9/1 vs. the Royals. I'm so excited.

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Actually, I'm not. This has been pretty depressing recently.

Paxton, who has been dreadful his last two outings, versus Jordan Lyles, who is going to throw innings NO MATTER WHAT. He's like a permanent rotation Bear Claw, if you can imagine that.

I'll be there is spirit. We've got our season opener tonight, but unlike Nebraska the other night, there won't be 90k people there. That's ok.

Win.
 
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Today is the mild one, relatively speaking.

Mid-90’s the next two games
 
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Odds be damned. Might as well win. As they say at Sons of George Brett, "it aint over until the hemorrhoid bursts."
 
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I absolutely despise the fucking Royals. Shitty team. Shitty fans. Shitty everything. Their most famous player did some good shit on the field but he's most famous for going ballistic for hitting a home run with an illegal bat. Which by the way is the weirdest fucking story in sports. Ok, not that dramatic. But, like, why did everyone side with that asshole? Lee MacPhail bent to public pressure. It's one of the most disgraceful incidents in sports. "Spirt of the rule" my ass. There are fucking rules. Abide by them. Fuck Billy Martin. And Fuck the Yankees. They are worse. Am I glad they lost? Ok, sure. But they were right here. Billy Martin Belichicked that one and he should have been recognized.

Hal McRae seems like a good dude. The rest can go fuck themselves. I hate that fucking team.

And, by the way, Kansas City barbeque fucking sucks. Worst of all the famous barbeques.

Also, Kanas City, Missouri? Fucking christ on a cracker. That's like saying Massachusetts City, Rhode Island. Fuck is wrong with these fucking people?
 
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DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
I absolutely despise the fucking Royals. Shitty team. Shitty fans. Shitty everything. Their most famous player did some good shit on the field but he's most famous for going ballistic for hitting a home run with an illegal bat. Which by the way is the weirdest fucking story in sports. Ok, not that dramatic. But, like, why did everyone side with that asshole? Lee MacPhail bent to public pressure. It's one of the most disgraceful incidents in sports. "Spirt of the rule" my ass. There are fucking rules. Abide by them. Fuck Billy Martin. And Fuck the Yankees. They are worse. Am I glad they lost? Ok, sure. But they were right here. Billy Martin Belichicked that one and he should have been recognized.

Hal McRae seems like a good dude. The rest can go fuck themselves. I hate that fucking team.

And, by the way, Kansas City barbeque fucking sucks. Worst of all the famous barbeques.

Also, Kanas City, Missouri? Fucking christ on a cracker. That's like saying Massachusetts City, Rhode Island. Fuck is wrong with these fucking people?
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Never been to Arthur Bryant’s?
 
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DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
Also, Kanas City, Missouri? Fucking christ on a cracker. That's like saying Massachusetts City, Rhode Island. Fuck is wrong with these fucking people?
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Kansas City, Missouri is nine miles (and 45 years) from Kansas City, Kansas
 
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E5 Yaz said:
Kansas City, Missouri is nine miles (and 45 years) from Kansas City, Kansas
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Well it gave us a graceful moment of Donal Trump congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs and the state of Kansas for the Championship
 
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E5 Yaz said:
This all stems from you being traumatized as a child when you couldn't figure out why Virginia City was in Nevada
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It could have been the family vacation to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris

Tennessee
 
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I just took the most flawless double-tapered shit in prep for the game tonight. Feeling good
 
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Game 135
A team goes through lots of troubles and toils
before it shuffles off its mortal coils.
A team can contend, or it can play foils
to the victors who collect all the spoils.
A team can stand by and watch like gargoyles,
make fans feel relaxed like essential oils,
or be a big pain in the ass (like boils.)
Sometimes it steps up, and sometimes it soils
its pants at the slightest glance of turmoils.
Games like today's only matter to loyals.
Though it's a long shot September embroils
us in the pennant race, please beat the Royals.
 
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WELL ALRIGHT!

4/4/2001, I do believe. Remember the blackout that delayed the start of the game?
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Vaguely. I smoked a lot of weed then. I must have traveled back to Baltimore from NY then for that then. Weird. I graduated from school in 2000 and moved up to NY. My memory is that it was actually my first year second semester which would have been '98.

Edit--- derp! Yup.... I remembered now. I did go back via train for that game. I had free tickets. The game I went to my first year at school was just a completely different game. Mixing the two up in my memory.
 
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Ale Xander said:
Also close to Windsor and next door to Savoy.
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That may be too obscure for folks who think MA ends at Worcester.
(By the way, for folks in the good part of the state: AVOID U MA today and this weekend. Lots of it is blocked out and you have to go through Amherst Center to get to 116. Really messed me up this morning. Cops and traffic cones everywhere. Also, students are stupid and don't understand the concept of either using crosswalks or waiting until the traffic passes. They stop and use their cellphones right in front of the grocery store exit. Other people exist, kids!
I would yell for them to get off my lawn, but they'd never find it, I'm happy to say.)
Back to the game:
I will be interested to see if Paxton is any good.
And if the guys can play defense.
Things like that.
And a win would be nice.
 
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What makes it so great?
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The fountain, easier/cheaper parking right off the highway, wider concourses, cheaper prices, better food (brisket, craft BBQ), better mascot, fewer Uconn fans/grads in attendance, doesn't smell like urine.
 
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At this point, I just want to see Rafaela and Abreu play everyday if possible. Duran is out and Turner is clearly battling and playing through something. One thing that is interesting to me is that outside of a select few guys, I am not sure how many starting positions are "set in stone" for 2024. Were facing another important crossroads for the team. Lots of AB's and innings are up for grabs, and personally I think its a good thing that these young guys have a real opportunity to make plays and turn heads.

There are about 27ish games left, and I understand that no matter what happens it will be a small sample size.

From my point of view, I just want to "See What Happens" - I like seeing these guys develop, face adversity, and make adjustments.
 
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Those places have a good PR rep. Barbecue places serve more than just the "traditional" types all over the country. These people act like people haven't been smoking all kinds of meat for hundreds of years.
 
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LynnRice75 said:
Game 135
A team goes through lots of troubles and toils
before it shuffles off its mortal coils.
A team can contend, or it can play foils
to the victors who collect all the spoils.
A team can stand by and watch like gargoyles,
make fans feel relaxed like essential oils,
or be a big pain in the ass (like boils.)
Sometimes it steps up, and sometimes it soils
its pants at the slightest glance of turmoils.
Games like today's only matter to loyals.
It's a long shot that September embroils
us in the pennant race, but please beat the Royals.
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At this point, we are all domestiques trying to ensure that @LynnRice75 can finish the climb.
 
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Rovin Romine said:
Looks like they're trying to win still, instead of playing the kids.
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My guess is that management knows the season is comatose and on life support. Sweeping the Royals -- a sort of sweepable team -- keeps the electricity on to run the machines. (depending on other results). Losing even one to this team probably changes the approach.
 
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joe dokes said:
My guess is that management knows the season is comatose and on life support. Sweeping the Royals -- a sort of sweepable team -- keeps the electricity on to run the machines. (depending on other results). Losing even one to this team probably changes the approach.
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I think they're done at this point. Sox are at 69-65. .515 WP. They'd likely have to get up to a .550 WP to have a chance. TX .564, TOR .545.

28 games left. To hit 89 wins, they'd have to go 20-8. With 7 games against BAL, 5 v. TBR, 3 v. TOR, 3 v. TX.

Back on 8/15 they had their wounded birds return, and stood at 63-56. .530 WP. The were within striking distance. 43 games left, and they had to go 26-17. Steep but possible.

Their recent play 6-9, did them in. They just gave away too many Ls.
 
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Rovin Romine said:
I think they're done at this point. Sox are at 69-65. .515 WP. They'd likely have to get up to a .550 WP to have a chance. TX .564, TOR .545.

28 games left. To hit 89 wins, they'd have to go 20-8. With 7 games against BAL, 5 v. TBR, 3 v. TOR, 3 v. TX.

Back on 8/15 they had their wounded birds return, and stood at 63-56. .530 WP. The were within striking distance. 43 games left, and they had to go 26-17. Steep but possible.

Their recent play 6-9, did them in. They just gave away too many Ls.
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Agree. Just my thought on why I think they're still going at it. Ultimately, I suppose not dead is not dead.
 
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Rovin Romine said:
I think they're done at this point. Sox are at 69-65. .515 WP. They'd likely have to get up to a .550 WP to have a chance. TX .564, TOR .545.

28 games left. To hit 89 wins, they'd have to go 20-8. With 7 games against BAL, 5 v. TBR, 3 v. TOR, 3 v. TX.

Back on 8/15 they had their wounded birds return, and stood at 63-56. .530 WP. The were within striking distance. 43 games left, and they had to go 26-17. Steep but possible.

Their recent play 6-9, did them in. They just gave away too many Ls.
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Yeah. Much more likely than going on a run against all these good teams is a month of poor play and a near .500 finish.
 
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I will predict right now Astros win AL West.
Know why they good? Best analytics team in MLB and their owner like George Steinbrenner. He wants to win , not worried about Liverpool Soccer. He all baseball.
 
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Blizz [QUOTE="Blizzard of 1978 said:
I will predict right now Astros win AL West.
Know why they good? Best analytics team in MLB and their owner like George Steinbrenner. He wants to win , not worried about Liverpool Soccer. He all baseball.
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There are teams who've spent a ton of $, like the Mets, Rangers, and Padres who are not doing as well as the Astros. But you know that. As for the analytics team, maybe that's it, but a lot of their players, who've been around for a while, who are just damned good.
 
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Gonna watch the first half of The Apartment and then switch over to the game...

How is this Lyles guy still pitching in the majors? Gives new meaning to taking his lumps
 
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Blizzard of 1978 said:
I will predict right now Astros win AL West.
Know why they good? Best analytics team in MLB and their owner like George Steinbrenner. He wants to win , not worried about Liverpool Soccer. He all baseball.
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You should look into Eagle Global Logistics. Jim Crane is a scumbag and makes Steinbrenner look like a choir boy.
 
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