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the "baseball only" thread

The Astros (Brad Lidge, actually) let a golden opportunity slip away. Now the series goes back to St. Louis and the Cards have the momentum. I can't imagine how the Houston fans feel right now. Roy Oswalt and (if necessary) Roger Clemens will have to come up big for them to have a chance. What a great comeback/tough loss. This series just keeps getting better!
 
If the Cards win in seven it'll be one of the biggest comebacks/collapses in the postseason history of baseball. I still can't believe the Astros were one out away from going to the World Series. My hat goes off to Pujols but I wonder what would've happened if Lidge had walked him. I'm definitely watching tomorrow's game, the fans at Busch stadium will make it worthwhile. 😀
 
My brother got tickets from his work and asked if I was interested in going to game 6 at Busch. I said HELL YES!!! Mulder and Oswalt are the starters, it should be quite a game. :cool2:
 
I'll be glued to the TV set. I have a feeling it'll get pretty good ratings. 😛
 
The Mets released their 2006 baseball schedule. The Mets longest homestand next season is a 9 game homestand in mid-August. The Mets have 2 - 10 game roadtrips and 2 - 9 game roadtrips. What is wrong with that picture? Their longest homestand prior to August is a 7 game homestand. I just don't get it. The Mets host the Yankees May 19th,20th,21st and are at Historic Yankee Stadium on June 30th, July 1st and 2nd. The Mets play at also historic Fenway Park this season on June 27th,28th and 29th. The Mets play in LA on June 5th,6th and 7th while the Dodgers play the Mets on September 7th,8th,9th and 10th in a 4 game series. The Mets are in Wrigley Field on July 14th,15th and 16th after the All-Star break and the Cubs visit the Mets at Shea on July 24th,25th and an afternoon affair on the 26th. The Mets will be in St Louis new stadium on May 16th,17th and 18th while the Cards will be at Shea August 22nd,23rd and 24th. Those are some of the out of division games that the Mets have to play next season. The Mets face in interleague the Yankees for 6 games, Boston for 3 , Toronto for 3 and the Orioles for 3. The Mets have only 6 home games for interleague play and have 9 on the road. This in my opinion ( because of interleague play ) is a poorly done schedule. They really should get rid of interleague play.
 
ticklingfeet4fu said:
They really should get rid of interleague play.
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Tell that to the owners who make a killing from it. Also tell that to rabid Yankee/Met fans and White Sox/Cub fans. 😀
 
Don't forget the Angels/Dodgers fans! (I'm an Angels fan but the Dodgers are cool too, except when they're playing my team.) 😀
 
I don't particularly like interleague play, but the real abomination is the designated hitter.
 
ticklingfeet4fu said:
This in my opinion ( because of interleague play ) is a poorly done schedule. They really should get rid of interleague play.
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that is because of the unbalanced schedule. Hey, it could be worse, the Cubs have 6 against the White Sox, and then only 6 more interleague games. We are short 6 games
 
Congrats to the Astros on going to the World Series. Roy Oswalt pitched one hell of a game. Not the way the Cards and their fans wanted to say goodbye to Busch Stadium (and that "out" call on Molina didn't help either) but Houston was the better team. I'm happy for Biggio and Bagwell. Clemens vs. Contreras in Game 1 on Saturday in Chicago! Should be a good one. 😀
 
Well, now that the NLCS is over, and the Astros have won, I offically cannot root for any team that knocked my Braves out of the playoffs. So, for the next week plus, Iam a Chicago White Sox fan. I do hope they win anyway. After the Red Sox broke the curse last year, it would be nice to see another curse broken.

Mitch
 
Whichever city wins will have a big celebration, that's for sure. I think Chicago will, especially with the home-field advantage, but with both teams having quality pitchers, the games should be close. This series has a good chance of going the full seven. And I'll be watching every minute of it. 😀
 
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Tell that to the owners who make a killing from it. Also tell that to rabid Yankee/Met fans and White Sox/Cub fans. 😀
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I am a rabid Mets fan. My father did the crane operations on Shea Stadium before I was even born. So I have been a Mets fan all of my life. I do not like interleague play. Here is why: If the Mets are competing for the wild card or even for the division with the Marlins. The Mets play the Yankees 6 times while the Marlins play the DevilRays 6 times. The Mets don't play the DevilRays and the Marlins play the Yankees 3 times. How about the Phillies who play Baltimore 6 times while they play the Yankees 3 times? The Mets since 1997 have been regardless if the Mets win or lose are at a competitive disadvantage. There is nothing fair about interleague play. The Padres play the Mariners 6 times and don't have to face the Yankees at all this year. If the Mets are competing with the Padres for a wildcard spot how fair is that? Do tell me about rabid fans. I can give you EVERY nook and crany there is to know about baseball. The Mets are never on the same playing field with everyone in the NL because the play 3 more games ( or 6 games ) than any other team in the NL. If the Yankees have a healthy Mariano Riveria then the Mets cannot be on the same playing field with another team in the NL because they do not face a team full of All-Stars as many times as the Mets do. Competitive balance is not there. You hit on a key factor in your statement though. Tell the owners of the Cubs/White Sox or Mets/Yankees. What about the Detriot Tigers? Who are there natural rivals? What about Arizona or Pittsburgh? Who are their natural rivals from the AL? Interleague play does not help everyone. Do you really think that if the Royals are playing to a record of 14 - 35 and they have to play Pittsburgh who is 20 -29 that either PNC Park or Kauffman Stadium sellout? How about the Rockies? Who is their natural rival? Are they selling out Coors Field if the Mariners are coming into their stadium? The answer is NO in capital letters. If it does not help all 30 owners then what is the point of having it? I really hope you will come back with an educated well thought out response. As you can tell I put a lot of time and effort and thought into this. I would love to hear you point of view on this. BTW, I am not being mean spirited about this. I just want to see if you can make this work for 30 owners and not just a select few. BTW, do you think they sellout Marlins/DevilRays at either stadium? The answer is also no. I hope you will get back to this post.
 
ticklingfeet4fu said:
I am a rabid Mets fan. My father did the crane operations on Shea Stadium before I was even born. So I have been a Mets fan all of my life. I do not like interleague play. Here is why: If the Mets are competing for the wild card or even for the division with the Marlins. The Mets play the Yankees 6 times while the Marlins play the DevilRays 6 times. The Mets don't play the DevilRays and the Marlins play the Yankees 3 times. How about the Phillies who play Baltimore 6 times while they play the Yankees 3 times? The Mets since 1997 have been regardless if the Mets win or lose are at a competitive disadvantage. There is nothing fair about interleague play. The Padres play the Mariners 6 times and don't have to face the Yankees at all this year. If the Mets are competing with the Padres for a wildcard spot how fair is that? Do tell me about rabid fans. I can give you EVERY nook and crany there is to know about baseball. The Mets are never on the same playing field with everyone in the NL because the play 3 more games ( or 6 games ) than any other team in the NL. If the Yankees have a healthy Mariano Riveria then the Mets cannot be on the same playing field with another team in the NL because they do not face a team full of All-Stars as many times as the Mets do. Competitive balance is not there. You hit on a key factor in your statement though. Tell the owners of the Cubs/White Sox or Mets/Yankees. What about the Detriot Tigers? Who are there natural rivals? What about Arizona or Pittsburgh? Who are their natural rivals from the AL? Interleague play does not help everyone. Do you really think that if the Royals are playing to a record of 14 - 35 and they have to play Pittsburgh who is 20 -29 that either PNC Park or Kauffman Stadium sellout? How about the Rockies? Who is their natural rival? Are they selling out Coors Field if the Mariners are coming into their stadium? The answer is NO in capital letters. If it does not help all 30 owners then what is the point of having it? I really hope you will come back with an educated well thought out response. As you can tell I put a lot of time and effort and thought into this. I would love to hear you point of view on this. BTW, I am not being mean spirited about this. I just want to see if you can make this work for 30 owners and not just a select few. BTW, do you think they sellout Marlins/DevilRays at either stadium? The answer is also no. I hope you will get back to this post.
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the only way to fix this is to make a schedule for everyone to play everyone for a 3 game series, then make the rest of the games against your division rivals. There, that fixes the problem. That's how the NBA solved theirs
 
natural tickler said:
the only way to fix this is to make a schedule for everyone to play everyone for a 3 game series, then make the rest of the games against your division rivals. There, that fixes the problem. That's how the NBA solved theirs
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It is an idea but here is one problem with that. The NBA plays half the games that MLB does. I like the fact that you play your interdivision rivals 19 times. You being a Cubs fan we will use the Cubs as an example. You play 19 games against all of your division. Do you care that your team plays the Royals or Tigers or would you prefer to play the Mets, Dodgers, Giants and Braves. Since they are in your league they affect the outcome. For example, right now the White Sox are a really good team. You face them 6 times. The Cards face the Royals 6 times. The Cubs ( because of unbalanced schedules) might not even face the Royals and the Cards might not face the White Sox. How is that fair to the Cubs. MLB needs to rid themselves of interleague play.
 
You have to understand this is a way to keep the fans interested, and for them to see matchups you likewise would never see. And yes, you're right, MLB does play more games than the NBA, but the point would be to have everyone play everyone, and then have more games against your division rivals, that way the division would truly be battled over, and then having a couple more teams wouldn't hurt to then even the schedule
 
natural tickler said:
You have to understand this is a way to keep the fans interested, and for them to see matchups you likewise would never see. And yes, you're right, MLB does play more games than the NBA, but the point would be to have everyone play everyone, and then have more games against your division rivals, that way the division would truly be battled over, and then having a couple more teams wouldn't hurt to then even the schedule
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Ask the Pirate fans if they care if the Royals come to town. They don't. Now ask the Pirate fans if they care if the Mets come to town and the answer is yes. It is a matter of filling up the park. The Mets, Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs, Dodgers and Giants do it better than most teams. So it would behoove MLB to to keep the American League playing the American League and build up rivalries there and the National League playing the National League until the World Series. Think about it. If the Mets played the Cubs 12 times as opposed to 6 times it would make for a more interesting race in the wildcard. Since we know that if you play a foe ahead of you it is essence worth 2 games doesn't that make it more worth the while? Believe me, I understand what you are saying. But how are you keeping a fan interested if it is DevilRays against the Rockies? It means nothing to them. Ask the Rockies fans if they would rather go see the Dodgers and Rockies or the DevilRays and Rockies. Fans in the NL or the AL only go see the rivalry matchups like the White Sox/Cubs or Mets/Yankees. Though I do know that the Angels /Dodgers do well as does the Reds/Indians and the A's/Giants but not many more really have the juice. I know that the Mets/Cubs was a huge rivalry as was Mets/Cardinals but that is no more and that is sad and I blame that on interleague play.
 
Ah, how simple life was when the NL had only 8 teams, and the schedule was this: play each of the other 7 teams for 22 games, 11 home and 11 on the road. 😀
 
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