"Hey Batter Batter, Sah WING Batter" Baseball 2012

The Brewers added an MVP at pitcher.
 

lleechef


The Giants will play in PNC Park July 6,7,8.

OK. I got the tickets, Two field level box seats for the Giants-Pirates game on July 8 at 1:35 p.m.

Yay!  Now the dilemma.....what to eat.  I never thought of a baseball game as an eating destination!

Aaron Rodgers is fast catching up to Peyton Manning in the "cute commercial" field.  After watching this interview ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blrmdIfXPwI&feature=related ) he's kinda hard to root against, though I surely will next time he faces the Steelers.

lleechef


Yay!  Now the dilemma.....what to eat.  I never thought of a baseball game as an eating destination!

Just avoid this:  http://www.augustinespizza.com/ .
 
I can't believe what was once served in my high school cafeteria is now the "official pizza" of PNC Park!

lleechef


Yay!  Now the dilemma.....what to eat.  I never thought of a baseball game as an eating destination!

It's a ball game. You eat hot dogs, peanuts and Cracker Jack. Never mind the other stuff. If I want a fish sandwich from Benkovitz I'll go to Benkovitz. Should I ever lose my mind and want a Primanti's sandwich I'll go to Primanti's.

Robin Ventura returns to DFW today as manager of the White Sox.  Better luck than last time:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8gE3PDkXk8&feature=related
 
Don't Mess With Texas!

http://www.popscreen.com/v/65HYx/Robin-Ventura-Beats-Up-Nolan-Ryan

ScreamingChicken


http://www.popscreen.com/v/65HYx/Robin-Ventura-Beats-Up-Nolan-Ryan

Ventura gets away thanks to about 25 additional players/coaches, otherwise Ryan might still be pounding him!

MetroplexJim

Aaron Rodgers is fast catching up to Peyton Manning in the "cute commercial" field.  After watching this interview ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blrmdIfXPwI&feature=related ) he's kinda hard to root against, though I surely will next time he faces the Steelers.

You're in the right church - Sports
But the wrong pew - This is a Baseball thread
The Football thread is over there

Foodbme

MetroplexJim

Aaron Rodgers is fast catching up to Peyton Manning in the "cute commercial" field.  After watching this interview ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blrmdIfXPwI&feature=related ) he's kinda hard to root against, though I surely will next time he faces the Steelers.

You're in the right church - Sports
But the wrong pew - This is a Baseball thread
The Football thread is over there

It's JRPfeff's fault!
 
He was the one who posted that cute Brewers commercial "starring" Aaron Rodgers. 
 
(Assigning blame is the new national sport!)

MetroplexJim

Foodbme

MetroplexJim

Aaron Rodgers is fast catching up to Peyton Manning in the "cute commercial" field.  After watching this interview ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blrmdIfXPwI&feature=related ) he's kinda hard to root against, though I surely will next time he faces the Steelers.

You're in the right church - Sports
But the wrong pew - This is a Baseball thread
The Football thread is over there

It's JRPfeff's fault!
He was the one who posted that cute Brewers commercial "starring" Aaron Rodgers. 
(Assigning blame is the new national sport!)

If that's the case, who's Bobby Patrino going to blame for his middle age crisis stupidity???
"Wanna go for a ride on my bike, little girl?"

One of the funniest line I heard in Regards to the Petrino situation was:
She should have gone first class instead she decided to ride coach.

Foodbme

MetroplexJim

Foodbme

MetroplexJim

Aaron Rodgers is fast catching up to Peyton Manning in the "cute commercial" field.  After watching this interview ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blrmdIfXPwI&feature=related ) he's kinda hard to root against, though I surely will next time he faces the Steelers.

You're in the right church - Sports
But the wrong pew - This is a Baseball thread
The Football thread is over there

It's JRPfeff's fault!
He was the one who posted that cute Brewers commercial "starring" Aaron Rodgers. 
(Assigning blame is the new national sport!)

If that's the case, who's Bobby Patrino going to blame for his middle age crisis stupidity???
"Wanna go for a ride on my bike, little girl?"

Poor Miami ... first they do not sign Cespedes, a Cuban exile like many of their fan base, who is now crushing the ball for Billy 'Moneyball' Beane & the A's and now their manager, a native of Venezuela is quoted (out of context) as saying "I love Fidel Castro"!  Talk about dejar que un pedo en iglesia! 
 
My goodness, what's next?  A pulled hammy for Reyes?  A broken wrist for Giancarlo (Mike) Stanton? 

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Great deal from Zachy's.  And if you need help drinking the wine, I'm available!
 
 
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Looks like we'll be making our first visit to Target Field this year.  I gave Mrs. SC the choice of seeing the Brewers in June or the White Sox in September and she chose the latter (as I expected she would), so we'll hopefully have a nice weekend.

In honor of Passover:
 
http://nybaseballdigest.com/2012/04/08/the-manischewitz-all-time-25-man-roster/ .
 
This list also includes URL's so you can check their lifetime stats.

Thanks for that link. it was a lot of fun.

mr chips


Thanks for that link. it was a lot of fun.

 

mr chips, you are three times welcome! 
 
Sandy Koufax is by far the greatest pitcher I've ever seen, and I've seen all of them from Spahn, Gibson & Marichal to Verlander, Halladay, & Strasburg.
 
Like Williams, Feller, & DiMaggio, Hank Greenberg gave up 4+ prime years for the military.  In Greenberg's case that probably lopped 180 HR and 600 RBI from his lifetime stats.
 
Like Ralph Kiner, Al Rosen's career was ended in his prime by chronic back problems that probably would easily be fixed by 2012 medicine.  Healthy, his career would have rivalled Mike Schmidt's.  His 1953 MVP season (and near Triple Crown) is still the best offensive season ever by a third baseman.  Happily, he lives on at 88 just as Kiner does at 89.
 
(Actually, what got me thinking about this was John Stewart's "riff" about Easter v. Passover in a "marketing" sense, e.g., Christian kids get chocolate eggs while Jewish kids get a lamb's bone and a real egg.  Going on, he said we Christians get Tim Tebow to give an Easter sermon while Jews were more likely to get Elijah to take his seat at Seder than to have a great Jewish QB!  Next morning I looked up Al Rosen and found the link.)

Baseball & food related video - Chicago Style.  The trash talk becomes very close to NSFW at the very end.
 
Click here, if you think you can handle it.

It'll be fun to have the Astros in the AL West:  a great opportunity for mockery from Rangers fans.
 
An Austin/San Antonio team would be a nice addition for MLB.

Fantasy players (and I'm not one), please note from above that I have been touting Chris Davis, Younis Cespedes, and Josh Hamilton.  All of them have been mashing.
 
Hamilton suffered from pulled abs for most of last season and could not swing without wrenching pain; now that he's healthy look for a MONSTER year (if he avoids running into walls and defenders).

The Mets didn't want Philip Humber.  Neither did the Twins nor the Royals.
 
And I'm pretty darn happy about it.

Saw Bryce Harper's MLB debut last night.  Lots of pop from a short stroke and a rifle arm. 
 
The Nats might have something there. 

MetroplexJim


Fantasy players (and I'm not one), please note from above that I have been touting Chris Davis, Younis Cespedes, and Josh Hamilton.  All of them have been mashing.

Hamilton suffered from pulled abs for most of last season and could not swing without wrenching pain; now that he's healthy look for a MONSTER year (if he avoids running into walls and defenders).

Hamilton certainly had a monster game last night and Davis got himself into the record books recently for one of baseball's many oddities...

I watched Hamilton's American League record 18 total base game.  Three of the HR went out over center; one to left-center.  Two of them were actually off the end of the bat; his best contact was on the double off the CF wall!
 
I hope he "keeps it together" and stays intact and healthy.  What a talent!

Watching the Rangers-Orioles on TV from down here in Dallas I, as a former Orioles season ticket holder for the first four season at Camden Yards, was saddened to see all the empty seats in that magnificent ballpark.  What's going on up there in "Charm City" that they can't even support a winning team?

OMG!  Manny hits over .300 and drives in more than a run a game in AAA and the freaking, lowly A's don't call him up!
 
Where will Manny land?  Too bad the Pirates, Cubs, & Giants don't use the DH.  All three teams could use a little offense.

I think it is pure money ball not to use a veteran ballplayer when a younger one can do do the job just about as well and gain experience n the bargain.watching the mariners has the last season and a half has brought that lesson home.

mr chips


I think it is pure money ball not to use a veteran ballplayer when a younger one can do do the job just about as well and gain experience n the bargain.watching the mariners has the last season and a half has brought that lesson home.

True.  You'll be waiting a while before Justin Smoak produces offense typical of a first baseman.  But, he is "cheap".
 
And what was up with the Mariners giving away Gio Gonzalez?  As a Rangers fan I was glad to see him leave the division!  At least the trade for Jesus Montero is working out for you; he has several years before the big money kicks in.  By then maybe the Rangers will need a catcher!