I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)

[pmarachi]

1) He has NEVER failed an official MLB drug test.

After the whole Lance Armstrong thing, I don't trust anyone whether they passed a test or not.

yeah, but this makes no sense.  If you think 100% of people are doing it, then don't watch.  If you don't, you need a parameter to create the baseline. 
Either way, the point is that they created a new rule just because they didn't like the guy.

Braun actually failed tests and managed to get someone FIRED in the process, and he lied.  But Arod, who didn't fail a test gets a worse punishment? Why?

[UK Redsox]

Because he's A-Rod and most people disliked him anyway for being an arrogant arsehole.

[UK Redsox]

Hall of Fame player and broadcaster for the Mets, Ralph Kiner dies aged 91

[UK Redsox]

pmarachi's boy has dropped the legal challenges against his ban

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/10420424/alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-withdraws-lawsuit-overturn-suspension

[UK Redsox]

The Captain's retiring after 2014

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/10444978/derek-jeter-says-2014-last-season-via-facebook-post

[PeterWithesShin]

Be very funny is loads pay stupid money for tickets and he doesn't play.

Jeter's final series as a Yankee is set to be Sept. 26-28 at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. And within minutes of Wednesday's announcement, ticket prices started soaring on the Web.

Ticket aggregator TiqIQ said the cheapest seat for Jeter's scheduled final game at about 2 p.m. ET, before Jeter's announcement was posted, was $26. An hour later, the site didn't have anything for less than $200.

Jim Holzman, CEO and president of Boston-based Ace Tickets, the largest broker in town, saw an uptick as well. Ace raised the prices for a bleacher seat from $129 to $149. A field-box seat jumped from $275 to $349.

As of 5:30 p.m. ET, the average ticket price for Jeter's last game was $1,153.01, up 278.2 percent from 2 p.m. ET.

[UK Redsox]

If there's nothing on that final series, I can see Jeter skipping the games and making his final appearance a game at the Death Star.

After this season Jeter can concentrate full time on his main hobby............ Shagging starlets.

It's hell being Derek Jeter.

[UK Redsox]

Not a player but this bloke allowed many players, especially pitchers, to make many millions of dollars

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/10566130/dr-frank-jobe-pioneer-tommy-john-surgery-dies-age-88

[UK Redsox]

Bloke lets his kid roll away while he tries to catch a baseball

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-fan-lets-kid-stroller-roll-hill-catch-ball-article-1.1717252

[UK Redsox]

The Regular Season starts this weekend with two games between the D'Backs and Dodgers in Sydney.

So, who's ya got for 2014 ?

[The Left Side]

Astros vs. Cubs in the World Series, nailed on!

[UK Redsox]

Astros vs. Cubs in the World Series, nailed on!

Which is more likely ? Cubs winning the World Series or Villa winning the FA Cup ?

[The Left Side]

I think Villa have more chance but you never know, back to the baseball and the Trolleydodgers are my tip for the WS.

[UK Redsox]

Here's my picks

NL West - Dodgers
NL Central - Cardinals
NL East - Nationals
NL Wild Card - Braves

AL West - Angels
AL Central - Tigers
AL East - Rays
AL Wild Card - Red Sox

World Series - Tigers over Cardinals

[The Left Side]

To get me in the mood for the season opener I rented the Ken Burn's film "Baseball" the other day, certainly is interesting, I am up to 1900 and looking forward to the next two discs. Anybody seen it?