Derwood

I have to go to work at 3am, and I'm not going anywhere NEAR downtown State College tonight. Last night there were about 20 horse mounted police for crowd control......the night BEFORE the game! In 55 degree weather with pouring rain! Tonight it's going to be mayhem!

Looks like Minnesota is going to beat Michigan. Top 25 is a curse if you're a Big Ten team...

Penn State thanks you Wildcats

Northwestern trying their best to lose this one

I love this thread. There are people who, should the White Sox not lose another game and sweep their way to the championship, will STILL call it all dumb luck. At least accept the fact that they've won games. No one has lucked their way into 102 wins. You call El Duque's pitching in the 6th inning in Game 3 luck? Listen, if the Sox were mediocre with Maggs, Lee, etc., but are good without them, then getting rid of them = good move. The Cubs tried the same thing in getting rid of Sosa/Alou, but it didn't work out. Why? Different managers, and a huge difference in injuries. The Sox staff remained intact for nearly the entire season, while the Cubs predictably got banged up. If the Cubs had stayed healthy and made the playoffs, would we be calling it dumb luck, as "swapping Alou and Sosa for Hollandsworth and Burnitz is just dumb"?

Not only did Chris Burman basically root for Boston all day today in Game 3 of the ALDS, but the entire broadcast was skewed heavily towards Boston. And now the front page of ESPN.com.....does it have a photo of the victory celebration for the White Sox? Nope. It has a picture of Johnny Damon. Rick Sutcliffe even said something to the effect of "I know we're paid to be impartial commentators, but you have to be cheering for Graffanino in this situation" (I could have the player wrong, but still...) Heck, if the Yankees lose to the Angels, will Sportscenter even bother covering the playoffs anymore?

And I bet they add McCarthy now for the 7 game ALCS

You'll hardly notice the Red Sox bias from him....... :roll: I was just jumping on to say the same thing. Could he be rooting for the Red Sox any more? Good lord. And ESPN in general is really skewing this telecast towards Boston. The mid game highlight package was "Chicago lead early, blah, blah but look at these Boston HOMERS! WOW! Oh, and they are losing again, but HOW ABOUT MANNY AND PAPI?"

They ARE in colorado. That schedule only shows home dates for the Rockies. It would be "at CHC" if it was at Wrigley.

In fairness, the Braves started out with Jordan and Mondesi in the OF, Perez at Catcher, Franco at 1st.....it wasn't like they planned on this being their post season lineup. It just turned out that way.

Came over from Boston in the Nomar deal. Former 1st round pick

A decent enough recap. Boy, everyone sure loves Pawelek. :-) I love how they say that the Cubs were awesome at every level, only then to explain that the organization was under .500 as a whole. So.....the Southern League was awesome and everything else was.....?

"Fung eez weening and weening eez fung"

Uh Oh! You said the "T" word. Now we're on the list for sure. Last year I was going on a business trip and my wife packed my suitcase. I check in, check my bag and go all the way through security. I'm talking laptop out of the briefcase, putting my shoes back on and I hear, "Northwest passenger Tom XXXXXX please return to the check in counter." I grumble, put my shoes back on, repack my briefcase and go back. Get to the counter and the guys asks me to unlock my bag. I tell him it isn't locked. He says okay, and I go my merry way. Back through security, laptop out, shoes off and I hear, "Northwest passenger Tom XXXXXX please return to the check in counter." Back out, to the counter. Guys asks if it is my bag, I say yes. "Did you pack it?" "No, my wife did." "Did you know you have a FAA banned substance in your bag?" "No, what" He lifts up a can of spray starch. "Aerosol cans are banned on airline flights sir." "Okay, just throw it away." "I can't do that. We have to turn it over to the FAA. Please go fill out these forms." (Name, address, SS, etc.) "I'm sorry, I didn't know. Won't happen again." "If it does, as a repeat offender you may be subject to up to 3 years in prison and a $50,000 fine." "Yes sir." And that's how I became the spray starch terrorist. The really annoying thing is that my wife no better than to think I'm going to use spray starch anyway. Oh well, at least I made my flight - it was delayed. It's nice to know you can count on Northwest for something. My Mom's bag was searched when they did the "wipe" test on the handles. Turns out she was using lotion that had glycerin in it, it got on the suitcase (naturally) and that gets the Feds' dander up.

They probably know that their manager is terrible in the post season. Almost anyone can win consistently with the players he has been given over the years, as the Braves have arguably the best advanced scouting and player development personnel in the league. But Cox makes some terrible game situations (ie pitching around Berkman to get to Ensberg). Some say Cox is underrated, I say he's overrated.

I would root for the Sox. Why not? If you're getting crap from Sox fans, you're hanging out with the wrong people :wink:

A freshman who is on the team this year? Probably Derrick Williams or Justin King.

I believe the NY-Penn League is short-season A ball, so the Cubs would have to move out of the NWL and Boise to get a team in that league. The Cubs have already pulled out of Lansing - their low-A ball team moved to Peoria. Gotcha, thanks. Well I've never been to Boise, but I could probably guess that State College has as much to offer! Plus we're closer to West Tenn and Daytona!

Just like it was nearly impossible for the Yankees to lose the ALCS? I bet a trip back to Fenway will revitalize the BoSox.

Yeah, who knows who will be on the team at that time. The NY-Penn League doesn't start until June 2006

... PENN STATE! This is the most important game in 5 years for the Nittany Lions. Hope they don't embarass themselves on national TV.

What is a "pretty soft $100 million payroll"? The Cubs are top 5 in payroll. I can't argue much with that. I only meant that the money wasn't spent very effectively. I guess "soft" was the wrong word. Plus over 10% of that was paying Sosa...

From http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com: Cubs Organizational Report

they won't be called the Cardinals, so i guess i just root for them in their own little world. EDIT: As per this article, the Cardinals affiliation will end after 2006 (or be renewed). Here's crossing our fingers for a Cubs team! (not likely, I know, as it would mean pulling out of Daytona, Lansing or Peoria in all liklihood)

Maybe someday I'll get a Bears game here. Maybe if they play Pittsburgh or Philly :cry: