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Prince and Miguel can jog the bases after jacking 'em out of Comerica. ;)

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I'm looking forward to see how Ventura does this year for Chicago..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh4yNl6mVj4

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Can't do much worse than he did in the fight versus Old Man Nolan. :lr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HddrB7F66iM

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You call that a "fight":r

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One guy was in one. ;)

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Ventura was a "shoot the puck" contestant at the Hawks game I was at Tuesday night. He was better at baseball than he was at hockey....and fighting. :lr

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http://www.csnchicago.com/sportsnetC...on-ventura.htm

I don't know, we'll see what happens. He was a hell of a player, hell of a guy, maybe he can be a hell of a manager.

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Nolan maybe got his girly hands on him a few times:r

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Now if only he had Verlander, Scherzer, Cabrera, Fielder, Valverde, Avila and Delmon Young. ;)

Rather beat someone with girly hands than take a beating from them! :D

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Nah, we'll be fine with what we have. If we see any improvement from Rios, Bacon, and Dunn then we'll be there towards September.. Then things get interesting. I think the biggest thing is playing well as a team, and hopefully Robin can bring a good vibe to the Sox.

Also, did you jump ship to the Tigers Tom?

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Hoping Cespedes and/or Soler sign today. I'd imagine it will be soon if not today. Concepcion is close to signing from what I hear too.

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In 1967.

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Gotcha:r I always thought you were Cubs only. Which team do you root for in a Cubs/Tigers WS? Don't say both:D

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Grew up in Detroit, but Mom was from the North side of Chicago.

Even though I'd love to see the Cubs win a WS after 100+ years of misery, if they are playing Detroit, I gotta go with the Tigers.

Blackhawks - RedWings would be the exact opposite. :r

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I have an idea, let me know what you think Tom... Chicago really only needs one MLB team, so let's merge the Cubs with the Sox, dissolve bad contracts/managment, and consolidate the balance sheet and income statements. That would give the White Sox some serious cash for players:r:r Also, you would never have to worry about a Cubs-Tigers WS.

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And wasn't that good even then.

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Phillies sign Juan Pierre to a minor league deal. Another great move by the Phils.

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Juan can't field worth crap.. His speed is still there, and I know he's a team player and he always busts his a$$, I just cry whenever I see him in left for the Sox:r

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And have the Sox play at Wrigley? :noon

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I'm fine with that if this merger were to happen:D

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And bring back Dusty Baker?

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If you brought back Shoeless Joe, you might have something. :D

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If I build it, he will come?

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Dusty is fine.. Shoeless Joe comes though.

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Just got a text saying the Sox signed Kosuke Fukudome:gary

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The Twins have always been my team. Now, I don't really ever expect anything from them...because, well, you all probably know. They do alright every year, just never anything spectacular. We had Thome, he hit his 500th HR and then traded him. I believe he wanted to go, though?

This year we got Mastrionni from the Jays.

We're also processeing 18 year old Miguel Sano. This kid is just awesome. Last season he hit .292, slugged 20 home runs and drove in 59 runs.

Another reason we need him, Luke Hughes sprained his shoulder pretty badly.

Any other Twins fans? Or am I alone...as always hahahaha

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Thome hit his 500th for the White Sox, I was at the game:D
Thome had maybe 1 or 2 good years left in him after he left the Sox.

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My bad, all I remember is that it was a pretty landmark thing that happened right before or right after his departure.

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Yeah he hit #500 late in the 2007 season. It was a walk off too.. I had plans later in the evening so we were just about to get up and leave the park when he hit it. Glad we stayed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so9VX...eature=related

Thome hit #600 with the Twinkies, so maybe that's what you're thinking.

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TWINKIES?! :gary

That's the number I was looking for :tu

Must have not been thinking :sh

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So who's ready for Spring Training? First game for the Sox is March 5th vs. LA Dodgers.

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As ready as I'm gonna be for this year. At least on opening day, my Mets will be in first place. Won't be able to say that the rest of the year. :bh :bh

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Well I'm hoping for a full blown disaster in Detriot for my Sox to do anything:r

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Because I'm too lazy to look it up, how far did they move the fences in? Also, were they lowered any?

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The Mets are moving in portions of the outfield wall at Citi Field as much as 12feet and lowering the height of the home run line to 8 feet throughout the outfield. The outfield wall will become blue in 2012 concurrent with the Mets 50th Anniversary season. The home run line and distance markers will remain orange.

The Mets will erect a new wall in leftfield starting between the New Era and Caesars signs and angled to the Citi sign in left-centerfield (see renderings below). The new wall will be closer to home plate by approximately 4 feet in leftfield and up to approximately 12 feet in deep left-centerfield.

A new wall will start in right-centerfield and extend toward the bullpen, and be as much as approximately 11 feet closer to home plate. The fence in front of the Mo's Zone/Modell's Clubhouse will move in approximately 10 feet. The distances from home plate to centerfield and the foul poles in leftfield and rightfield will remain the same.

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Thanks for the info!:tu

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MLB Bans Gun From Appearing on Commemorative Houston Astros Uniform

:rolleyes:


http://www.theblaze.com/stories/mlb-...stros-uniform/

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Got a friend coming over for breakfast Sunday morning (Sat evening east coast US) to watch first game of spring training for the Jays. Hope to at least battle for a wild card this year :)

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LAME!!!


BTW, I heard Prince Fielder hit some 600+ ft bomb in BP. Yea it's only BP, but it still makes me :D

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and with that slugging line-up...look out!!...:r:r....but they still have Mike Pelfrey :noon....speaking of which...

Q: What is the difference between Mike Pelfrey and bowling icon Walter Ray Williams, Jr.?






wait for it...






A: Walter Ray Williams, Jr. knows how to throw a strike.

:r

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Ouch!! Keith is in mid season form. :r :r

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No worries folks, I'll be here all season!....Gotta keep you grounded Mac, don't want your high Mets expectations running away with you...:D

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Anyone see the "Perfect Club" commercial? JV did pretty well.

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This made me chuckle

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-bi...173610101.html

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How about those Rays!!!!! 4 against Verlander in the 9th

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Mets still in first place (tie) for another day. :D

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Rangers 4-1, Darvish and Feliz both got W's in their first outings as starters. The boomsticks are picking up where they left off.

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Unreal. JV was rolling a 1-hitter coming into the 9th. What a let down.

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:r

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That sucks, but what better opportunity than ever to have a uniform with Billy Dee Williams holding a 40 oz. Colt 45 right on the center!:banger