SB, Nicole said the players called, but that they never showed up. How rude!!! I think you need to give them a good tongue lashing when they get back home.

It sounds like a tough job, but if you say so....

Has anybody heard from Zia lately?

I haven't. And I miss her terribly. Maybe she took off for Europe again, like last year.

Must be nice

I talked to Zia in mid-May through PM, but I don't think I've heard much from her since. I miss her, and I miss our summer chats together!

Gina, did you hear Willie was hurt with "undisclosed personal reasons"?

I moved the All-Star player list to a new thread, since it's a general sports topic others might want to discuss.

DM, what's this about Willy? He pinch hit in today's game against us - you heard he was hurt??

I guess he was only injured on Saturday, sorry Gina. Not sure what the problem was though.

You know, that makes sense, because I didn't see him in Saturday's game at all.

And I was at the game that night! Figures I don't get to see my Willy when I'm there.

Welcome to JG's planet.............

They usually use those "Personal reasons" for "embarasing" things like falling off a ladder or fighting with a spouse or things like that.

Well, I hope Willy didn't fall off a ladder nor fight with his spouse!

Really though, I wonder what happened.

I was a little busy over the weekend, and what do I find, DMC in the Ladies Thread. You better be wearing a dress when you type in here, you hear me, boy????

You mean DMC wears clothes other than dresses??

Don't forget a thong and thigh highs with that dress

For SB... :)

Derek Jeter on SNL (not in drag)

Oh, why couldn't he take his robe off, even for a second??? Oh, sorry, was I objectifying???

Edit: OK, JG, you are not out anymore. Thanks.

My hubby called me a spoiled guinea brat last night. I was shocked.

My husband calls me that all the time.

It's the first time he's called me that. I asked him why he called me that and he said well your friend from the BB made you and honorary Italian right. I guess he's paying more attention to the GF than what I thought he was.

Am I converting him or corupting him?

This is what my TV screen looked like today during a broadcast of a game that did NOT include Bonds:



See that little square in the bottom-right? That's our game.

Now I realize that the Astros aren't exactly playing FOX-worthy baseball, but is this really necessary? And the audio was for Bonds' at-bat, not the Astros/Cubs.

I realllllllly do NOT like Fox, and I can't stand Joe Buck, who does their announcing. They constantly refer to the Yankees as the Evil Empire when they do their pre-show stuff. Mr. Babe actually mutes the TV when the Yankee games are on Fox, and he puts on the radio.

FOX Sports runs second in ignorance only to FOX News.

Joe Buck is a Neo-Maxi-Zoom-Dweety.

I feel for Mister Babe for having to listen to the Yanks on the radio. When Suzyn Waldman and John Sterling are the MORE enlightened choice, you know things are bad.

Between Joe Buck and John Sterling, I'll take John Sterling any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Edit: Btw, PB, what are you doing in the Ladies Thread?? Go try the Guy's Thread. We don't want your Man Cooties!!!

Hey, you've been in the guy's thread.

And I meant that in the most respectful way.

I actually like Sterling. He's a goof to listen to.

But I can't take Suzyn. I'm sorry, I just can't.

Our guy, Milo Hamilton, is really fun, energetic, and loveable, but my mom always gets annoyed with the way he calls, or doesn't call, home runs.

He'll say stuff like:
"It's a fly ball...back...Lee backs up...he's near the wall...."

*long pause*

"....and that one went all the way out there."

My mom always says that he never actually will say, but instead will leave you wondering, not sure if it was actually a homer or just a fly-out.

Stuff like that really gets to me. Like when games broadcast on TV don't have the batter's count showing, or especially if the score isn't showing...it seems to happen more often on non-Astros games that I've seen, rather than our broadcasts. I'll just tune in, and I'm waiting to see the score - then it's nearing a commercial break, and I'm thinking I'll get to see it, and they never show it!

And one game at the ballpark...for about half of an inning, the big light-up scoreboard that shows the stats, lineups, runs, hits, innings, etc. did NOT show the count for the batter. And I'm at the stadium, so it's my only source to keep an eye on throughout the at-bats. I went nuts.

Little stuff like that...

Every once in awhile if I flip on an Orioles game I never know who's announcing. I used to like when Jim Palmer was on the mic. But I think his contract has him only appearing in a handful of games. We had the best announcer in Jon Miller, then he went onto bigger and better things. I know how Mr. Babe feels about turning down the tv and listening to the radio. The only thing is I feel like turning off the tv when watching The Birds..haha. Gawd they are aweful.

Well, the Yankees are actually winning right now, as long as the bullpen doesn't blow it.