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Pureless
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Upton will hit 30 solo home runs.
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zappaisgod
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Re: Baseball thread [Re: Pureless]
#21015886 - 12/23/14 08:35 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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They certainly are.
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Finally happy days to be a Padres fan
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lol
The all black little league heroes are really a bunch of piece of shit cheaters
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It seemed like the entire city of Chicago turned up at the victory parade for the Jackie Robinson West Little League team, the kids from the South Side who had just completed an unlikely run to the United States championship. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who needed support in the black community, was there. Struggling Governor Pat Quinn, who was wearing a Jackie Robinson West shirt, was at the rally too. He was trying to ride these kids to re-election. It didn't work. Aldermen, state officials, appellate court judges, dignitaries of varying degrees, they all put in appearances. Jesse Jackson was there.
The celebration didn't end that August afternoon, either. It went on for weeks, then months. The kids headed to the White House to meet President Obama. Chicago sports teams had to get them to their stadiums for PR appearances. They went to Disney World. They made the rounds.
On Wednesday, they made the news.
The Jackie Robinson West team was stripped of its U.S. Little League title this morning, for using star players that lived in other teams' districts. They cheated. It seems almost inconceivable when you think back to this summer, when the celebrations were going on in this town. Back then, you noticed all those politicians and celebs, but they almost didn't matter. This was about Chicago, and they couldn't steal this moment from a city that really, really needed it.
I bought in back then. This town was celebrating neighborhood kids playing baseball, not politicians and celebrities. Those folks loomed over the moment from on high. But this was a bottom-up thing, about kids and purity. Chicagoans remember that feeling, and that celebration stands.
But now, the top-down stuff has taken over. According to Little League, the team's manager and officials re-drew district boundary lines and met with neighboring Little League districts to claim their players. Ignoring the rules, they created an all-star team, and then tried to cover it up.
In Chicago, people feel bad for the players today. But those kids still get to keep all the memories. Still got to play games on ESPN and meet the President. So what did they lose? Their innocence, that's what.
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elax420
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This just in:
Jackie Robinson West Little League Team Director of Operations
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zappaisgod
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The kids aren't the ones who cheated.
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Re: Baseball thread [Re: elax420]
#21262896 - 02/12/15 09:08 AM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Cheating happens all the time. In my day I remember playing against kids who had mustaches. No way were they 12 years old. And they were like 6 feet tall.
The kids still had the experiences with each other, and that will hopefully be enough.
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zappaisgod said: The kids aren't the ones who cheated.
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elax420
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Jack yo Self foo said: Cheating happens all the time. In my day I remember playing against kids who had mustaches. .
Nice.
Like that dominican pitcher who turned out to be like 17.
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zappaisgod
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Re: Baseball thread [Re: elax420]
#21263745 - 02/12/15 01:03 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Danny Almonte.
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Magicman69
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I'm calling the Mariners to go to the ALCS before the bandwagon begins.
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zappaisgod
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Right. I'll be sure to note it.
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Magicman69 said: I'm calling the Mariners to go to the ALCS before the bandwagon begins.
Reasoning?
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Bill_Oreilly
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Re: Baseball thread [Re: Ran-D]
#21264993 - 02/12/15 05:14 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ran-D said:
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Magicman69 said: I'm calling the Mariners to go to the ALCS before the bandwagon begins.
Reasoning?
beacause hes a seahawks fan 
or bandwagoner
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elax420
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Re: Baseball thread [Re: Ran-D]
#21266199 - 02/12/15 08:43 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Dude Magicman i haven’t seen a piece of seahawk merchandise since the bowl. it used to be an everyday occurrence 
Zap, you got any predictions? You seem to know your shit about baseball.
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zappaisgod
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Re: Baseball thread [Re: elax420]
#21268995 - 02/13/15 01:19 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Haven't really thought about it yet. Deals yet to be made and I haven't kept up with the signings. I gotta see rosters. You might also note that I make a lot fewer predictions than most people here, especially the football fans. They do tend to run their mouths an awful lot.
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zappaisgod
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I will make one prediction, though
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Magicman69 said: I'm calling the Mariners to go to the ALCS before the bandwagon begins.
No.
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elax420
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zappaisgod said: You might also note that I make a lot fewer predictions than most people here, especially the football fans. They do tend to run their mouths an awful lot.
I think the more seasons you have on you the amount of times you see some unexplainable fluke shit happen starts to get to ya. Im getting to the point where i dont make many predictions.
Im just such a rook to baseball that i need storylines to watch for.
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zappaisgod
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Re: Baseball thread [Re: elax420]
#21269778 - 02/13/15 05:06 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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elax420 said:
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zappaisgod said: You might also note that I make a lot fewer predictions than most people here, especially the football fans. They do tend to run their mouths an awful lot.
I think the more seasons you have on you the amount of times you see some unexplainable fluke shit happen starts to get to ya. Im getting to the point where i dont make many predictions.
Im just such a rook to baseball that i need storylines to watch for.
The more times you have had to eat your shit the less times you spew shit.
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Re: Baseball thread [Re: Ran-D]
#21274320 - 02/14/15 06:36 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ran-D said:
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Magicman69 said: I'm calling the Mariners to go to the ALCS before the bandwagon begins.
Reasoning?
Robinson Cano - Tops 2nd baseman Kyle Seager - Tops 3rd baseman Nelson Cruz (give me 30HRs, we'll see) Dustin Ackley (if he can give a full season) SS battle between Miller and Taylor? ( I think Taylor might be better)
James Jones, speedy as could be.
If only Zunino and Miller can strike out half as often..
Starting pitching and bullpen one of the best in the game right now.
Felix, Iwakuma, Walker, Paxton, Elias, Medina, Furbush, Wilhelmsen..
I don't know that i'd say ALCS quite yet but i am big time excited, it's been a long strange trip being a Mariner fan the past decade and i've never been more excited.
Stinks we had to let Saunders go, just couldnt stay healthy (as a Mariner.) Watch him thrive in Toronto, keep an eye on those ....B-jays..
Too bad Franklin Gui..tier...ez could not stay healthy, wonder where he went.
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