Talking Major League Baseball

You're right Ron....

U always have to wonder now when some athelete does something great whether it is an enhanced performance or just natural ability...


snowbound

 

Reminds me of the Ben Johnson Fiasco, Fastest man in the WORLD !!

 

Boy, do i feel sorry for the Kansas City Royals and all their fans...

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=kan

19 game losing streak and quickly closing in on the record held by Baltimore.

I used to always look forward to the Blue Jays playing there as they had one of the prettiest ball parks in the majors IMHO.

Growing up, George Brett was one of my favourite players. How could this storied franchise fall so far....


snowbound

 

Maybe they will get the first pick in the draft ?

 

Should give them the first 5 picks the way they're going.


snowbound

 

Yup...

Money changes everything.

I remember when Kirby Puckett was the first player to break the 3 million dollar mark(per year) and people thought that was outrageous.

Utility players make that now.


snowbound

 

Look at this

MLB TEAM PAYROLL (US$)
1. NY Yankees 205,938,439
2. Boston 121,311,945
3. NY Mets 104,770,139
4. Philadelphia 95,337,908
5. LA Angels 95,017,822
6. St. Louis 92,919,842
7. San Francisco 89,487,426
8. Chicago Cubs 87,210,933
9. Seattle 85,883,334
10. Atlanta 85,148,582
11. LA Dodgers 81,029,500
12. Houston 76,779,022
13. Chicago Sox 75,228,000
14. Baltimore 74,570,539
15. Detroit 68,998,183
16. Arizona 63,015,833
17. San Diego 62,888,192
18. Florida 60,375,961
19. Cincinnati 59,658,275
20. Minnesota 56,615,000
21. Oakland 55,869,262
22. Texas 53,891,258
23. Washington 48,581,500
24. Colorado 48,107,500
25. Toronto 45,038,500
26. Cleveland 41,830,400
27. Milwaukee 40,234,833
28. Pittsburgh 38,133,000
29. Tampa Bay 37,975,067
30. Kansas City 36,881,000

Talk about the haves and the have nots!

George Steinbrenner must be doing well in the ship building business or whatever he does now.


snowbound

 

Can you say Salary Cap? I know you can. Baseball will get one too eventually.

 

Can u say Cy Young?

Kansas City would surely benefit from a salary cap.


snowbound

 

I have to agree with everything you all have said about KC. Personally I wouldn't mind if they earned the new loosing streak record. At least they would have some kind of record then. Something to be known for besides----Nothing.

 

They won last night. http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story.asp?id=134124

 

Hey how about Boomer Wells. He calls it the way he sees it doesn't he? He was always entertaining when he was in Toronto.

 

He certainly goes his own way and yes, he was entertaining in his stint here in Toronto. The local beat writers loved him as he was never shy and always spoke his mind no matter what the consequences might be.


snowbound

 

Hey People...help me out here!

Three elderly ladies are excited about seeing their first baseball game.
They smuggle a bottle of Hooch into the ballpark.
The game is really exciting and they are enjoying themselves immensely......mixing the Gin w/soft drinks.
Soon they realise that the bottle is almost gone and the game still has a ways to go.

Based on the given info, what inning is it and how many players are on base?

OMG it's Thursday, big ed

 

It's the bottom of the fifth and the bags are loaded........
(i cheated)


snowbound

 

Boooooo!! Booooo!! Your acting like a Major Leaguer now. Cheating...indeed!!

Aghast in the Astrodome, Ump ed

Ps...awarded 3 Duckels for honesty!!

 

What do u think of your Astros now Ron?

They're in.

Look out Atlanta, here they come!




Steve

 

For sure and as we all know, anything can happen in the playoffs.

Good luck to Houston.


Steve

 

Pitching should be in place - just need the bats to reawaken for a stretch..

 

Yes, Houston certainly has the best starting three in the playoffs( Pettitte, Clemens, Oswalt).

As for the offense, let's see!

For me this is the most intriguing series of the playoffs.


snowbound