Baseball discussion thread

[John Crichton]

The Cubs are just one win away from the WOOORRRLLLD SERIES ! ! !
I must be dreaming.

Shhhhh! If you talk about it, it may not happen.

 

[Taren Nighteyes]

Wow! This post season has been great thus far.

I am routing for a Cubs v. Yankees World Series. (I truly hope the Yanks take it, but I wouldn't cry if the Cubs final get one!)


Go Yankees!

Taren Nighteyes

 

[Krug]

Well hopefully Cubs can seal it up tomorrow. If not, there's Wood and Prior waiting... c'mon Cubs!

 

[Gnome Berzerker]

If anyone saw the postgame on YES, Clemens was massively pissed. Took the coaches all they had to settle him down and not retaliate.

Clemens' retaliation is what started everything. That guy is a piece of, well, something Eric's Grandma would have just flushed down and lit a match.

And as for Pedro not having it...he pitched like he always pitches in big games...just good enough to LOSE.
He's a pathetic excuse for a big game pitcher.
And a punk.
As bad as everyone always wants to say Clemens is, I hope people finally realize that Pedro is the biggest punk pitcher in the major leagues. What a dirtbag. Zim shoulda kicked him in the nuts and cleated him in the face.

Pedro is 4-1 in the Postseason. What a choker

I agree that Pedro is a punk, but he's built in Clemens' mold. They're both headhunters, and it makes me sick.

If Zimmer doesn't want to get pushed down, he shouldn't be THE ONLY person to throw a punch out there. If that fat jerk wants to stay out of a fight, he shouldn't be throwing punches.

And Kevin Kennedy's making excuses for him turns my stomach too. "Don Zimmer is especially sensitive to headhunters, because he was hospitalized when he was a player from getting hit in the head."

Yeah, that's why he called Mike Piazza a baby after getting hit in the head (and having to go to the hospital) by -- guess who -- Roger Clemens.

 

[BOZ]

The Cubs are just one win away from the WOOORRRLLLD SERIES ! ! !
I must be dreaming.

are they playing at home tonight?

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Me being the innocent third party here with nothing on the line... I would like to see Boston win yes, but if the Yankees win I would be curious to see how much noise the cub fans could make in Yankee stadium as they've managed to make serious noise in both opposing stadiums so far.

Anyhow let me comment on the below:

I agree that Pedro is a punk, but he's built in Clemens' mold. They're both headhunters, and it makes me sick.

Neither one of them is a punk… Their both great pitchers and to be a great pitcher in this era of the less than perfect strike zone, the lower mound, and the work effort of the offensive players and you just have bad news all day. Throwing inside isn’t the big deal it’s made to be, Throw Bob Gibson on the mound (The single reason for that lower mound mind you) and see someone who is aggressive and will DEFIANTLY throw at heads, and not just inside. There are younger pitchers that will throw inside, and they will eventual have reputations for being punks, throwing inside is an “art form” that will be coming back more and more with the new crops of phenom pitchers.

 

[Gnome Berzerker]

Clemens has beaned players, and Pedro was pointing to his head threatening Jorge Posada yesterday.

I agree that throwing inside is part of the game, but intentionally trying to hurt someone isn't only unsportsmanlike, it's criminal behaviour.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Clemens has beaned players...

So has Jamie Moyer, and so has every other pitchers to have ever played the game. It does and will countine to happen.

and Pedro was pointing to his head threatening Jorge Posada yesterday.

I point at my head when I suggest someone is crazy, and I didn't see you or me on the field and everything I've heard I would say was suspect as everyone involved would have the other side look bad and themselves look right…

 

[stevelabny]

Clemens' retaliation is what started everything. That guy is a piece of, well, something Eric's Grandma would have just flushed down and lit a match.

Um, this is nothing but Clemens-bashing. You do realise that saying that a RETALIATION start everything proves that you shouldnt use words if you dont know what they mean? retaliation BY DEFINITION means someone else started it. Now look at the difference between Pedro's pitch directly at Karim Garcia's head as opposed to Clemen's high pitch to Manny that was OVER THE PLATE. if you still want to accuse Clemens of throwing AT manny, then Pedro has to answer for that game mid-season where he sent both Soriano and Jeter to the hospital. Clemens pitches old-school inside AND had a nasty streak if you annoy him (see Piazza, Mike) that makes him the 2nd dirtiest player in the game BUT Pedro is nothing but a head-hunter. Eric's Grandma would be flushing Pedro, not Clemens.

Pedro is 4-1 in the Postseason. What a choker

4-1 how many starts? And how many no-decisions that his team LOST? And before you tell me a no-decision means its not his fault...yes it is. As the Sox best and some would say only pitcher he HAS to win his postseason games.
His post season no-decisions, mediocre record vs the Yanks , and countless missed games and short starts cuz hes a wuss mean that he is a choke artist and not an elite pitcher.

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong to these poor quotes?
Ok I fixed em thanks muchly.

 

[Pbartender]

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong to these poor quotes?

You need to add a slash, "/", to the end-tags.