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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: Don Sicilia]
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06/21/07 01:43 PM
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We used pitching staffs on all five games on the slate today!
Wow. Here are the current betting lines for each, from 2 separate sports books... SEA: Hernandez (3-4, 4.58 ERA) vs. PIT .... -200, -210BAL: Bedard (4-4, 3.64 ERA) @ SDG .... +112, +102TOR: Marcum (4-2, 3.41 ERA) @ LAD .... -134, -132SDG: Wells (3-4, 4.86 ERA) vs. BAL .... -112, -112CHC: Lilly (5-4, 3.69 ERA) @ TEX .... -118, -131NYY: Clemens (1-1, 3.65 ERA) @ COL .... -176, -198Negative numbers indicate favorites, and the larger the number the more they're favored (or unfavored). So it looks like SEA is expected to be the big winner, and there's no faith in BAL. Of course, those are betting lines -- and bookies make money, so.... The only thing that can be predicted accurately about baseball is: any team can win or lose on any given day. 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
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06/21/07 02:22 PM
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I'm glad to have been able to see a game at old Memorial Stadium. A former colleague of mine grew up in Baltimore in a house right next to the stadium. For home games he and his brother would charge $5 to allow fans to park in their driveway. They made enough each night to buy tickets and get a hot, dog, drink and ice cream. That was in the day when you could get a cheap seat for a dollar.
People who live in the Pimlico area do the same on Preakness day. They make a killing. They're gonna commit suicide if the Preakness leaves Baltimore.  I've been to exactly 2 games at Oriole Park. It's too corporate feeling for me. I loved Memorial Stadium. Now they worry about sky boxes and fancy schancy things. I'd rather go to a AAA game.
Last edited by Beth E; 06/21/07 02:23 PM.
How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin
When there's a will...put me in it.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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06/21/07 06:02 PM
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Back off, Gi!! He's a YANKEES fan! Did you think that I wouldn't be lurking about, just waiting for you to pounce on DS when you thought I wasn't looking?? So sorry, SB. I should know better, shouldn't I? Will Jeter get you back on my side?  ( Cough, Cough... Ahem ) -------- Another one of our relievers gave up 6 runs in one inning last night, putting us behind 8-4 for the loss. Are they giving each other tips on how to screw things up?? BBC'ers...beware of Astros pitching.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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06/21/07 06:05 PM
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Geoff: "There are articles in Playboy?" Just think, CS, this could be the spark your boys need. The big turnaround! The comeback! Maybe they just needed to get rid of the 'bad blood.' Wait, you're an Astros fan now...aren't you? (They could use a spark, too.) Back off, Gi!! He's a YANKEES fan! Did you think that I wouldn't be lurking about, just waiting for you to pounce on DS when you thought I wasn't looking?? Today, I consider myself a true fan of... baseball. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come. People will most definitely come. All jokes aside... What a great speech! 
Last edited by Don Sicilia; 06/21/07 06:08 PM.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: klydon1]
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06/22/07 12:00 AM
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...my son smoked a two-run double tonight in extra innings to allow his team to win the Harrisburg Suburban Little League Championship. Sweet!  We here in Toms River know about championship Little League teams... (Okay, so that was 9 years ago, but still...  )
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: Don Sicilia]
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06/22/07 12:41 AM
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Thurs (6/21) (official)
DB 3794 SEA (34) 63 3857
TM 3773 BAL (27) 50 3823 *knock-knock*
JG 3570 TOR (-8) 11 3581
GG 3534 SDG (00) 13 3547 *knock-knock*
CC 3287 TOR (-8) 06 3293
KL 3169 CHC (08) 26 3195
JL 3156 NYY (07) 26 3182 *knock-knock*
BL 3120 BAL (27) 47 3167 *knock-knock*
We used pitching staffs on all five games on the slate today! SEA: Hernandez (3-4, 4.58 ERA) vs. PIT BAL: Bedard (4-4, 3.64 ERA) @ SDG (TM, BL vs. GG)TOR: Marcum (4-2, 3.41 ERA) @ LAD SDG: Wells (3-4, 4.86 ERA) vs. BAL (GG vs. TM, BL)CHC: Lilly (5-4, 3.69 ERA) @ TEX NYY: Clemens (1-1, 3.65 ERA) @ COL
Last edited by Don Sicilia; 06/22/07 10:57 AM. Reason: Official Scores
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: ginaitaliangirl]
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06/22/07 01:52 AM
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Gina, I posted this on May 29th. Wow, I'm impressed with myself. It's not easy picking a PS that earns exactly zero points. I'd like to see someone try and do THAT! So you are the first to meet my challenge! How funny that I got an even zero for pitching. Last night, as I was trying to decide on a pick, I thought to myself that it might be better just to choose a team not playing and go with no points, rather than risk a screw-up and possible negative numbers.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: ginaitaliangirl]
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06/22/07 10:58 AM
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Klydon, that's great! Give your son a big congrats from us.
Thanks, Gina. He had a great post-season run. his team finished 22-3 and he crushed the ball most of the season. he pitched very well and developed a very effective curve ball. What really made my wife and me a little misty was when they announced his name to receive his trophy, his teammates started chanting, "MVP! MVP!"  He made the leaqgue tournament team to begin the quest for Williamsport. While playing in Williamsport is beyond their wildest dreams, they have a decent shot to win their district.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: J Geoff]
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06/22/07 11:02 AM
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Fri (6/22)
DB 3857 ARI (17) 38 3895
TM 3823 ARI (17) 36 3859
JG 3581 LAA (21) 47 3628
GG 3547 CLE (03) 28 3575
CC 3293 SEA (-33) -3 3290 Didn't beat any records... :p
JL^ 3182 MIL (15) 54 3236
KL 3195 CHW (07) 31 3226
BL 3167 LAD (24) 54 3221
ARI: Webb (7-4, 3.14 ERA) vs. BAL LAA: Saunders (3-0, 2.22 ERA) vs. PIT CLE: Byrd (6-3, 4.81 ERA) @ WAS SEA: Baek (3-3, 5.74 ERA) vs. CIN CHW: Buehrle (4-3, 3.45 ERA) vs. CHC MIL: Suppan (7-7, 4.69 ERA) vs. KAN LAD: Lowe (7-6, 3.08 ERA) @ TAM
Last edited by J Geoff; 06/23/07 12:12 PM. Reason: Official (no changes)
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: klydon1]
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06/22/07 11:04 AM
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Klydon, that's great! Give your son a big congrats from us.
Thanks, Gina. He had a great post-season run. his team finished 22-3 and he crushed the ball most of the season. he pitched very well and developed a very effective curve ball. What really made my wife and me a little misty was when they announced his name to receive his trophy, his teammates started chanting, "MVP! MVP!" He made the leaqgue tournament team to begin the quest for Williamsport. While playing in Williamsport is beyond their wildest dreams, they have a decent shot to win their district. Awesome story, KL. I wish your son and his team continued success.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: Don Sicilia]
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06/23/07 08:09 AM
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[quote CC 3293 SEA (-33) -3 3290 Didn't beat any records... [/quote] There's always tonight.
How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin
When there's a will...put me in it.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: klydon1]
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06/23/07 08:18 AM
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Blibble, You're breathing down my neck. I think that's because he's probably hungover.
How about a little less questions and a lot more shut the hell up - Brian Griffin
When there's a will...put me in it.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: Don Sicilia]
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06/23/07 12:16 PM
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J Geoff
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Sat (6/23)
DB 3895 LAA ()
TM 3859 DET ()
JG 3628 DET ()
GG 3575 DET ()
CC 3290 DET ()
JL 3236 NYY ()
KL 3226 NYY ()
BL 3221 LAA ()
LAA: Escobar (8-3, 2.97 ERA) vs PIT DET: Verlander (8-2, 2.90 ERA) @ ATL NYY: Wang (7-4, 3.33 ERA) @ SFO
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
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06/23/07 08:14 PM
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So you are the first to meet my challenge! Well, I'll see that challenge and raise you another...let's see which of us manages to score an even zero again! I think we should have awards at the end of the season for stuff like this. Then we could all feel special about something. KL, your son truly is quite the star! It must be wonderful getting to watch him play.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: J Geoff]
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06/24/07 01:22 AM
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Sat (6/23) (unofficial) DB 3895 LAA (25) 69 3964
TM 3859 DET (34) 60 3919
JG 3628 DET (34) 64 3692
GG 3575 DET (34) 45 3620
CC 3290 DET (34) 46 3336
^BL 3221 LAA (25) 66 3287
^KL 3226 NYY (05) 45 3271
JL 3236 NYY (05) 26 3262 The quotes didn't fit as comments - it gave the code a scrolling bar - so here's what I had. DB: "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball." TM: "Yeah, Gandil. If you'd have run like that against Detroit, I'd have won 20 games that year!" JG: "For Pete's sake, Cicotte, that was 68 years ago! Give it up, will ya?" GG: "Hey ump, how 'bout a warning?" CC: "Sure, kid. Watch out you don't get killed." BL: "This is my corn. You people are guests in my corn." KL: "Hey... Dad? You wanna have a catch?" (For you and your son... ) JL: "To stare him down, and just as he goes into his windup, wink. Make him think you know something he doesn't."
Last edited by ginaitaliangirl; 06/24/07 01:27 AM.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: ginaitaliangirl]
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06/24/07 01:29 AM
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Very nice, GG!  And thanks
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: ginaitaliangirl]
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06/24/07 01:43 AM
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Sat (6/23) (unofficial) DB 3895 LAA (25) 69 3964
TM 3859 DET (34) 60 3919
JG 3628 DET (34) 64 3692
GG 3575 DET (34) 45 3620
CC 3290 DET (34) 46 3336
^BL 3221 LAA (25) 66 3287
^KL 3226 NYY (05) 45 3271
JL 3236 NYY (05) 26 3262 AHHH!!!! I'm taking a screenshot of that!!! So I can show everyone that I wasn't in last place ALL year! By the way, is it true that everything is reset at the All-Star break? I'm in a nice groove here, I don't want to start from scratch.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: Blibbleblabble]
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06/24/07 01:45 AM
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Yeah, we start all over at the All-Star Break... so you have another chance to be in last place again.
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: ginaitaliangirl]
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06/24/07 02:30 AM
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Well, I'll see that challenge and raise you another...let's see which of us manages to score an even zero again! Your on! What other awards could we have? Something like "Most days in last place even though he/she tried"? Or "Made the Most Excuses"? or "Talked About Something Other Than Baseball" award? Hmm.... what else?
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Great!