Aw, Mig!! Thank you!!

Well, bottom of the 7th, and the Yankees are now winning 1-0, thanks to Robinson Cano!!

There is a rumor to that effect, yes. But I can't quite remember what I was doing.

I remember. Those pom-poms were really shaking, but I'm amazed at how you got them twirling in different directions at the same time.

I remember. Those pom-poms were really shaking, but I'm amazed at how you got them twirling in different directions at the same time. [/b][/quote]You noticed that? And here I thought you weren't paying attention.

sorry i just had to post this and where better than here:
Women's Ass size study:
>
>There is a new study just released by the American Psychiatric
>Association about women and how they feel about their asses
>The results are pretty interesting:
>
>1. 5% of women surveyed feel their ass is too big.
>
>2. 10% of women surveyed feel their ass is too small.
>
>3. The remaining 85% say they don't care; they love him; he's a
>good man and they would have married him anyway.

D'oh!!!

Hi, Flame Angel!

SC, Usually, when a man stops by the Ladies Thread, we issue a Cooties Alert. However, we have obviously made an exception in your case. Not sure if you feel complimented by that or not. :p

My boys won last night!! Poor ARod left men on base not once but TWICE last night. He is reaaaaallllly feeling the pressure. He's a great player, and everyone's been saying that it's only a matter of time until he gets his swing back. I sure hope it's sooner, rather than later.

Watching Soriano play against the Yankees last night, I sure wish we had him back. He surely would be an asset right now, especially if he would be willing to play a fielding position.

Thanks from my feminine side. :p

We'll let you off the hook for having cooties SC providing you post a pic of yourself. You can be in any position of your chosing.

Damn!! My boys just lost again!! They lost 4-2 against Philly. The pitching has been less than stellar (no surprise there), but where have the bats been????

Don't fret, SB. My boys just came out of a 1-2 series against KC.

Thankfully, we're looking good against Minnesota so far.

Edit: Spoke too soon. We blew the lead, and we were trailing by a run going into the bottom of the ninth. With two outs and two strikes on him, Preston Wilson hit a homer to tie it up...then, in the very next inning, on the first pitch, one of our relievers gave up a homer to put us behind again. For good.

Gina, I've been meaning to ask you if the flooding reported in Houston has affected you.

That's so sweet of you to ask, Bethie. (I still don't see where that Crabby nickname came from. )

After one particular night of heavy rain during this stuff, our street was flooded, and my grandparents' house came about two inches from being flooded. Fortunately, whatever else came through managed to miss us.

Tropical Storm Allison of 2001 flooded our home, along with everyone else's we knew, but it was the first time for this house. My brother and I helped the best we could, but my parents had to do a lot of work on their own to rebuild. They're now absolutely terrified of flooding again, which I can't blame them for, so we were on alert throughout this. We had extra tables in the house in case we had to start stacking our belongings.

Anyway, we were very thankful that it didn't hit us like it could've.

I am thankful you are ok too. I know how you feel. Hurricane Isabel hit Baltimore and all the streets around me flooded, and I lost power for 3 days. Let me tell you, the sound of a hurricane hitting your house is something I wish never to hear again in my lifetime.

I would've been terrified if I were you.

The flood was bad regarding damage and recovery, but it really wasn't scary for us - the water just kept rising. I don't know what I'd do in a hurricane.

Speaking of floods... actually nothing to do with them, just wanted to tie it in. Anyway, I was asked to provide a little more World Cup eye candy. Ask and you shall receive.

From Argentina, this is Roberto Ayala. I like him because he's ALWAYS pissed when he's on the field. Every time they show a close up of him, he's yelling at someone. It's hilarious.



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From Italy, here's Alessandro Del Piero. All-around adorable. He's got a short haircut now, almost bald. Still cute though.

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Also from Italy, this is Luca Toni. Not only hot, but also really tall, 6'4" and a half.



Again Italian (what can I say, they're hot!), here's Alessandro Nesta, who IMHO should get a haircut... just a little bit, not too short.



Here's Rafael van der Vaart from the Netherlands, who usually looks better than he does in this picture:



And that's all for now. There are so many of them, but I think that's all the pictures I can fit in one post. Enjoy and let me know what you guys think!

As I always say, I'm not much into soccer, but I think I'll always have one reason to watch.

You're the best, Zia!

I think I like Roberto Ayala and Alessandro Nesta the most...

Thought I'd share some pics from the game - I mentioned it in BBC...I was lucky enough to get to see Rocket in his first start tonight. A tough game, but he did well for just coming back...if only we'd had better offense.

#1 - Brandon Backe at practice
#2 - I think this was Pettitte, Willy, and Chris Burke
#3 - Twins practicing in front of us
#4 - My obsession
#5 - I think this was Torii Hunter...I hated that I wasn't certain (no name/number to verify it), but I was pretty sure, so I took pics
#6 - Blurry, but another of "my" guy
#7 - Twins on field
#8 - A kid in the scoreboard...don't ask me...
#9 - Twins
#10 - More Twins
#11 - Fantasy gamers gotta love Mauer
#12 - Rocket Man
#13 - Morgan Ensberg
#14 - Rog Batting
#15 - Everett and Ensberg side by side
#16 - Preston Wilson all dirtied up
#17 - Biggio at bat
#18 - View of the sellout crowd...before all the fairweather fans walked out
#19 - Spelled "Got Rocket?" like "Got Milk?", but I caught it without the "Got" and found it funny
#20 - Rocket

Videos:
Close-Up View of Twins Practice
I\'m pathetic, I know, but I couldn\'t help but find this amusing...

That looks like a lot of fun, Gi! Some of those Twins are hot, huh? I remember noticing that when I saw them here, too.

That second video is amusing. "Get those knees up!"

By the way, you guys have a beautiful stadium. And huge!! A sellout crowd... how many is that? It looks like it fits more people than Dodger Stadium does, which is pretty big in its own right.

Gina, Thanks so much for sharing those pics. You are SO lucky to be able to see your boys on the field. It's impossible to get Yankees tickets around here. They played Boston here in NY on Mr. Babe's birthday. The tickets were sold out, so I tried to find some on the net. The good seats were $750 EACH. Needless to say, we stayed home and watched them on TV.

Zia, they gave the attendance for that night at the game, and I think it was around 45,000 (Edit: Make that around 43,000...don't know what I was thinking) - they announced that it was the most ever for Minute Maid. My mom was just telling me that our old stadium, The Astrodome, used to hold a lot more, though. Drayton, our owner, was probably wishing he had a couple more seats to sell for that game!

Glad I'm not the only one laughing at what's probably a typical workout routine for a player... I felt embarassed, taking videos and pics of the guys when they could easily see I was doing so, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity.

SB, you're right - I'm really thankful that I'm able to see them play. And because I have the chance, it's my job to provide my good friends here with nice shots of...the game. And the guys in tight uniforms.

Though I love the stadium atmosphere, watching at home can be just as nice when you consider replays and better shots of what's going on...I was missing that last night. Truly, I enjoy the "cheap seats" way up high (where I usually sit) more than any of the "good seats" that I get (only when they're given!), because you get a complete view, and I think you can find more true fans up there, compared to the "social fans" you find in the nicer sections.

Very true, Gina. I too like the attitude in the altitude.


Yankees are playing well tonight. The score is 6-3, top of the 5th. However, Boston is winning 6-0 in their game against the Phillies.

Well, there's a great way of putting it!

I was trying to remember a quote regarding this, and I just came across it after running a search:

I want to sit in Mayor Giuliani's seats in Yankee stadium. He's got the BEST seat in the house. And he's a real Yankee fan.

He grew up in Brooklyn and always loved the Yankees. For those of you who are not from NY, being a Yankee fan in Brooklyn can be a dangerous thing. When he became Mayor, his advisors told him that he couldn't root for one NY team over another. He said that if he survived his Brooklyn upbringing as a Yankee fan, he wasn't going to give in for politics. Now, that's a true fan!

This was the worst win of the season.

Oswalt:
7 IP - 2 ER

Bullpen:
2 IP - 7 ER

A little off balance, wouldn't you say? :rolleyes:

In our 3 game series against the ChiSox, we allowed three grand slams - one for each game.

We ended up going into extra innings with the game tied at 9, and somehow, we managed to hang on and win it, but I've never felt so depressed about a victory.

Gina, a win is a win. And your Willy got the RBI single that won the game!!

Did you hear about the minor league manager that had a tantrum when Rocket's son was called safe?? HUGE tantrum!!Here's a link to the story on mlb.com.

Minor League Meltdown

You're right, SB. Truly, I was happy for most of the team (especially Willy, who also stole two bases!) - Oswalt pitched an incredible game, and we finally got our offense together...10 runs is not very common for us! It's just that our bullpen is any team's nightmare. Each and every one of those guys in there has been great at some point or another, but it's like they alternate having terrible outings. I only completely trust two of our relievers, now. And I'm really worried about Lidge - to go from what he was (Lights Out) to what he is now...I can't help but think back to the Pujols homer in the playoffs and wonder if it's gotten to him. ), but it's the same ol' story for the fans to see the bullpen blow (or nearly blow) the game.

Thanks for the story on that umpire - how funny! I kept hearing about it on ESPN, but I never got the full story. Though I didn't actually see the play, I sure hope Koby isn't getting any special treatment from the umpires just because he's a Clemens. Then again, umps are umps, and someone's always going to be mad at them.

Boy, is that true, about umpires!!

Gina, I know what you mean about your bullpen. Same with my guys. Although, I really shouldn't complain about ours. They're messing up because so many of the starters get pulled out early in the game. The relieivers are exhausted. Poor Proctor has no arm left. Who knows - they might be okay, if they could ever get a day off!!

Well, they play Atlanta tonight. We'll say how that game goes.

SB, so often I've wondered what kind of team we could have if we combined the Astros and the Yankees, because we used to always have opposite woes.

We had solid starting pitching in Clemens, Pettitte, and Oswalt, but we had zero offense.

Your boys have starting pitching troubles, but your offense is terrifying (in a good way).

Our bullpens, combined, would be decent enough.

So basically, we could have a super-team.

The thing is, Andy has struggled lately, and Rocket obviously is just now getting back in a groove. Also, our bullpen has gotten worse, I'd have to say. So...I'm not sure if we have much to offer, now.

Give those Braves the ol' tomahawk chop. We're playing Detroit. *shudder*

Does this make you feel better Gina?