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that is very joe morgan-esque

same as what i predicted originally - d'backs in 5

thought atkins might make it too... oh well

well, the d'backs have a chance to sweep

what's that in your sig? Brenly making fun of Texas for losing to Kansas State?

hey thanks cubs, i was hoping to stop caring about baseball within the next few days

this home plate ump sucks

the better question is, when did it become Hawaii?

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Uhh, he's hitting. or at least trying to

Holy Roman Empire, neither 'holy' nor 'Roman' nor an 'empire. Discuss. fixed

phillies, more because i like them than anything to do with the cubs' interests.

In basketball, replay is mostly used for the clock, but also to determine whether a player's foot was on the line during a three-point shot (only used on close calls obviously). In hockey, they'll use it to see if the puck crossed the goal line, or if a goal is scored right as time is running out in a period.

no kidding, this ronan kid is money in the bank

guess i forgot to take a swig of the kool-aid :koolaid:

same problem as blanco - getting dempster's salary off the books is a nice idea; getting someone to take the whole thing on will be damn near impossible.

seriously, what does ronnie woo woo do besides go to cub functions?

I TOLD YOU THEY CHEAT!!!! They did turn themselves in. I wonder what this freshmen eligibility rule is? players aren't eligible if they accepted $200k from a booster

I'm giving one prediction - what I think will happen. American League Divisional Series; Anaheim Angels of Anaheim over Boston Red Sox, 3-2 NY Yankees over Cleveland Indians, 3-2 National League Divisional Series; Arizona D'backs over Cobs, 3-2 Colorado Rockies over Phillies, 3-1 American League Championship Series; Anaheim over Yankees, 4-2 National League Championship Series; Rockies over D'backs, 4-3 World Series; Angels over Rockies, 4-1

uh ok, but i was in favor of instant replay long before last night's blown call. The other major sports have replay - do the people who don't want replay in baseball also want it out of football, hockey and basketball? I'm really asking this question - no sarcasm intended.

If the Cubs get screwed, then there will be an hour or two that day for which I will be in full support of instant replay. However, in tonight's game, I think the two angles only provided probable, as opposed to conclusive, evidence that the call was inaccurate, so I think that even if there were an NFL-like replay system, that McClellan's call would have stood. I also think that a replay on the Bartman play would not have resulted in a reversal, which would just piss me off even more. If the Cubs were in the Padres shoes tonight, I'd certainly be pissed, but there were 73 other games the Padres lost. I'm pissed about Bartman, but it was only strike two. Cubs had to lose entire games started by Z, Prior, and Wood. I'd be pissed the same way that losing those three games to the Marlins in September was that much more frustrating and catastrophic than losing the ones in May was. People tend to place more emphasis on one than the other due to timing in the season, but they're both three losses. Single plays in baseball simply don't carry enough weight in the grand scheme of a season or a post-season to warrant the cost and the pain in the rump that instant replay would bring. I don't see any way that Holliday's hand could have touched home plate. He slid with his hand outstretched, and when it hit Barrett's foot, his arm was forced down along his body. Unless his hand pushed Barrett's foot back - and it sure didn't look like this to me - the call would have been overturned. If there is a way to get a call right, I think it's ridiculous to push that aside for the sake of history or the human element. Just my opinion.

you can make a similar poll for willie randolph

yeah i want to see him tear up the league so i can be depressed

cuz the people who vote look at records only Plus they have a QB who throws for 500 yards a game against HS teams. same reason why Boise St. played in the Fiesta last year. Boise was good though. clearly, yeah, but they didn't play anyone till the Oklahoma game well good thing OU proved that Boise was a complete fraud.