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Author Topic: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)  (Read 482372 times)

Offline artvandelay

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3135 on: March 16, 2022, 12:38:57 PM »
The Ricketts thing with Chelsea is interesting. What he's essentially done at Wrigley is spent a fortune on turning an old ballpark in a 'regular neighborhood' (not entirely unlike Villa Park) into an entertainment zone, buying out all the surrounding land and building hotels etc. I can only assume he has something similar in mind for Chelski

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3136 on: March 16, 2022, 01:31:30 PM »
Looks like my spell as a Cubs fan may be about to come to an end. Fucking Chelsea, FFS.

I have a Cubs fridge magnet from my visit to Wrigley Field to see the Cubbies, it’s going on the bin if this goes through.

Offline UK Redsox

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3137 on: March 16, 2022, 01:38:01 PM »
Wrigley was a dump when I visited the ballpark in the late 90s

At a press conference at the Hall of Fame after our "30 in 32" trip in 2000, I said that it was one of the worst ballparks. Cramped, dirty and falling apart.
This view did not go down well

However, in the past 20 years the work done on the ballpark has made games there a much better experience.

Obviously, I still think that Fenway is better, but I now like Wrigley

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3138 on: March 29, 2022, 03:29:00 PM »
Albert Pujols returns to the Cardinals......hobbling and looking every one of his 42 years

A one season contract and then he's retiring

https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/33615519/albert-pujols-signing-brings-nostalgia-st-louis-cardinals-does-add-lineup

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3139 on: April 06, 2022, 08:40:18 PM »
Didn't realise the Cubs' owner was a racist. Can't support them, then. UKRS, you know about these things. Am I okay to support White Sox? Or are they arseholes for some reason, too?

Offline artvandelay

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3140 on: April 06, 2022, 10:02:21 PM »
Tony La Russa, the White Sox coach, is indeed quite an arsehole

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3141 on: April 06, 2022, 10:19:54 PM »
Oh FFS. ☹️

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3142 on: April 07, 2022, 12:45:48 AM »
It is not good to be a Cubs fan right now.

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3143 on: April 07, 2022, 09:01:51 AM »
Happy (delayed) Opening Day everybody

The first game, Red Sox @ Highlanders,  has already been postponed due to expected bad weather

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33682373/boston-red-sox-new-york-yankees-opening-day-game-postponed-due-inclement-weather

Therefore, Brewers @ Cubs becomes the first game. Around 7pm BST on BT/Espn in the UK

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3144 on: April 07, 2022, 09:12:44 AM »
Didn't realise the Cubs' owner was a racist. Can't support them, then. UKRS, you know about these things. Am I okay to support White Sox? Or are they arseholes for some reason, too?

Yep, Ricketts Sr. has gone full 'Birther / Trumper' in recent years, but there's probably many other owners who are similar.

Best to just ignore ownership. One of his sons runs the team these days.

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3146 on: June 07, 2022, 10:13:09 PM »
Joe Maddon fired by the Angels after 12 straight defeats

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3147 on: June 21, 2022, 06:37:40 PM »
Off to Fenway tonight for the first time to see the Sox play the Tigers, any recommendations on what to do in Bean Town UKRS?

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3148 on: June 21, 2022, 09:24:42 PM »
Off to Fenway tonight for the first time to see the Sox play the Tigers, any recommendations on what to do in Bean Town UKRS?

Freedom Trail tour - got the piss taken out of me for being a Brit, all good natured.
Boston Common - cheers pub is there somewhere.
Harvard - beautiful campus
Beacon Hill
Little Italy
« Last Edit: June 21, 2022, 09:27:46 PM by usav »

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Re: I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)
« Reply #3149 on: June 21, 2022, 10:06:42 PM »
Off to Fenway tonight for the first time to see the Sox play the Tigers, any recommendations on what to do in Bean Town UKRS?

Don't wear a Yankees cap.

 


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