Baseball discussion thread

[Pbartender]

I watched only a half inning of that game. Fortunately, it was the top half of the 8th. I wonder if that fan got linched!

Not it if he was smart... They had about a half dozen security guards escort him out of the stadium. Ostensibly for his own safety. So long as he got in his car and drove straight home, he's probably alright.

Personally, I almost hope those guards took him out back and...

Well... Let's just say that even Eric's Grandma couldn't have been too happy with that pinhead.

 

[BOZ]

Aaaaaarrrrrrgh.

awww cubbies. well, there's still tomorrow! (too bad it's D&D game night!)

 

[Sirius_Black]

Look closely at a slow motion replay of the fan reaching for the ball.....I'm almost positive you can see a goat in one of the corners of the screen.

Just watch it....back and to the left...back and to the left...there's a goat there quickly who gives the fan a nudge...dooming the Cubs.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Just watch it....back and to the left...back and to the left...there's a goat there quickly who gives the fan a nudge...dooming the Cubs.

That would be real funny if I wasn't praying for the cubs...

 

[Storm Raven]

I agree-the Yankees defense isn't that good. Please remind me again how many gold gloves the Red Sox have won? Oh, that's right-their defense is even worse.

Right, which is why the Red Sox had better team fielding stats than the Yankees. Such as fielding percentage (.982 to .981), range factor (4.150 to 4.080) and zone rating (.835 to .827).

All the numbers say the Yankees were worse defensive team than the Red Sox in 2003. So what was that you were saying?

 

[KnowTheToe]

Poor Cub fan is getting the short end of the stick. Almost every fan in the area had their hands up in the air and did not even realize Moises was even there. Anyway the fan did not have anything to do with the Cubs bats failing in game 5, the errors by the Cubs fielding and the poor pitching in game 6. As a matter of fact it is those same ball grabbing fans that allow the athletes to make millions fo dollars. The Cubs should have saud, we are grateful for such enthusiastic fans.

After watching the news cast where profesional journalists asked a professional coach three back to back questions about a curse right after he had a devastating loss, I may rute for the Marlins. If Chicago wants so badly for their to be a curse againt the Cubs, may they never win.

 

[stevelabny]

and heres an interesting tidbit you can tie into your role-playing games too

curses only affect those that BELIEVE in them.

red sox and cubs fans are ALWAYS waiting for the other shoe to drop. They think theyre cursed and live life in fear.

yankee fans are the exact opposite. they believe they will win, no matter what.

yankee fans interfere with a ball that might have gone foul in game 1, giving the red sox a homer, and nobody cares. a game isnt lost on one play.

cubs fans interfere with a ball that might have been caught in game 6, and its THE CURSE. the crowd gets scared, the players get rattled, wild pitch, dusty is too scared to bring in his bullpen, bad pitch to pudge, dropped double play, mistake to derrek lee, by the time the bullpen is brought in they have no self-esteem and are unnerved by the CRIES OF DESPAIR coming from the crowd...what a disaster

rather than absolve the fan of his "role" in the teams loss, every single player and dusty acknowledged it. yikes.

with the sox and cubs both on the verge of elimination this could be a VERY hysterical day in professional sports.

i still cant believe why anyone would want to see these two teams play each other in the world series. the curses are much more fun intact then they would be if broken.

 

[AlphaOmega]

and heres an interesting tidbit you can tie into your role-playing games too

curses only affect those that BELIEVE in them.

red sox and cubs fans are ALWAYS waiting for the other shoe to drop. They think theyre cursed and live life in fear.

yankee fans are the exact opposite. they believe they will win, no matter what.

yankee fans interfere with a ball that might have gone foul in game 1, giving the red sox a homer, and nobody cares. a game isnt lost on one play.

cubs fans interfere with a ball that might have been caught in game 6, and its THE CURSE. the crowd gets scared, the players get rattled, wild pitch, dusty is too scared to bring in his bullpen, bad pitch to pudge, dropped double play, mistake to derrek lee, by the time the bullpen is brought in they have no self-esteem and are unnerved by the CRIES OF DESPAIR coming from the crowd...what a disaster

rather than absolve the fan of his "role" in the teams loss, every single player and dusty acknowledged it. yikes.

with the sox and cubs both on the verge of elimination this could be a VERY hysterical day in professional sports.

i still cant believe why anyone would want to see these two teams play each other in the world series. the curses are much more fun intact then they would be if broken.

GREAT POST... someone who actually understands baseball on these boards... I haven't posted much in the last year since getting attacked by people who didn't agree with my views on baseball history last playoffs.

sports, religion, and politics are three topics where everyone thinks they're an expert and heaven forbid if someone disagrees...

anyhow... once again great post...

 

[JRRNeiklot]

Double post. Ignore.

 

[JRRNeiklot]

What do they expect? They let the fans in the gate with a baseball glove and don't expect them to try and catch a foul ball? Besides, look at the replay closely. Alou was gonna miss it anyway. They should blame the damned shortstop instead of the fan. Or Baker for not yanking Prior earlier. He never should have bunted at the end of the 7th. He was done. Put in a pinch hitter and let your bullpen clean up.