One week until baseball season begins!

[flvegan]

Okay, technically there are two games on Sunday, but the "season" kicks off next Monday.

Next Monday, when the Boston Red Sox start their march towards another World Series victory.

[Bertha Venation]

1. They'd have to roll over the Angels to do that . . .

and that ain't happenin'. O8)

[MissMillie]

20. well... I'm not worried

:)

[Bertha Venation]

95. Ain't it great to be loyal?

:bounce:

[BeachBaby]

2. "...when the Boston Red Sox start their march towards another World Series victory"

Dream much? :hide:

[TZ]

4. memory issues

I think the florida sun has gotten to him and he's forgotten just whom won their division last year..Tampa Bay Rays! Thats who I'm rooting for in the East this year. Go Rays!

[BeachBaby]

6. WTF????

This is about Pat, isn't it. You are walking away from my beloved Phils - just like he did. :cry:

[TZ]

8. Oh no.

Just dislike the Yanks, Sox, and O's so...its a no brainer for me...But yes I love me some Pat Burrell...BTW, I *might* be seeing the Phillies play the Reds in Cincinnati with my Dad in May...:)

[flvegan]

13. Like your Fillies are going to repeat?

:eyes:

[BeachBaby]

43. Yup.

[SoxFan]

32. Best pitching staff in baseball

The Sox #7 starter is an eight time All-Star!

[flvegan]

45. w00t! Our pitching staff is solid.

[Broken_Hero]

3. The Mariners quest

for domination starts pretty soon...read it here folks, Ichiro will hit for 18 homers, 55 steals, hit for .333, and have about say...hmm, 255 hits.

And he will lead my team, to a WS crown....


(I can dream can't I?)

[siligut]

12. Isn’t it great having Ken Griffey, Jr. back?

He has such a positive presence!

[SeattleGirl]

14. Sure is!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Broken_Hero]

37. Thats very true,

I admit, having him back...is kinda nice, I just hope he doesn't get hurt, but "getting hurt" is his middle name.

I hope he at least sniffs 100rbi's, and 20plus homers....I'm sure the first home game, when he hits the field, Safeco will go, nuts....:D

[sasquatch]

53. I wish he would've finished his career as a Redleg, but it wasn't meant to be

[siligut]

60. He is so near and dear to Mariner fans.

We loved his dad and we love him. His ready smile is a bright spot on a dreary, wet day when they have to close the roof at Safeco.

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. The season can't start soon enough!

:bounce: It's been a loooooooong winter

[bicentennial_baby]

7. And my secret boyfriend will be pitching!

:bounce:

[MissMillie]

11. heh heh

[bicentennial_baby]

15. Ha!

I want to have his babies. :D

[Blue_Tires]

42. So Beckett is a full-fledged member of the KKKKKKKKK?

explains a lot...

[EastTennesseeDem]

9. Sorry, but you'd have to roll over the Cardinals and their epic bullpen

of Ryan Franklin, Josh Kinney, Kyle McClellan, Trever Miller, Jason Motte, Chris Perez, and Brad Thompson.

Ugh. I wonder how many saves we'll blow this year.

[Magrittes Pipe]

16. "I wonder how many saves we'll blow this year."

Quite possibly all of them. :patriot:




Go Brewers! ;)

[EastTennesseeDem]

22. I was actually at a Cards/Brewers series last year

Game 1: Franklin blows save
Game 2: Franklin blows save
Game 3: Bullpen blows game

They were in the Wild Card lead (Brewers in second) until that catastrophic series.

[GOPisEvil]

91. Who, who, who, who, who, who and who?

Oh good lord, we're fucked.

Nice going DeWitt - do I have to remind you again, you own the SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS, not the St. Louis Browns like your dad did. Quit being a damn cheapskate. If Albert leaves because of your penny-pinching, you will be freaking HATED.

[EastTennesseeDem]

93. One decent arm.

Seriously, that's all the Cardinals needed to contend. And our best acquisition was Dennys freaking Reyes? I agree about DeWitt. Completely blew it.

[MrCoffee]

10. Go Stros!

Another year of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!

[LynneSin]

17. One month until Reds are stastically eliminated from the playoffs

and yet I still cheer them on

[MissMillie]

18. LOL

:spray:

[TZ]

19. It will be a race between the Reds Nats and Pirates...

To see who can be out of the running earliest!;)

[flvegan]

23. The Nationals are already out.

Don't be absurd.

[flvegan]

21. Could be worse...you could be a Cubs fan.

100 years is a long, long drought.

[jobycom]

24. And about six months until people start watching the games.

[TZ]

25. Hey now!

I might be GOING to three games in the next couple of months..Nats, Reds and maybe Phillies...

[jobycom]

28. Oh, well that's different. Going to games is fun, I meant watching them religiously

following your team every night on tv or the radio. People get really serious about that when the playoff chases begin. Not that I would know--I'm a Rangers' fan, so I'm not sure what a playoff chase looks like.

[Ishoutandscream2]

26. This is great. Once again, overlook the best, athletic team in the Al

and perhaps baseball. Keep the Rays under the radar, ya'll. See ya in October.

[flvegan]

27. As my local team, I'd still win.

Not overlooking, expressing preference. I also don't think that the Rays are under any radar anymore.

[Ishoutandscream2]

33. Wasn't really just talking to you

It just amazes me that the baseball world doesn't mention too much about the Rays this year. It's the same ol stuff - the Yankees sign every damned free agent known to man, and the press and public salivate. The Yankees remind me so much of my Dallas Cowboys - they can accumulate talent, but they don't have the chemistry.

[KamaAina]

38. Trouble is, the other teams won't be

'Til now, a series with the Rays has meant the better part of a week to rest your guys up, get your rotation in order, take a look at some of your bench players, etc. Now everyone's gonna be gunning for 'em. That's what makes it so tough to repeat.

Alas, that role will now be filled by the once-proud O's. :(

[SoxFan]

40. Hey, a year ago I said they were the sleeper

I said that they would finish second to the Red Sox and ahead of the Yankees and the overrated Blue Jays. I think that it's going to be the Sox and Rays again this year. The Yankees look like those Sox teams from the mid 1990s, with crummy back of the rotation pitching and fading position players.

[tigereye]

29. yes, another year of crying over the PIrates...

what fools these mortals be... :cry: And dammit, we will still keep buying tickets, like Sisyphis rolling the stone up the hill...

[Ishoutandscream2]

34. But you have a beautiful ballpark

The views are absolutely stunning. Maybe you guys can get something going this year. Who knows. We're all tied for first right now.

[tigereye]

41. it is lovely and a nice place to see them play, this is true.

There is always hope.

[lost-in-nj]

30. Two words for ya

Sabathia
and

Texeira


'nuff said


lost



:yoiks: :yoiks:

[flvegan]

31. The Wankees?

:eyes:

[SoxFan]

35. Get back to us in August

Sabathia is a Bartolo Colon waiting to happen, and Burnett can't go three weeks without ending up on the disabled list. Aside from Texiera, most of the lineup is aging rapidly. Jeter, Damon, Posada, and Matsui are not what they were even three or four years ago.

Boston and Tampa Bay have deeper pitching staffs, which is going to be critical down the stretch.

[lost-in-nj]

54. going to see Tampa Bay v Yankees

in April...

at Tampa
real game not this spring training stuff......

lost

[Blue_Tires]

50. one word: propaganda

[charlie and algernon]

36. pfft, the Marlins are due for their 3rd World Series win

1st win - 1997 (5 years after creation)
2nd win - 2003 (6 years)


It's been 6 years, so we're right on schedule for our 3rd.

[Ishoutandscream2]

46. Once again, a young and very talented club

Must be something in the water down there. The Marlins always seem to get things right, blow it up, and start all over again. It's amazing how they have done it.

[charlie and algernon]

47. it really tests your nerves, that f*ing "strategy"

:eyes:

I really thought after 2003 it'd be different since they got Carlos Delgado and Paul Loduca and DIDN'T trade away Cabrera or Willis. but then things fell apart, players got hurt, Miggy's ego got to big and he fought with McKeon and the firesale was on.

[madinmaryland]

39. How about them PIRATES!!1!!

:woohoo:

They are still in contention!!

[TZ]

44. PSST....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8650320&mesg_id=8650425

Did you hear that President Obama is throwing out the first pitch at the Nats home opener?

[nickgutierrez]

48. The Sawks begin their relentless march toward 3rd place in the East!

:hide:

[TZ]

49. !

:thumbsup: :rofl:

[flvegan]

51. I can see folks falling for the Rays to do it again, okay.

But the Yankees? Blue Jays? Orioles? :rofl:

[nickgutierrez]

56. You laugh now...

...but when the mighty Yankees sit atop the AL East at the end of the season, you'll know I was right all along. Your boys are getting old, fast, and the Yanks shed a lot of dead weight this offseason.

Ok, so we also picked up Sabathia, who is a lot of live weight, but he'll pull his fair share.

[SoxFan]

92. When Bartolo, er, CC is on the DL...

then get back to us. Thin pitching staff, aging lineup. This is a team that looks a lot like the lousy Sox teams from the Hobson/Kennedy era. Fading big names, lousy back end of the rotation, and a depleted farm system.

The Sox? John Smoltz is their freakin'#7 starter! You've got a fierce 1-2-3 with Beckett, Lester, and Matsuzaka, then Wakefield, Penny, Bard, and Buchholz, with Justin Masterson available as either a starter or reliever. Papelbon is a lights-out closer, and Okajima and Delcarmen are excellent set-up guys.

The only real trouble spot is at catcher, where Tek is clearly at the end of his run and neither George Kottaras or Dusty Brown look like long-term solutions.

[sasquatch]

52. And next monday is when the Nationals begin their march towards complete failure

:D

[TZ]

57. joined by your Reds...

:P

[sasquatch]

59. Hey, at least we're better than you, Snyder

:P

[flvegan]

58. Here's to another .333 season!

:rofl:

[CBR]

55. Phillies for the repeat!!!!

[BeachBaby]

61. FINALLY - someone speaks the truth!

:thumbsup:

[old mark]

62. Till they stumble over the Phillies....

WORLD FUCKIN' CHAMPIONS!!!!

mark:rofl:

[BeachBaby]

63. OMFG!!!!!

ROTFLMAO!!!! Would you believe that I watched that AGAIN on Saturday night (via YouTube)? My brother was hanging out with me, and he and I watched it - and laughed our asses off, as if it was the first time we saw it. That's probably the 50th time I've watched that. It's truly a Philly classic.

Bravo, Chase - and props to Jayson, for adding some flavor to Chase's joy. :7

[flvegan]

64. I'm glad you're finding a crew of lunatics to root with you.

:P

[BeachBaby]

71. It's never too late to hop on board the Phillies train!

C'mon! You know you want to - the truth shall set you free!

[flvegan]

72. Oh brother.

:eyes:

[BeachBaby]

73. Hahaha!!!!

OMG - I'm laughing so hard, I'm literally crying from your reply!

Thanks. :hug:

[old mark]

65. Best fuckin' team

in fuckin baseball, ya know?

This year, too!

:toast:



mark

[BeachBaby]

66. I will miss Pat. BIGTIME.

But hell - how could someone NOT want to be a part of THIS team's fan base? Even if you don't like baseball, the Phillies have been dubbed "The Sexiest Team in the MLB". Everybody wins! :7

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YntY1kyKo4o/ScD1w6qm3II/AAAAAAAAHKk/NDFC77Oo4n0/s320/rollins,+utley,+and+howard.jpg

:toast:

[TZ]

67. Hubba!

And thats why I REALLY want to go to a game in Philly this year....:)

[BeachBaby]

68. One name. Jayson Werth.

***fanning myself*** :P

[CBR]

69. I gotta go with Shane V.!!

[BeachBaby]

70. I hear ya.

That's the beauty of the Phils. They're all freakin hot! :7

[BeachBaby]

74. Dare I say this, but....

I think that Jayson has the Eye of the Tiger. :hide:

[flvegan]

75. All you Phillies Phreaks should get a room.

:puke: :puke:

[BeachBaby]

76. Jealousy doesn't become you, babe.

:hide:

[flvegan]

80. It's not jealousy.

Red Sox Nation doesn't know what jealousy is.

[CBR]

77. As long as Shane, Chase and Jayson are there...

:loveya:

[BeachBaby]

In Jesus' name, amen.

:thumbsup:

[old mark]

82. BB, we need some sort of Phillies fan group here...

Waddya t'ink?

mark (FWIW, I live near Reading, about 10 minutes from Reading Phillies Stadium.)

[BeachBaby]

85. Brilliant idea!

Even more brilliant is that you came up with this idea in Vegan Boy's thread! :rofl: :hi:

[old mark]

87. I knew he wouldn't mind.

Fuckin' Boston.....




:puke:



mark

[TZ]

79. pretty funny

coming from a member of "sox nation" kinda sounds like America's team....:P

[crazyjoe]

78. nothing better than opening day at fenway!!

[flvegan]

81. Aha! Welcome to DU!

[BeachBaby]

83. Oh brother.

:eyes:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

84. Go Phillies! Go Athletics!

Line drive base hit right center field, here comes the throw to the bag at second...

Buy me some peanuts and crackerjack. Root root root. :)

[BeachBaby]

86. Woot!

:woohoo: :hi: :hug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

88. Hey BB!

:hi: :hug:

It's in the blood.

My uncle Ross worked spring trainings for both teams, and ran the Phillies ticket office from the mid 60's until the early 80's.

Dick Allen and Tony Taylor considered him a second father.

I have every Mike Schmidt card Topps, Fleer, Donruss and Upper Deck ever printed.

I also do the best Harry Kalas impression you've never heard.

:taunt: ;)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

89. Hells to the YES.

Sox all the way.

[flvegan]

90. There she is!

Go Sox!

[GOPisEvil]

94. See you at Safeco!!

Well, for 6 games anyway. :)