reporters. "Please just let me start hitting the ball again, and doing all the things that let me do that so good—like looking at the videotape, practicing in the batting cage, and taking anabolic steroids."
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This might be like the time Manny was rehabing in Pawtucket, he loved it so much he didn't want to go back to Boston and stated once or twice "I need more time" ....
He may never come back.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez