NSJ wrote:
Good luck to your team today.
What if my team is the Diamondbacks (-105) today? Do you still wish them good luck?
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:42 pm ] |
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...or opening day. Depending on how you feel about it. I got a wire from Toots Shor in Anahiem before the game. It said, "Good luck, Jim. I hope you pitch often and win many games." Who says Toots never talks to has beens? Actually, I don’t know Toots that well. I’ve been in his place a few times and once when I was going bad he told me my whole problem was that I was striding three inches too far and if I just shortened up on the stride by those three inches everything would be fine. I was so desperate I actually tried it. It didn’t help. Everyone works out pregame nervousness in his own way. Tommy Davis was standing in the middle of the clubhouse taking a hitting stance with no bat in his hands, anticipating the pitching, striding into it, checking his swing, and then going back and doing it all over again. It reminded me of a guy going over his notes just before a final exam knowing all the time that it wasn’t going to do any good. If you don’t have it by now, Tommy, you’re never going to. There was a lot of grousing about th uniforms. It isn’t only that they don’t fit (no baseball uniforms fit, possibly because you are carefully measured for them). Its thats they’re so gaudy. I guess thats because we’re the Pilots and we have to have captain’s uniforms. They have stripes on the sleeves, scrambled eggs on the peak of the cap, and blue socks with yellow stripes. Also, there are blue and yellow stripes down the sides of the pants. We look like goddam clowns. There only worse looking uniforms are the ones they wear in Vancouver. Naturally, we won our first game. Beat the Angels 4-3. Mike Hegan hit the first home run for the Pilots and Joe Schultz, jumping up and down in the dugout, clapped his hands and actually yelled, "Hurray for our team." When we came into the clubhouse, all of us yelling and screaming like a bunch of high school kids, Joe Schultz said, "Stomp on ’em. That-a-way to stomp on ’em. Kick ’em when they’re down. Shitfuck. Fuckshit. Now go out and pound the ol’ Budweiser and stomp ’em tommorow. Stomp ’em good." Already we’re better than the Mets. -Jim Bouton, Ball Four pp. 103-4 |
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| Author: | sportsfan [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:47 am ] |
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One of my favorite days of the year. I can remember sneaking a transistor radio into class with a mono ear piece that I would run down my sleeve so I could listen to Opening Day in Cincinnati. Good luck to your team today. |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:16 am ] |
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I took the day off just to watch some games, woohooo Though it looks like the Cubs/sox openers might get soaked.. |
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| Author: | spanky [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:20 am ] |
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NSJ wrote: Good luck to your team today. What if my team is the Diamondbacks (-105) today? Do you still wish them good luck?
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| Author: | sportsfan [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:55 am ] |
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spanky wrote: NSJ wrote: Good luck to your team today. What if my team is the Diamondbacks (-105) today? Do you still wish them good luck? Against Harang? Yes, they'll need all the luck they can get.
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:37 pm ] |
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I might rename today Kosuke Fukudome Day if this game ends right. What a minute... I'm a Tribe fan... nevermind. Are you sure WGN doesn't use some mind control "Subliminal Suggestion" in their broadcast? |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:16 pm ] |
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My_name_1s_MUD wrote: I might rename today Kosuke Fukudome Day if this game ends right.
Praise be to Craig Counsell then. |
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| Author: | buckeyejake [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:21 pm ] |
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My_name_1s_MUD wrote: I might rename today Kosuke Fukudome Day if this game ends right.
What a minute... I'm a Tribe fan... nevermind. Are you sure WGN doesn't use some mind control "Subliminal Suggestion" in their broadcast? possibly, im a sox fan but when fukudome hit the homerun i got all gitty and happy for some reason. |
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| Author: | murphyslaw [ Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:14 pm ] |
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The day didn't end right, but Fukodome day sounds fitting, man what an opening day for him. lets go CUBBIES! |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
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| Author: | Free Ajent [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Looking forward to this 
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Free Ajent wrote: Looking forward to this Should be a good day. Cubs are on and sox are playing one of my local market teams so go Indians. I need to get some beverages though and I just don't know what to get. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Screw the Cubs and screw Ohio. |
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Have another burger schilling. God damn have you aged. |
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| Author: | Free Ajent [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Urlacher's missing neck wrote: Have another burger schilling. God damn have you aged. Ya he is putting on the #'s and the bags under those eyes don't help |
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Free Ajent wrote: Urlacher's missing neck wrote: Have another burger schilling. God damn have you aged. Ya he is putting on the #'s and the bags under those eyes don't help then they show orel who is older and looks great |
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| Author: | Free Ajent [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Urlacher's missing neck wrote: Free Ajent wrote: Urlacher's missing neck wrote: Have another burger schilling. God damn have you aged. Ya he is putting on the #'s and the bags under those eyes don't help then they show orel who is older and looks great Give me Oral over a Schilling anytime of the day 
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| Author: | chaspoppcap [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
I remember skipping school on opening day and going down to the park, no tix but just to be around the energy. Nothing feels like opening day at the park. I will be tuned in tomorrow to watch it as usual. When I worked at the CBOT it was the second hardest day to get off( Cubs home opener,Sox was easy compared.) Frank:  Why so Serious? |
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
This game is going to be a 4 hr marathon. 105 pitch count to open the season for your ace? How the hell much did espn pay their favorite 2 teams? |
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
God bless america. Give it a fucking rest already. |
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| Author: | Free Ajent [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:29 pm ] |
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Urlacher's missing neck wrote: God bless america. Give it a fucking rest already. Hell if you think that was bad try this Neil Diamond shit that is on now WTF!! WHYYYYYY 
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| Author: | newper [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Nice to see Neil Diamond cash a five (or large four) figure check to do a Sweet Caroline. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Steven Tyler, Neil Diamond, theyre working their way up in age. Im thinking Abe Vigoda with "Hello My Baby" in the 9th. UMN you need to just accept the USA FUCK YA! stuff. Why let it bother you? |
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| Author: | Free Ajent [ Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
rogers park bryan wrote: Steven Tyler, Neil Diamond, theyre working their way up in age. Im thinking Abe Vigoda with "Hello My Baby" in the 9th. UMN you need to just accept the USA FUCK YA! stuff. Why let it bother you? OK U.S.A!!!!!!!!!! 
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Didn't take Pujols long to go yard. |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Pujols 2 bombs already. Going to be another long year for NL pitchers...
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Harvey, IL's own Garrett Jones went yard twice as well. Maybe he is for real. Dude had 20 bombs in only 300 AB's last yr. |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Apologist wrote: Pujols 2 bombs already. Going to be another long year for NL pitchers... Do opposing pitchers still pitch to Albert if he keeps this up or do opposing pitchers start walking Pujols like they used to do, dare may I say Barry Bonds? |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
They pitch around him. Albert's eye is just so good. And they have Holliday and Ludwick behind him. |
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Opening Day |
Apologist wrote: They pitch around him. Albert's eye is just so good. And they have Holliday and Ludwick behind him. Don't forget about Rasmus. He is going to have a break out year. |
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