MLB 2012 Season

iwantmycrayons wrote:

blondie wrote:

I just spent the last hour looking up train schedules and ticket availability for when the Phils go to Baltimore

I think if I can get tix, I'm just going to drive - its only about 3 hrs.

have you been to camden yards?? It's a beautiful park

No. We went to DC last year and had a great time so we were going to try out Baltimore this time. But they are pretty much sold out.

JJ wrote:

blondie wrote:

I just spent the last hour looking up train schedules and ticket availability for when the Phils go to Baltimore

I think if I can get tix, I'm just going to drive - its only about 3 hrs.

I've gone to KC for a game...it's a 4 hour drive. totally worth it.

I want to try to start seeing other parks, it's fun to compare

blondie wrote:

JJ wrote:

blondie wrote:

I just spent the last hour looking up train schedules and ticket availability for when the Phils go to Baltimore

I think if I can get tix, I'm just going to drive - its only about 3 hrs.

I've gone to KC for a game...it's a 4 hour drive. totally worth it.

I want to try to start seeing other parks, it's fun to compare

too bad they're sold out, it is one of the best parks in the league. I went once for a sox game,great place to see a game. Also, should be a great weekend of baseball

yeah, I'm disappointed but not surprised that we're not going. we just didn't get our act together in time.

I'll take another look when the schedules are posted for next year.

blondie wrote:

yeah, I'm disappointed but not surprised that we're not going. we just didn't get our act together in time.

I'll take another look when the schedules are posted for next year.

it's becasue philly is so close, hell when the sox play there, the park is like another fenway. we were at at a race in dover, and the bus took us to baltimore because the bus needed a repair, and one of the VP's of the bus co. was on the trip and allowed them to drop us off while they replaced the bus with anew one. It was fluke that the sox happened to be in town that night and the tickets were cheap so i took advantage

DC kicked us out of their park this year

but yeah, I'm sure 1/2 the stadium will be wearing red that weekend

its what we do


I can't wait for this series to start tonight - I think its going to be fun to watch. Especially if we win

blondie wrote:

DC kicked us out of their park this year

but yeah, I'm sure 1/2 the stadium will be wearing red that weekend

its what we do


I can't wait for this series to start tonight - I think its going to be fun to watch. Especially if we win

yeah that seems to change the amount of fun. Our bullpen , despite looking bad, has had the lowest ERA in the league since april 23. and our starters have been around 1,59 or something for the last 10 games.
so if we can hit, we might be able to beat you, but they are struggling against good pitching lately.

as long as our bullpen isn't used that much, we should stay in close enough to win

they key is the hitters staying patient - if we can force your pitchers to throw strikes, the offense should be able to pull through. If they revert to swinging at the first pitch, its going to be a loooong series

except for Chooch - he hits and gets an RBI in every at bat

blondie wrote:

I remember that

There was also the incident with one of the Rockies pitchers - broke his neck! I think that was a ball hit back to the mound, not thrown


speaking of the Rockies - Jamie Moyer is 5-1, I believe. He had a 2 rbi infield single last night. I love that guy.

this is way off, btw. I have no idea what I was looking at . He's only 2-3.

still love him though

ah man..Kerry Wood is calling it quits after his next outing..he wants one more relief shot..and then its over...sad to see him go..great guy...sad he had all those injuries..ill never forget the 20K game!

woooo!!!...i made it home in time to see him get the call in...he struck the guy out and that was it...such a great moment to watch..i know you guys arent cubs fans but i know youll appreciate watching it..check for it on espn sportscenter or baseball tonight...or..wherever it pops up :) that was awesome :)

Derek wrote:

woooo!!!...i made it home in time to see him get the call in...he struck the guy out and that was it...such a great moment to watch..i know you guys arent cubs fans but i know youll appreciate watching it..check for it on espn sportscenter or baseball tonight...or..wherever it pops up :) that was awesome :)

i always appreciate somebody who gave it their all, which he did while he played. it was unfotunate how the injuries killed his career. you're kinda young, in fact i barely remeber it, but tony conigliaro was a player like that, he was a great player, got hit in the face with a ball, and was never the same, it was sad to see such a promising career end like that

nope i don remember that one...but i shall retreat to my google machine and find out :)

man we had the best rotation in baseball for ONE year..after that never again.. Prior, Wood, Clement, Zambrano, and Maddux...le sigh

Great Series win this weekend against the Phils.

We've got the Phillies next weekend... got tickets for Friday night *fingerscrossed* We too shall beat the Phillies

Blondie is gonna be so mad at us.

Derek wrote:

woooo!!!...i made it home in time to see him get the call in...he struck the guy out and that was it...such a great moment to watch..i know you guys arent cubs fans but i know youll appreciate watching it..check for it on espn sportscenter or baseball tonight...or..wherever it pops up :) that was awesome :)

I saw the highlights. I love that he did it his way. Perfect ending

I'm used to it. Saturday was winnable - freakin' Victorino. His at bat (bases loaded, 2 out) is what's wrong with them. He had just watched Mayberry walk on 4 pitches, then swings at the first pitch and ends it. WTF? take a pitch! One hit and that game was tied.

Cliff Lee has zero wins this year.


Thankfully, I will not be home this weekend.

Our win day is Hamels day. I can't believe they haven't re-signed him yet.

blondie wrote:

I'm used to it. Saturday was winnable - freakin' Victorino. His at bat (bases loaded, 2 out) is what's wrong with them. He had just watched Mayberry walk on 4 pitches, then swings at the first pitch and ends it. WTF? take a pitch! One hit and that game was tied.

Cliff Lee has zero wins this year.


Thankfully, I will not be home this weekend.

Our win day is Hamels day. I can't believe they haven't re-signed him yet.

I agree, i really thought they would come back saturday, it definitely was a game that could have gone either way. yesterday you ran into a buzzsaw beckett has found a groove. And aviles is a little hot, a double and 2 homers to start the games

I think Papi robbed them a couple of times too. They did hit a couple hard.

We have the Nationals for the next 3 days - they NEED to make a good showing here.

I'll be at the game tomorrow.

blondie wrote:

I think Papi robbed them a couple of times too. They did hit a couple hard.

We have the Nationals for the next 3 days - they NEED to make a good showing here.

I'll be at the game tomorrow.

papi played well, and agon was awesome in right. The Sox have been playing pretty well lately, but are still under >500 and still in last place.

Papi made some great plays yesterday.

iwantmycrayons wrote:

blondie wrote:

I think Papi robbed them a couple of times too. They did hit a couple hard.

We have the Nationals for the next 3 days - they NEED to make a good showing here.

I'll be at the game tomorrow.

papi played well, and agon was awesome in right. The Sox have been playing pretty well lately, but are still under >500 and still in last place.

we had 2 glorious days with a winning record - back to .500 for us

Derek wrote:

I loved that.

me too...i got goose bumps...and some dust in my eye....its so dusty at my place!

now you finish!

idontwannu!

blondie wrote:

Derek wrote:

I loved that.

me too.

Great comeback tonight, Buchholz looked rough but the Pen bailed him out. Good win.

Ez wrote:

Great comeback tonight, Buchholz looked rough but the Pen bailed him out. Good win.

he has no confidence whatsoever. Problem is, they have absolutely noone who could take his place in the rotation, i guess they just need to score 8-10 runs every time he pitches

we lost

Kendrick has been great though - you can't ask for more from him

freaking offense, or lack thereof

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Ez wrote:

Great comeback tonight, Buchholz looked rough but the Pen bailed him out. Good win.

he has no confidence whatsoever. Problem is, they have absolutely noone who could take his place in the rotation, i guess they just need to score 8-10 runs every time he pitches

I think he will figure it out, he's to good not to.

Latest new from Sox nation
Ryan sweeney, on the DL, Adrian gonzalez will be starting i right field tonite

6 outfielders ( crawford, ellsbury, Ross, Mcdonald,Sweeney, and I can't remeber who else) all on the DL

Unbelievable. But I would rather the injuries come early than during August or so as usual.

Youk hits a homerun in his farewell tour ( my prediction is he is traded within 3 weeks)
but they still can't get enough runs to support Doubront... 1-4

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Youk hits a homerun in his farewell tour ( my prediction is he is traded within 3 weeks)
but they still can't get enough runs to support Doubront... 1-4

yeah, and to guess who?

but at this point, he'd probably be the best we've got they suck so bad

blondie wrote:

iwantmycrayons wrote:

Youk hits a homerun in his farewell tour ( my prediction is he is traded within 3 weeks)
but they still can't get enough runs to support Doubront... 1-4

yeah, and to guess who?

but at this point, he'd probably be the best we've got they suck so bad

do you have anybody who can stand in the outfield and catch a ball that comes near him??

The sox will pay half youk's salary, i think they write that into every contract now.

they'd have to pay at least 1/2, we've spent the bulk of our money in our DL line up


they're panicking about Polanco, but he's one of the higher averages and you still can't beat him defensively. He does get hurt a lot.


I don't think Youk can solve our problem. Too many injuries to overcome this time. I don't think anyone foresaw how much trouble they'd have without Howard.

8 game losing streak here!...woo!

Derek wrote:

8 game losing streak here!...woo!

we're up to 4


looking for a perfect game out of Hamels tonight

we'd probably have a hard time in triple A right now...its pathetic..o well nothing new or surprising tho ha

SI.com still has the phillies kind of high in the power rankings...and the redsox i think...at least top 10 still..

there's no way we're in the top 10

they've scored 4 runs in 4 days

Halladay admitted that the offense is starting to get to them. Maybe admitting it can be the first step in correcting the problem.