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Paelos
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Honestly, why let it get you down? It's entertainment. I was gloriously entertained when Sammy Sosa, McGuire and Bonds were swatting balls left and right, and so was the whole country. Hell, half the league was juicing then so it was at least a level playing field. A lot of "good guys" do bad stuff in secret. I was a bit taken aback when Raphy was caught, but it didn't truly surprise me.
I'm not that jaded yet. I'm jaded about so many other things, but not that. It's a part of my childhood I refuse to let go. |
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I wouldn't consider myself jaded. I just don't really care about the steroids or other performance enhancing drugs. Primarily because it's not a new phenomenon. People have always cheated. It's just a matter of who gets caught.
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I love it.
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Opening day is tomorrow!  I picked up the San Jose Giants (local class A minor league team) 'Bonus Book' ticket package for $40 on a half off Living Social deal. 10 tickets I can use for any game, plus another family weekend pass thing. Hell of a deal, and minor league baseball is awesome. Hopefully they pick good beer batters this year. |
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Paelos
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Ingmar predicts Braves to lead MLB in infield errors!
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Paelos
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Ingmar predicts Braves to lead MLB in infield errors!
Paelos predicts the Giants to lead the league in stoners! |
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Has anyone ever gone deep in their first at bat of the season in their first two seasons before? Until now I mean.
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Paelos
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Has anyone ever gone deep in their first at bat of the season in their first two seasons before? Until now I mean.
Haha, not sure, but it was awesome! |
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Ah, recently enough I should have remembered it, even. I always have a hard time thinking of veteran Japanese players as rookies, though.
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stu
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Matt Holliday out 4-6 weeks after appendectomy! Cards are having a rough one of it lately.
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Dear Diary,
Jackpot!
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stu
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OMG Rangers first play of season: C'Mon Man! nyuk nyuk nyuk
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Dear Diary,
Jackpot!
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I am officially on the ledge over the Giants already.
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Paelos
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I am officially on the ledge over the Giants already.
You have a tough draw in the first half of April. I would only panic if you don't have more than 5 wins by the 18th. |
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Don't try to talk him down, on the ledge about a sports team he roots for is his natural habitat.
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God Save the Horn Players
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Paelos
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Don't try to talk him down, on the ledge about a sports team he roots for is his natural habitat.
You play my team in two weeks when I'm out of tax season. There will be shit talking one way or the other. Be prepared! |
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I think someone replaced our infield defense with yours. (Although at least there were no errors today.)
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If that's possible, I'd like to swap the Angels bullpen with someone. Free Scott Kazmir with transaction.
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"Point being, they can't make everyone happy, so I hope they pick me." - Ingmar"OH MY GOD WE'RE SURROUNDED SEND FOR BACKUP DIG IN DEFENSIVE POSITIONS MAN YOUR NECKBEARDS" - tgr
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Good god Texas is loaded with bats. M's have kept them from really going apeshit (unlike the Sox HA), but still can't beat them. King Felix today might be our only chance. God that kid can pitch.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
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Paelos
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Jurrjens is back on the DL again, so that means the Braves are forced to bring up Mike Minor from the Minors. It would be a steal if he gets a win against the Brew Crew on the road. I'm not holding my breathe.
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What the fuck is wrong with Boston. Wow. 0-6 is going to sting.
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Paelos
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What the fuck is wrong with Boston. Wow. 0-6 is going to sting.
Getting shut out by the Indians. Yikes. |
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stu
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Tomorrow, Lackey pitches for Boston. I'm still kinda shocked he's the number two man in the rotation. Should be interesting.
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Dear Diary,
Jackpot!
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I hope Boston loses every game they play...except against the Yankees. I was a Boston fan growing up (they were my second love after the dreadful Mariners), but all the bandwagon fans in addition to the general douchebagginess of their local fans have made me turn on them. Sorry Yaz =(
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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I don't harbor any particular affection for the Red Sox, although I typically like Boston teams- Celtics, Pats, Bruins. I can't really claim allegiance to any baseball team. I grew up close to the Reds and always liked Cleveland even though they were terrible when I was a kid. Any bandwagon fans can be highly irritating. I dislike the Cowboys for the same reasons.
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stu
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Things have definitely changed, although the fans have actually gotten better in some ways and worse in others. I remember as a kid, seeing drunken fist fights in the stands used to be kind of a side show at games, which isn't good. Those people have been priced out of seats. On the other hand, the seats are fucking expensive and nobody likes the fair-weather fans who hang out now. Plus, I remember hearing about the grinder vendors on Yawkey Way getting pushed out by Sox management which made me lose some interest in going back. I'm not even sure how things are done there now.
It's much cheaper for my family to travel to (plush) Camden Yards to watch the Sox rather than crossing the state line into Boston for a weekend.
OTOH, I now live in Miami. If the baseball atmosphere in this city could be expressed as WAR, it would something around -25.5 or worse.
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Dear Diary,
Jackpot!
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Paelos
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Looks like "Manny being Manny" means running like a childish douchebag when you fail your 2nd drug test in the post-steroids witchhunt.
Good riddance.
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That's all "Manny being Manny" ever meant. I hate that guy.
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HaemishM
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Yeah, good luck living in obscurity, Manny. Your ass ain't never getting in the Hall of Fame.
What a shithead.
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Yep, Mariners are at least as shitty as I expected. Possibly shittier. Always nice to give up on the season before April is ten days old. They will never amount to shit until Howard Lincoln and Chuck Armstrong die (since the stupid fucks won't retire).
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Sjofn
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The Giants are being all ... Giant-y.
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I need a good bandwagon team to root for. Maybe I'll pull for the Orioles this year....
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