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Offline PeterWithesShin

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« Reply #585 on: July 15, 2009, 03:46:54 PM »
I actually got bored of the HR Durby, it went on for some 3 hours so I stopped paying any attention to it. It wasfunnywhen they let that girl get on 1st so as she could backflip steal 2nd, but she only looks about 14! There were a couple ofblonde softball players who looked hot. And Nelly doing his best Andruw Jones flipcatch trick.

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« Reply #586 on: July 16, 2009, 07:19:00 AM »
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I actually got bored of the HR Durby, it went on for some 3 hours so I stopped paying any attention to it. It wasfunnywhen they let that girl get on 1st so as she could backflip steal 2nd, but she only looks about 14! There were a couple ofblonde softball players who looked hot. And Nelly doing his best Andruw Jones flipcatch trick.


I watched the HRD of Sky+ with a lot of fast forwarding. Its not as exciting without the steroid boost.

Shawn Johnson is 17, so it's ok to drool this side of the pond.

As for softball players, the new guard can't compare to Jennie Finch


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« Reply #587 on: July 16, 2009, 11:34:37 AM »
The Homerun Derby is probably the most boring thing on TV...

I take that back, the All Star game is actually worse.

Watched about 5 minutes of the HR derby, then I realized I had been watching for 20 minutes and only seen one batter.  And what was that crap on the ball??!?!

I mean come on ESPN...
That was stupid.


No one wants to play in these things, and ESPN really wants us all to think that it's more popular than it is.

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« Reply #588 on: July 16, 2009, 12:45:38 PM »
I forgot to post this on Sunday......

30th Anniversary of "Disco Demolition Night"

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Here's the great Keith Olbermann's feature from the 25th Anniversary

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« Reply #589 on: July 17, 2009, 07:45:38 AM »
Whenever I'm in NYC I try to catch a Brooklyn Cyclones game. However, I was not there 9 months ago !

Minor League Baseball is great

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« Reply #590 on: July 23, 2009, 11:32:12 AM »
What annoys me the most, is that if the Yankess could have split the 8 games with the sox, we would be 6 games ahead in first instead of 2.

It's the race to see who DOESN'T have to play the Angels.

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« Reply #591 on: July 24, 2009, 01:23:16 PM »
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What annoys me the most, is that if the Yankess could have split the 8 games with the sox, we would be 6 games ahead in first instead of 2.

It's the race to see who DOESN'T have to play the Angels.


I've no problem with the Sox finishing second and playing the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in California".

YEAR   OPPONENT              PLAYOFF          Result
2008   Los Angeles Angels    ALDS             3-1
2007   Los Angeles Angels    ALDS             3-0
2004   Anaheim Angels        ALDS             3-0


Congratulations to Mark Buehrle of the Obama Sox on his "Perfect Game".

27 Up & 27 Down

(Unfortunately commentary on the above comes from one of the worst commentators in any sport "Hawk" Harrelson. Truly cringeworthy)

Offline Dave Cooper please

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« Reply #592 on: July 24, 2009, 08:26:15 PM »
Genuine question.

On SSN this morning they showed a pitcher who had managed a no-hitter. I know what this is, no batter got even to first base, right?

So, given that apparently Obama was impressed enough to phone the bloke, how rare is a no-hitter? And for those of you who also know cricket, is it rarer than a hat-trick for a bowler?

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« Reply #593 on: July 24, 2009, 10:40:47 PM »
it wasn't a no hitter, it was an actual Perfect Game.

A no hitter is very rare, but a perfect game is like near impossible.

There have actually only been 18 perfect games in baseball history.

To sum it up, it is a no hitter, where NO ONE touches base.  That means no one walks or gets hit with a pitch either.

When a perfect game is going on, in the 9th inning, every baseball fan stops what they are doing and tunes in.  (it just sucks that it was a day game)

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« Reply #594 on: July 24, 2009, 10:43:40 PM »
got this from a random website.

"On occasion sportsbooks list futures odds on prospective individual achievements but handicapping no-hitters is not one of them. The odds would be in the millions as no-hitters only coming along every few thousand games or so. "

Keep in mind, this is even MORE rare, because it wasn't a no hitter, it was an actual perfect game.

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« Reply #595 on: July 25, 2009, 11:50:59 AM »
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To sum it up, it is a no hitter, where NO ONE touches base.  That means no one walks or gets hit with a pitch either.



I assume that's a typo and you meant to say "perfect game".
"No-hitters" can have loads of people reach first base via walks (Nolan Ryan's no-hitters are prime examples) or errors.
Given the circumstances that was some catch by Dewayne Wise in the 9th

For those that are interested in seeing the game, it'll be shown on ESPN America (Sky 417) at noon today at at 2pm tomorrow.

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« Reply #596 on: July 25, 2009, 01:08:41 PM »
Cheers folks, so it was pretty special then.

Has there ever been a game when both pitchers have pitched no-hitters? Or even come close?

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« Reply #597 on: July 25, 2009, 01:41:29 PM »
Quote from: "UK Redsox"
Quote from: "pmarachi"

To sum it up, it is a no hitter, where NO ONE touches base.  That means no one walks or gets hit with a pitch either.



I assume that's a typo and you meant to say "perfect game".
"No-hitters" can have loads of people reach first base via walks (Nolan Ryan's no-hitters are prime examples) or errors.
Given the circumstances that was some catch by Dewayne Wise in the 9th

For those that are interested in seeing the game, it'll be shown on ESPN America (Sky 417) at noon today at at 2pm tomorrow.


What I was trying to say is that it is a no hitter (so think of what makes up a no hitter, then add to that), NO ONE touches base.

So, it is a No Hitter, EXCEPT that no one touches base. (maybe that is more clear).

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« Reply #598 on: July 25, 2009, 07:32:33 PM »
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What I was trying to say is that it is a no hitter (so think of what makes up a no hitter, then add to that), NO ONE touches base.

So, it is a No Hitter, EXCEPT that no one touches base. (maybe that is more clear).


OK, I see what you were trying to get at now

Have you ever been at a No-No ?

The closest I've come was a one-hitter by Pedro I think ?

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« Reply #599 on: July 27, 2009, 11:14:26 AM »
no, never been.  In fact, I have only watched one entire no hitter in my life.  

I missed half of the David Wells no hitter in 1998, was in college in Philadelphia (pre-YES network) and didn't see Cone in 1999, Was out for the day of the Gooden in 1996.

The only complete no hitter I have ever watched, from the first to last pitch, was Jim Abbott in 1993.

Which was amazing, because as you remember, but I doubt many other people would is that Abbott had only one arm.

ONE ARM!

 


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