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Re: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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I went to an Astros game with my two friends this past Monday, and I just had to share with you guys what we put on our posters: "Comeback starts...NOW!!" It started out as an optimistic view of the season, since even the basement Astros look for a comeback shortly after the All-Star Break. But when our guys blew a 3-2 lead to give up 7 runs in the ninth (ugh), it became quite fitting for the game, as well. There we were in the bottom of the ninth, waving our posters and cheering while the stadium was more than half empty and people continued to file out. No, that's not diehard, that's foolish. But anyway, that was my tribute to my BBC friends - what has become a popular motto around here. 
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Re: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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07/27/08 01:12 AM
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GG, I hope your 'stros make a Yankeean (Yankeian?) comeback! Did you end up on TV? I would DVR any game I'd go to just in case! 
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: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
[Re: Blibbleblabble]
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07/27/08 01:48 AM
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Thanks, Geoff! I'm sitting here trying to decide which looks better, Yankeean v. Yankeian, and I think I like 'Yankeian' more. No, we did NOT end up on TV!! We were sitting high up, but I know the cameras could've found us. What my friend and I have decided is that we need to wear blonde wigs and talk on our cell phones, because I swear, those are the only people they show on the TV broadcasts. (Me, bitter?  ) Foolish would be if I held up that poster at a Giants game. You should!! To be safe, you could put on the back what my friend jokingly added to the back of ours at the end: a question mark. Comeback starts...? haha And we had the phrase on two posters, one saying "Comeback starts..." and one saying "NOW!!", so we figured the "NOW!!" could go for anything. Strike him out...NOW!! Hit a double...NOW!! Stop losing...NOW!!
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Re: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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07/28/08 02:18 PM
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Week 16 (Start of Segment 2)
SC 471 CHC
JG 467 MIL
DA 436 MIL
BL 434 CHC
TM 430 BOS
DB 412 NYY
JL 377 CHC
KL --- MIL
TH 502 BOS Cockcroft, #468 Overall
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: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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07/28/08 02:19 PM
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I'm sitting here trying to decide which looks better, Yankeean v. Yankeian, and I think I like 'Yankeian' more. C'mon, you both know it should be "Yankeesque"!  I was going for a more Herculean word 
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: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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07/28/08 03:39 PM
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I'm sitting here trying to decide which looks better, Yankeean v. Yankeian, and I think I like 'Yankeian' more. C'mon, you both know it should be "Yankeesque"! I was going for a more Herculean word That would be "Ruthian".
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Re: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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07/29/08 01:23 AM
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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: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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07/31/08 07:58 PM
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WTF is wrong w/ the Brewers PS?? 4 games, no wins. 0, -1, -8, -9...! 
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: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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The Cubs have been good for me so far... 4 wins for 20,30,30 and 29. Shut up... cuz they swept MY pitching staff! 
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: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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The Cubs have been good for me so far... 4 wins for 20,30,30 and 29. That last "29" may not stand up.... the ESPN site shows the ps gave up one earned run BUT the box score shows they gave up FOUR earned runs.
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Re: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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The Cubs have been good for me so far... 4 wins for 20,30,30 and 29. You must be CS' good luck charm! Now his Cubbies have pushed off the Brewers who were getting uncomfortably close in the standings. Or maybe he needs to be thanking JG for his jinx help. Oh wait, what am I saying??!! CS doesn't care about any of this! He's an Astros fan!! (Or Yankee fan...in case SB sees this.  ) I've been thinking about this a while now, and if by chance my boys don't make their incredible late-run comeback that I'm counting on (until we're mathematically out, by gosh!), and supposing it's still Chicago and Milwaukee fighting it out, I think I'd rather see the Cubs come out on top. I've developed a great distaste for Ryan Braun after seeing one too many of his arrogant home run rituals. Or maybe it's been just long enough since we've played Chicago for me to forget why I call them the Scrubs. 
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Re: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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Or maybe he needs to be thanking JG for his jinx help. Sad, but true... 
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: 2008 Baseball Challenge: Weekly Edition
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08/01/08 02:43 AM
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My powers only rely on my patented Anti-Jinx™... everything else gets cursed by the inherent Jinx of my previously-optimistic "mental decisions".  I've done the anti-Yanks thing on a day-to-day basis, and it's worked out!  ...but I can't actually pick them in a weekly game! ...or can I? Hmmmm....
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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