BASEBALL!

[Kobi]

The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the division leading Orioles. Finally, they are at .500.

Even tho we are anchoring the bottom of the division, the Yanks are sitting right atop us at 1 game over .500.

Weird how 2 teams with gigantic payrolls are languishing in the cellar, fighting for last place at the moment.

[Wolfsong]

Originally Posted by Kobi

The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the division leading Orioles. Finally, they are at .500.

Even tho we are anchoring the bottom of the division, the Yanks are sitting right atop us at 1 game over .500.

Weird how 2 teams with gigantic payrolls are languishing in the cellar, fighting for last place at the moment.

I heard on the news that the Yankees might be for sale. I need to see what's in my piggy bank.

[TimilDeeps]

Originally Posted by Wolfsong

I heard on the news that the Yankees might be for sale. I need to see what's in my piggy bank.

Dude, i've got like a drawer full of change. wanna go halfsies?

have your people call my people

[Ciaran]

Originally Posted by Wolfsong

I heard on the news that the Yankees might be for sale. I need to see what's in my piggy bank.

It's being denied by the Yankees but I'd be very surprised if Hal Steinbrenner won't sell if he gets an offer he cannot refuse. He's said to approach things in a business manner rather than romantically so, in basic terms, money talks.

A sale would probably be no bad thing for the Yankees given that they need to invest in the team and that's something the current ownership is reluctant to do.

[Wolfsong]

Here's your chance!! Go for it!!

Originally Posted by TimilDeeps

Dude, i've got like a drawer full of change. wanna go halfsies?

have your people call my people

Yeah why not?

Originally Posted by Ciaran

It's being denied by the Yankees but I'd be very surprised if Hal Steinbrenner won't sell if he gets an offer he cannot refuse. He's said to approach things in a business manner rather than romantically so, in basic terms, money talks.

A sale would probably be no bad thing for the Yankees given that they need to invest in the team and that's something the current ownership is reluctant to do.

Not surprisingly the Yankees have the largest payroll in baseball.....followed by (surprise!) the Phillies. My personal opinion is that athletes in all sports should be salary capped to at least something in this stratosphere. It's ludicrous to me that a clown like Alex Rodriguez can make $179M over 10 years and firefighters, soldiers, and teachers barely make enough money to put food on their table. I suppose that could be a whole 'nother thread and it can be argued that nobody is paying $120 to wear a paramedic jersey.

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by Wolfsong

Here's your chance!! Go for it!!

A.J. Burnett did not disappoint last night. We scraped a victory out thanks to the Cubs two errors. (1-0) The Cubs have lost 10 in a row, this is a LOW for them. Also, this is a 4 game series and we are currently 3 games out of first place with a team batting average of 211. The worst in the majors, It's speaking volumes for our pitching.






Not surprisingly the Yankees have the largest payroll in baseball.....followed by (surprise!) the Phillies. My personal opinion is that athletes in all sports should be salary capped to at least something in this stratosphere. It's ludicrous to me that a clown like Alex Rodriguez can make $179M over 10 years and firefighters, soldiers, and teachers barely make enough money to put food on their table. I suppose that could be a whole 'nother thread and it can be argued that nobody is paying $120 to wear a paramedic jersey.

Outrageous salaries and payrolls for that matter, in addition to the things in their contracts, like teams they absolutely can not be traded to, 10 year
deals...it's all out of hand and I am sure it's a reason many people do not care about baseball anymore. Now that I am thinking about this, I wonder why the Wall Street protestors never took their rallies outside of ball parks.

I can't say anything about baseball being too expensive here in Pittsburgh.
Our Bleacher seats sell for $10.00 AND they are not bad seats! Standing room only seats (spots) are $8.00. PNC park (home of the Pirates) allows you to bring in a small soft sided cooler and unlimited unopened water.
It's nice to see families at our home games.

[AtLast]

ARGH.... Lincicum threw another horrible game last night! How can a 2-time, back to back, Cy Young winner be in this kind of mess? It is obviously shaking his confifence and also that of Bruce Bocce. Wouldn't be surprised if he is taken out of the starter rotation.

But SF's offense has come along! Swinging great and getting those RBI's! Posey is slugging and Crawford is too (which I hope some of the pundits eat crow for- yeah, he has made some defensive errors this season, but the kid is young!)- Huff is back playing and seems to be OK.

But, Timmmy.... Oh, Timmy!

GO GIANTS! Take miami tonight and cinch this series 2-1!

[Dominique]

We have NOT had a sweep of any series since Sept. 2010. At the expense of the Cubs, who have now lost 12 in a row. The pirates had a little spark to their offense today, with 12 hits, 4 of them home runs.

It's painful watching two offensively struggeling teams play against each other. We left 10 runners on base last night (twice with bases loaded) and didn't score a run either time. The winning run occurred after the Cubs loaded the bases (again) in the bottom of the 9th, score tied 2-2 and then the pitcher hit our batter and walked in the winning run.

Few fans were laughing. We've been on the other side of this for far to long and could feel the Cubs pain.

But a win is a win and a sweep is a sweep. We play the red hot Red's tomorrow. (I errored, I thought this was a 4 game series with the Cub's)