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post #481 of 1171
6/11/09 at 6:23am
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Manny just bein' Manny.

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Those funky bobbleheads are, again, part of the charm of minor-league baseball.

I SO want one of those Henry Hudson bobbleheads! Scott, you DO realize it is the quadricentennial of the sailing of the Half Moon, right?!? Get in the SPIRIT, man!
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post #482 of 1171
6/11/09 at 7:30am

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Mark and Mike,

You both lost me -- when did Papelbon become Manny?
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post #483 of 1171
6/11/09 at 8:35am

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^^ OK, now I'M lost
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post #484 of 1171
6/11/09 at 8:45am
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I thought Mark might have been referring to Delcarmen. But I screwed up and didn't realize that Delcarmen didn't pitch last night....it was Tuesday night.

Color me lost and confused, too.

Do over?
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post #485 of 1171
6/11/09 at 8:56am

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LOL, color me TOTALLY embarrassed - I was talking about Ramirez (Ramon, that is)...My fingers have Manny on my mind.

Maybe I shouldn't post while the muscle relaxers are kicking in. LOL
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post #486 of 1171
6/11/09 at 8:59am
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Oh man...I LOVE muscle relaxers...
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post #487 of 1171
6/11/09 at 9:17am

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I remember Holyoke Millers games 25-30 years ago. AA squad for the Brewers.

There are a couple of minor-league teams around here (and, of course, spring training). I should take Junior one of these days.
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post #488 of 1171
6/11/09 at 10:01am

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i guess you could look at it this way:
Yankees are 34-18 against non Red Sox teams
Red Sox are 28-24 against non-Yankees teams
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post #489 of 1171
6/11/09 at 10:50am

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^^ All I care about right now is that my annoying NY friends can't say shit to me right now!!
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post #490 of 1171
6/11/09 at 10:55am

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Did anyone watch the espn game sunday night, phils/dodgers.

they were showing video of Manny Ramirez working out, Steve Phillips was
going on about how we never see what Manny looks like because he always wears baggy clothes.
but during the work out you could see his arms and how big they were.
Phillips was gushing over Manny's size.

he seemed to forget that Manny is on suspension for using
physical enhancing items.
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post #491 of 1171
6/11/09 at 10:56am
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Originally Posted by MarkHastings
^^ All I care about right now is that my annoying NY friends can't say shit to me right now!!

You've got friends?!?


j/k


There is a definite upside to what you say, Mark (although, for me, I've got to substitute "yankee fan friends" where you've got "NY friends."
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post #492 of 1171
6/11/09 at 10:58am

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Originally Posted by TonyD
Did anyone watch the espn game sunday night, phils/dodgers.

they were showing video of Manny Ramirez working out, Steve Phillips was
going on about how we never see what Manny looks like because he always wears baggy clothes.
but during the work out you could see his arms and how big they were.
Phillips was gushing over Manny's size.

he seemed to forget that Manny is on suspension for using
physical enhancing items.


But does Manny have "the calmest eyes of any man" Phillips has ever seen?
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post #493 of 1171
6/11/09 at 10:58am
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Tony: I did not see the Sunday night game...but us Red Sox fans have seen Manny for years in his UnderArmour, etc (spring training, post game, etc.). He is ripped beyond belief.

There are some casual fans who actually think he's fat.

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Originally Posted by Jeff Gatie
But does Manny have "the calmest eyes of any man" Phillips has ever seen?


I came thisclose to making a "calm eyes" joke!
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post #494 of 1171
6/11/09 at 11:00am

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does Phillips say that?
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post #495 of 1171
6/11/09 at 11:07am

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Originally Posted by TonyD


does Phillips say that?

No, that quote is McCarver talking about Derek Jeter before the ALCS in 2004. The man-love he has for Jeter is downright embarrassing.
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post #496 of 1171
6/11/09 at 12:19pm

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Mark and Mike,

Okay, thanks for clearing that up. I thought there was a veiled Papelbon joke in there (as he did pitch last night); come to find out it had nothing to do with him or the 'other' Ramirez.
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post #497 of 1171
6/11/09 at 1:07pm

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...and you'd think without Manny Ramirez, I'd be able to get my Ramon Ramirez's and Manny Delcarmen's straight!
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post #498 of 1171
6/11/09 at 1:23pm

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^^^

So when is Ramon DelCarmen's next stint in relief?
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post #499 of 1171
6/11/09 at 1:42pm

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I thought he moved to LA?
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post #500 of 1171
6/11/09 at 7:03pm
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Originally Posted by Ockeghem
So when is Ramon DelCarmen's next stint in relief?


And, don't forget: Ramon spelled backwards is...

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post #501 of 1171
6/11/09 at 7:21pm

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Mr. Garcia and Mrs. Para would know.
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post #502 of 1171
6/11/09 at 8:27pm

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Holy Jeez, Raul Ibanez
21 homers and 58 rbi's

beats the Mets with a 3 run dinger tonight.
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post #503 of 1171
6/11/09 at 9:08pm

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That was some bottom of the eighth inning for the Red Sox tonight. I thought they were dead in the water, the way Sabathia was pitching. But three runs later, they have the lead (4-3), and Papelbon has a 1-2-3 top of the ninth to nail it down for ... Saito?

Penny pitched fairly well (he didn't give up any runs in six innings). But he was a bit shaky in places. Sabathia, on the other hand, was really good from about the third inning onward, his only mistake coming at the hands of Ortiz an inning earlier. His control got better, and he really seemed to be settling into quite a nice groove. Thank goodness for Green, Bay, Pedroia, and Drew. And Papi had another home run (an opposite field smash), which was good to see.
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post #504 of 1171
6/11/09 at 9:17pm

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
And, don't forget: Ramon spelled backwards is...
True enough.

And if you take the R off of Ramon's name (as in 'trade it away' = Ruth), and replace it with D as in Bucky Dent, you get Damon, as in....
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post #505 of 1171
6/11/09 at 10:15pm
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Originally Posted by Ockeghem
And Papi had another home run (an opposite field smash), which was good to see.

A lot of announcers seem to think it's good that Ortiz is hitting the ball to left and left-center. Frankly, in this particular slump, I'm not taking great comfort in that. To me, it just seems like he's late on everything.

I just think he is slowly getting his confidence back. And, he is above the Mendoza line at .203 tonight.
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post #506 of 1171
6/12/09 at 12:17am

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As much as I disagree with any use of PED's, and do not think what Manny Ramirez did is okay.... And being that I'm a huge Yankees fan and hated him while he was with the Red Sox absolutely killing us each night.... I miss being able to watch him hit. The guy, PED's or not, has one of the best swings I've ever seen. I don't think that any type of supplement or steroid or PED can help you mechanically hit a baseball with any type of consistency, only hard work and muscle memory type drills can produce that - and his swing is pretty much flawless. Just watching his swing you can tell how hard the guy has worked at his craft. Again, I don't agree with the substances he's been caught ingesting, but the guy can swing it.
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post #507 of 1171
6/12/09 at 5:42am

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Originally Posted by TonyD
Holy Jeez, Raul Ibanez
21 homers and 58 rbi's

beats the Mets with a 3 run dinger tonight.

I know, just unbelievable. Glad to see them take 2 out of 3 at Citi Field. Now only hoping they can improve their play at home.

Also, a major coincidence today - Tigers play the Pirates, and Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Red Wings and Penguins.
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post #508 of 1171
6/12/09 at 6:21am
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Originally Posted by babybubs
As much as I disagree with any use of PED's, and do not think what Manny Ramirez did is okay.... And being that I'm a huge Yankees fan and hated him while he was with the Red Sox absolutely killing us each night.... I miss being able to watch him hit. The guy, PED's or not, has one of the best swings I've ever seen. I don't think that any type of supplement or steroid or PED can help you mechanically hit a baseball with any type of consistency, only hard work and muscle memory type drills can produce that - and his swing is pretty much flawless. Just watching his swing you can tell how hard the guy has worked at his craft. Again, I don't agree with the substances he's been caught ingesting, but the guy can swing it.

And the one thing about Manny...

Even though suspended for 50 games, you can be sure he's taking hundreds of swings each day...keeping his skill honed. He'll be ready to hit when he steps back onto the field.
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post #509 of 1171
6/12/09 at 6:36am

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
And the one thing about Manny...

Even though suspended for 50 games, you can be sure he's taking hundreds of swings each day...keeping his skill honed. He'll be ready to hit when he steps back onto the field.
And hopefully he'll become mired in a slump so bad that it will make Papi's slump look like a triple crown performance by comparison.
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post #510 of 1171
6/12/09 at 8:06am

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Originally Posted by Ockeghem
And hopefully he'll become mired in a slump so bad that it will make Papi's slump look like a triple crown performance by comparison.
I found it a bit ironic that the Boston crowd was chanting something like 'You take steroids' at A-Rod (which I have no problem with). While the only thing that separates them from the other current steroid poster boy (Manny) is the fact that Scott Bore-Ass needed to make some commission money and engineered Manny's exit from Boston.
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