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Astros vs. White Sox

I hope!

Dude... No more coffee. Yeesh.

You guys beat the Angels?

This means I can laugh at all the losers at my school that follow MLB that are also Angels fans?

You guys beat the Angels?

This means I can laugh at all the losers at my school that follow MLB that are also Angels fans?

Yes, yes, it does.

Yes, yes, it does.
Thursday will be a fun day.

Astros vs. White Sox

I hope!

Oh, man, are you and I ever on the same wavelength!!

Listen...I was born on the South Side of Chicago, been a Sox fan my whole life, 34 years worth!!
And then, when I was a teenager, my folks moved to Texas, and I became a 'Stros fan as well...they became my local team, because I sure as shit couldn't root for the Rangers!!
So I have been a 'Stros fan for 20 years now!

And, in my lifetime, NEITHER of my favorite teams has EVER won a pennant! And here, my ultimate dream is actually possible...BOTH MY TEAMS WINNING THEIR FIRST PENNANT IN MY LIFETIME....IN THE SAME YEAR!!!

Goddamn, I'd have to root for a seven-game Series and a TIE!!

I'd be thrilled whoever won that Series, but, as I have been a longer-time Sox fan, I'd have to give the slight edge to the Sox. But a 'Stros victory would be sweet, too!

So, I am TRULY hoping for a Sox-Stros Series!!! Because those are my two favorite teams in the whole wide world!!

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so how did the game turn out? did the sox win?

I still have no idea about what sport Lyric is obsessing.

I still have no idea about what sport Lyric is obsessing.
Laundry wars.

Don't worry, we Americans say the same about virtually every sport that Europeans play.

so how did the game turn out? did the sox win?

Hahahaha. Good one. :p

I still have no idea about what sport Lyric is obsessing.

The ONLY sport worth a damn....BASEBALL!!!

Well, I take that back, because I'm a league bowler...so bowling is also a good sport.

How interesting. Who won? :)

<-- knows nothing about sports. NOTHING.

The ONLY sport worth a damn....BASEBALL!!!

When you think the Anglo-Saxons can't invent anything more boring or outdrawn than Cricket, they come up with baseball...

When you think the Anglo-Saxons can't invent anything more boring or outdrawn than Cricket, they come up with baseball...

Uh, Cricket is far more boring and outdrawn than Baseball. At least Baseball only lasts (on average) about three hours... Cricket can last for weeks!

Uh, Cricket is far more boring and outdrawn than Baseball. At least Baseball only lasts (on average) about three hours... Cricket can last for weeks!
Wait, how can ANYONE stand to watch guys run around in a circle for 3 hours and a guy trying to hit a ball every few minutes?

Wait, how can ANYONE stand to watch guys run around in a circle for 3 hours and a guy trying to hit a ball every few minutes?

Well, if the game has enough "action" in it, it's somewhat entertaining...

Well, if the game has enough "action" in it, it's somewhat entertaining...
...Use action and baseball in the same sentence. I DARE you!

Uh, Cricket is far more boring and outdrawn than Baseball. At least Baseball only lasts (on average) about three hours... Cricket can last for weeks!

It rarely does nowadays, and even then feels less outdrawn and boring than baseball, as stuff actually happens in Cricket, as compared to baseball where the pitcher takes half an hour to throw the ball, while the hitter misses it most of the time, anyway.

I was watching most of that game on Foxtel (Cable TV). I love baseball but I can hardly ever watch it cos i'm an Australian. I never saw the end so what was the score?

When you think the Anglo-Saxons can't invent anything more boring or outdrawn than Cricket, they come up with baseball...

It's not boring...Baseball is a thinking man's game. It's more a game of anticipation than action.

What's fun about baseball...if you understand the strategy...is to try and guess the pitches...what you would throw in a given situation, etc. It's more about thinking, strategy, and anticipation.

Besides, Football, basketball, and hockey all suck. they all move too fast, I can't figure out what the fuck is going on...to sya nothing for soccer.

And, if you are looking for a boring sport...you forgot GOLF!!! Now THERE is a boring-assed sport if ever I saw one! I get more excited picking out socks! Jeez, you ever watch golf on TV?? It's like watching flies fuck!!

I mean...think of the BRAINS that it takes to play golf....hitting a ball with a crooked stick.....and then....walking after it. And THEN....HITTING IT AGAIN!!! I say, pick it up, asshole, you're lucky you found it...pick it up, put it in your pocket and go the fuck home, willya!!??

Sheesh. Golf if the ultimate bore in sports. Not even Tiger Woods can make it exciting.

It rarely does nowadays, and even then feels less outdrawn and boring than baseball, as stuff actually happens in Cricket, as compared to baseball where the pitcher takes half an hour to throw the ball, while the hitter misses it most of the time, anyway.
LOL... yeah that's primarily what I think of the sport, too. :D

I was watching most of that game on Foxtel (Cable TV). I love baseball but I can hardly ever watch it cos i'm an Australian. I never saw the end so what was the score?

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I don't even understand the scoring system for baseball. I highly doubt the entire game saw only 3 runners make it to home base...

Well, if the game has enough "action" in it, it's somewhat entertaining...
And the action is all in the cup area, between swings of the bat, baby. :D

It rarely does nowadays, and even then feels less outdrawn and boring than baseball, as stuff actually happens in Cricket, as compared to baseball where the pitcher takes half an hour to throw the ball, while the hitter misses it most of the time, anyway.

It's a very technical game, which is why it's so slow... Not to mention how difficult it is to hit the ball.

LOL... yeah that's primarily what I think of the sport, too. :D

That is because you do not understand the STRATEGY that is involved in baseball.
I love trying to get into a groove with a pitcher, and try and think what pitch he will throw next, in a given situation.

See, if I call correctly, and the batter makes an out, I feel I have correctly solved the problem. If the pitcher calls a different pitch, and th batter hits it, I feel even better! And if the pitcher throws a different pitch, and the batter makes an out, I feel the pitcher was lucky. :D

And the action is all in the cup area, between swings of the bat, baby. :D

*shudder*

I really didn't need that mental image, thank you very much.

*head implodes*

I don't even understand the scoring system for baseball. I highly doubt the entire game saw only 3 runners make it to home base...

How hard can it be? 1 run for every time a player makes it safely to home base.

Actually, four guys made it to home that game, but one was tagged out at the plate, and so there were only 3 runs scored in that game.

I don't even understand the scoring system for baseball. I highly doubt the entire game saw only 3 runners make it to home base...No, every run they score is worth 1/3 point, I think. When they reach 1 point, the inning ends and the other team is up.


:rolleyes: you're asking me?

How hard can it be? 1 run for every time a player makes it safely to home base.

Actually, four guys made it to home that game, but one was tagged out at the plate, and so there were only 3 runs scored in that game.
1 run = 1 point?

ONLY 3 RUNS? JESUS CHRIST! THESE PLAYERS SUCK!

Uh, Cricket is far more boring and outdrawn than Baseball. At least Baseball only lasts (on average) about three hours... Cricket can last for weeks!

Five days, not weeks. The problem with the cricket that most people are exposed to is that it is at the international level, and quite often there is such a huge disparity in the quality of the teams it all seems a little futile.

When it's actually played between two decent evenly matched sides it works quite well.

That is because you do not understand the STRATEGY that is involved in baseball.
I love trying to get into a groove with a pitcher, and try and think what pitch he will throw next, in a given situation.

See, if I call correctly, and the batter makes an out, I feel I have correctly solved the problem. If the pitcher calls a different pitch, and th batter hits it, I feel even better! And if the pitcher throws a different pitch, and the batter makes an out, I feel the pitcher was lucky. :D
That's just confusing... My IQ isn't high enough to understand calculus, philosophy, French, literature, and baseball. *implodes*

I have only ever seen four baseball games before in my life. All on TV of course. A japanese game when I was in japan. A MLB game (Yankees vs. Angles) on Fox Sports. Some other game on ESPN. and the ALCS Angles vs. White sox yesterday.

Five days, not weeks. The problem with the cricket that most people are exposed to is that it is at the international level, and quite often there is such a huge disparity in the quality of the teams it all seems a little futile.

When it's actually played between two decent evenly matched sides it works quite well.

Heh, I see, then!

...Wow. I just imagined how bad a World Football League (with all the NFL teams, just global) would be. Ouch. Our NFL teams would beat the living shit out of other ones. :p

I have only ever seen four baseball games before in my life. All on TV of course. A japanese game when I was in japan. A MLB game (Yankees vs. Angles) on Fox Sports. Some other game on ESPN. and the ALCS Angles vs. White sox yesterday.

You should watch an Astros game if you can. They're actually exciting to watch, which is odd for baseball.

Heh, I see, then!

...Wow. I just imagined how bad a World Football League (with all the NFL teams, just global) would be. Ouch. Our NFL teams would beat the living shit out of other ones. :p
And of course, a World Baseball League.

And perhaps a World Basketball League.

And maybe even a World Hockey League, after we kidnap every Canadian.

And of course, a World Baseball League.

And perhaps a World Basketball League.

And maybe even a World Hockey League, after we kidnap every Canadian.

As shitty as some teams would be, it'd still be a really nice change. World championships that are world championships.

Heh, I see, then!

...Wow. I just imagined how bad a World Football League (with all the NFL teams, just global) would be. Ouch. Our NFL teams would beat the living shit out of other ones. :p

Exactly, imagine the steelers of the seventies playing the London Monarchs (now defunct), but instead of for sixty minutes, for thirty hours. Even the most ardent steelers fan would get pissed off after the first half day, never mind monarchs fans.

1 run = 1 point?

ONLY 3 RUNS? JESUS CHRIST! THESE PLAYERS SUCK!
No, part of the game is that if any team scores more than 3 runs, they will all be killed, and they might die from it eventually. ^_~ So after the 3rd, they stopped for fear of their lives.

Who are the astros?

Exactly, imagine the steelers of the seventies playing the London Monarchs (now defunct), but instead of for sixty minutes, for thirty hours. Even the most ardent steelers fan would get pissed off after the first half day, never mind monarchs fans.

Ugh, that would be awful. At least Football has rules against games being so long!

The Steelers would just beat the Monarchs 203 - 7. :p

No, part of the game is that if any team scores more than 3 runs, they will all be killed, and they might die from it eventually. ^_~ So after the 3rd, they stopped for fear of their lives.
Well that explains the pianist that plays the creepy music.

As shitty as some teams would be, it'd still be a really nice change. World championships that are world championships.

The US played in the last rugby world cup. It even won a game against japan, which surprised me.

Who are the astros?

The Houston Astros, dude. Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettite, Lance Berkman, Brad Ausmus, Brad Lidge, and Brandon Backe. Their best players are some of the best around.

And perhaps a World Basketball League.
And maybe even a World Hockey League, after we kidnap every Canadian.


FIBA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Basketball_Federation)

Basketball is a very international sport, and it has a true world championship.

And Hockey is serious international business. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation_World_Championships)

Baseball is a setpiece game, where the action occurs in turns. In many ways it's similar to chess, only with a lot of uncertainty in every action.

Beyond that, one of the keys to baseball is the suspense and the anticipation of each upcoming action. It's a nail-biter. Each pitch can change the course of the game. Just because a team is down 10-0 in the bottom of the ninth doesn't mean that victory is beyond reach. Espescially in close games such as this evenings game, where a one-run homerun could have changed the course of the game.

But yes, even though I'm an avid Cleveland fan, I'm behind the White Sox this post season. Hell, they're from the Central Division, they enjoy playing the game, and they haven't won the series since 1917. It's the Sox turn. This was a great game though, Buehrle did an excellent job, and the Angels fought like hell.

The Houston Astros, dude. Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettite, Lance Berkman, Brad Ausmus, Brad Lidge, and Brandon Backe. Their best players are some of the best around.


That's in Texas right?

That's in Texas right?
Yes. The big state that can divide itself up five ways if it wants to.

sorry. I don't know america that well. Up until a few months ago I always thought there were 52 states.

The US played in the last rugby world cup. It even won a game against japan, which surprised me.

Yeah, I remember that last year. They almost beat Australia, which I found really surprising. Think about this, though. I'll give you some estimated averages for the size of our NFL players, based on position.

Offense
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Quarterback: 6'1" (6'2" and 6'3" being optimal)
Halfback: 5'9" (5'10" being optimal)
Fullback: 5'11" (which is optimal)
Center: 6'3" (6'5" being optimal)
Tackle: 6'4" (which is optimal)
Guard: 6'4" (6'5" being optimal)
Tight End: 6'3" (6'4" - 6'6" being optimal)
Wide Receiver: 6'1" (6'3" being optimal for a posession receiver, while 5'10" is optimal for a speedy, agile receiver)
Kicker: 5'10" (no optimal height needed)
Punter: 5'11" (no optimal height needed)

Defense
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Defensive Tackle: 6'4" (which is optimal)
Defensive End: 6'3" (6'5" being optimal)
Linebacker: 6'4" (6'3" - 6'5" being optimal)
Cornerback: 6'0" (which is optimal)
Safety: 6'1" (which is optimal)
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Huge people on average. Oh, and here's a link for the Denver Broncos' roster. http://www.nfl.com/teams/rosters/DEN Look at how big their team is! Just think of these guys playing a team from Japan. They'd make them look like midgets!

Well that explains the pianist that plays the creepy music.
Yeah, I always wondered what he was there for. Now I know. :p

Dear Jesus, Allah, Budda, Jehovah, Odin, Zeus, Jupiter, Great Spirit, or other supreme being:

I will stop being an atheist and worship whichever of you fulfills this one request:

Please destroy baseball. For all time. Let there never be another game, and let my precious ESPN go back to non-stop NFL coverage. I can't even watch That 70's Show reruns, it's stupid playoffs have annexed every channel.

1 run = 1 point?

ONLY 3 RUNS? JESUS CHRIST! THESE PLAYERS SUCK!

No...it is good pitching and good defense.

These two clubs both play a style of baseball that is known as "small ball." what you do in small ball is to manufacture runs in any way that you can, usually by stealing bases, bunting, sacrifice flies...that sort of thing. It's what a team does when up against good pitching and good defense, especially if neither team has a lot of pop in their bats. The sox have a good amount of pop in their bats, but no real power hitters that are gonna hit like 60 home runs a year or anything.

As shitty as some teams would be, it'd still be a really nice change. World championships that are world championships.

Pbbbbbllllltttt!! Who gives a crap about the rest of the world. Only America matters. :P:

Who are the astros?
One of the two best terams in the whole world. The other is the White Sox!!

The Houston Astros, dude. Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettite, Lance Berkman, Brad Ausmus, Brad Lidge, and Brandon Backe. Their best players are some of the best around.

You forgot Mike Lamb, Jason Lane, Roy Oswalt....

That's in Texas right?

No. It's in Montana. :rolleyes:

sorry. I don't know america that well. Up until a few months ago I always thought there were 52 states.

Well if you count Canada and Iraq, there are 52. :rolleyes:

Dear Jesus, Allah, Budda, Jehovah, Odin, Zeus, Jupiter, Great Spirit, or other supreme being:

I will stop being an atheist and worship whichever of you fulfills this one request:

Please destroy baseball. For all time. Let there never be another game, and let my precious ESPN go back to non-stop NFL coverage. I can't even watch That 70's Show reruns, it's stupid playoffs have annexed every channel.

Horse SHIT!! Fucking destory FOOTBALL. the stupidest, most assidying game ever invented! Eleven overgrown, overpaid little boys fighting over who gets to keep a ball... :rolleyes:

Horse SHIT!! Fucking destory FOOTBALL. the stupidest, most assidying game ever invented! Eleven overgrown, overpaid little boys fighting over who gets to keep a ball... :rolleyes:

Baseball players get WAY more than football players. Didn't A-Rod get, like 150 million? Peyton Manning got about half that, for just as long, and he's the highest paid player in football by far.

As least I don't fall asleep during a football game. Baseball is SOOOOOO dull.

Baseball players get WAY more than football players. Didn't A-Rod get, like 150 million? Peyton Manning got about half that, for just as long, and he's the highest paid player in football by far.

As least I don't fall asleep during a football game. Baseball is SOOOOOO dull.
No, you are just a jumped-up, testosterone-filled, action-dependent young male. nothing wrong with that, but it predisposes you to like a rough-and-tumble game like football, and to not enjoy the more startegy-based, less action-packed game of baseball.
For me, since I enjoy and understand the strategy of baseball, it is far more enjoyable to me. football moves to fast, and I don't understand the strategy, the plays, the set-ups...what situation calls for what play, etc. I can't follow it, so, for me, it sucks. I only watch the super Bowl, and even then, only for the commercials. Because THE BEST commercials come out at Super Bowl.
See, baseball, as I said, is more a game of anticipation and strategy, and less action-oriented...but, I understand the strategy...and what play/pitch is called for in a given situation...on what count the batter ought to do what with the pitch, etc...and, so...for me...because I can strategize and anticipate along with it, it makes it very enjoyable for me.

So, I enjoy baseball, I like it...and your suggestion to destroy it was highly offensive to me.

That said, I will say that baseball DOES translate better in person, or on the radio, rather than TV. But, when you get a really great defensive play in the field, a fine catch on a long ball in the outfield, executed perfectly, it is very exciting to watch on TV. But most times, you are waiting for that moment, you are anticipating and strategizing.

The only thing I understand about football is that it is basically "Let's take their fucking land!!" It's a ground-acquisition game, taken ten yards at a time, but I have no idea what a nickel or a dime defense is, or what situations call for it. I have no idea what a screen play is...or what situation calls for it...no idea when it is better to run or pass...when it is better to go for first down on 4th...or punt....I have no idea how an onside kickoff works, none of it...I just plain don't understand it and don't want to, either. so it is frustrating at best, and quite frankly, for me, impossible to enjoy. I don't know what the fuck is going on or what to expect next!

Now, with baseball, this is not the case. Then, too, I'm a fairly good fast-pitch softball player myself, and so, while there are some differences, it basically is the same as baseball, and so, it is a game I can play...and play well...which increases my understanding of it...and my ability to enjoy watching others play it.

Similarly, I mentioned being a league bowler. Thus, I can watch bowling tournaments and get interested in them, too. I understand what is going on, and can admire a great strike, a wicked hook, an awesome spare pickup, especially the dreaded 7-10 split, which I have seen picked up...and, once, I personally watched a bowler on an opposing team get a 300 game, and it was damn exciting! Fortunately, they were not bowling against MY team that night!! Nevertheless, it is my playing these sports and understanding them that leads to my enjoyment. Football holds no interest for me, it is merely aggravation.

Especially the way people go freaking nuts over stupid high-school football. what the hell is there to get excited about there? 99.9% of them are never gonna make the pros, it doesn't mean jack...unless, it happens to be your school playing. but people who have no kids in school, and who are long out of school themselves...still go nuts over freaking high school football games and I just plain don't understand it.

I just saw Sportscenter.

What a pussy way to get the baserunner on. I mean, when was the last time you saw a batter reach base on a "dropped" 3rd strike?

I just saw Sportscenter.

What a pussy way to get the baserunner on. I mean, when was the last time you saw a batter reach base on a "dropped" 3rd strike?

Yea I agree that call was BS. The Sox lucked out there.

*snip*

All this excitement over 1 game. Angels will win this series in 6!

Cards vs Angels in the World Series.

The ONLY sport worth a damn....BASEBALL!!!

ACtually Football is more popular than Baseball is so Football is the ONLY sport worth a damn :D

Well, I take that back, because I'm a league bowler...so bowling is also a good sport.

I'll agree with you there from one league bowler to another :)

*snip*

Game won by an umpire. Bad calls do it everytime. Still say angels in 6 :D

How hard can it be? 1 run for every time a player makes it safely to home base.

Actually, four guys made it to home that game, but one was tagged out at the plate, and so there were only 3 runs scored in that game.

In game 2 yep. But in Game 1, 8 made it to home base with 5 of those coming from the Angels! Come on Lyric. Chicago sucks :D

1 run = 1 point?

ONLY 3 RUNS? JESUS CHRIST! THESE PLAYERS SUCK!

Couldn't agree more Colodia. Couldn't agree more :D

At least a Sox won...

I would have rathered it was the Red Sox, but if we lost to the White Sox, then that proves: 1. The entire MLB has gone to hell in a hand-basket and 2. We need more guys that look like Jesus. I mean, we won the last world series because Johnny Damon looked like Jesus. If we had a whole team full of Jesus', think of the POWER!

sorry. I don't know america that well. Up until a few months ago I always thought there were 52 states.

The other 2 being DC and Puerto Rico? :D

One of the two best terams in the whole world. The other is the White Sox!!

Don't you Mean one of the top 4 best in the world? After all they are behind LA and St. Louis!

Chicago and Houston are 3rd and 4th respectively :D

The other 2 being DC and Puerto Rico? :D

They don't even deserve to be territores or districts.

I say we make both into places we harvest slaves from, and they can do all our hard-labor :p

I just saw Sportscenter.

What a pussy way to get the baserunner on. I mean, when was the last time you saw a batter reach base on a "dropped" 3rd strike?

Happened to me alot when I used to play and could reach base that way. Heck in one of my games, one of my teammates reached 2nd on a dropped third strike :D Now that was funny.

Yea I agree that call was BS. The Sox lucked out there.

I agree 100% and that the rule should be changed but that is just me.

Wasn't this only game 1? It's a little early to be celebrating..

(BTW, cricket can last weeks? You're making that up!)

Also, please note I say this not because I am an Angel fan. I don't care about either team.

Wasn't this only game 1? It's a little early to be celebrating..

(BTW, cricket can last weeks? You're making that up!)

Game 2 actually. Game 1 was won by the Angels 5-3 :)

LET'S GO ANGELS LETS GO!

Game won by an umpire. Bad calls do it everytime. Still say angels in 6 :D
Not a bad call. The right call if you look at the replay angles. The catcher clearly didn't have control of the ball when it touched the ground and the Ump never called the batter out. Had the catcher been doing his job he would have tagged the runner or thrown to first which you should always do on the third strike if the ball is that close to the ground at the end of the pitch.

Edit - Even I know this and I hate baseball.

How interesting. Who won? :)

<-- knows nothing about sports. NOTHING.

Same here

@Lyric: I don't know where those asses have been though...

This is a bad year for sports, at least for me. I mean, we're looking at a possible White Sox/Cardinals world series...could it be any worse for a Cubs fan? Despite my obvious prejudices, Chi-town still has my support, even if it is the South Side. Oh, and I hate the Astros. Especially "Mr. Flag Football" Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt.

(BTW, cricket can last weeks? You're making that up!)


Five days. Six and half hours (about depending on overs bowled) each day.

All this excitement over 1 game. Angels will win this series in 6!

Cards vs Angels in the World Series.
You are just saying that to piss me off...because you know damn well I want white Sox vs Astros...and you know they are both my favorite teams in the whole world. corny, do you ever do ANYTHING withhout an eye towards how much "piss-Lyric-off" value you can get out of it?

ACtually Football is more popular than Baseball is so Football is the ONLY sport worth a damn :D



I'll agree with you there from one league bowler to another :)

So what is your average? I am currently carrying a 124 average, not bad for a woman bowler who has just come back to bowling after ten years off!
I used to carry about a 140, I expect to be back at that level by the end of the season, if I keep bowling like I have been.

In game 2 yep. But in Game 1, 8 made it to home base with 5 of those coming from the Angels! Come on Lyric. Chicago sucks :D

DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT!! GODDAMN IT, THAT IS FLAMEBAIT!! MY FUCKING HOMETOWN IS CHICAGO, DAMN YOU....

At least a Sox won...

I would have rathered it was the Red Sox, but if we lost to the White Sox, then that proves: 1. The entire MLB has gone to hell in a hand-basket and 2. We need more guys that look like Jesus. I mean, we won the last world series because Johnny Damon looked like Jesus. If we had a whole team full of Jesus', think of the POWER!

Fuckin' LOL...I said the same thing to my mom, when we were watching the Red Sox-White sox series...I pointed out Johnny Damon, and told her that he looked like Jesus. She agreed, too.

Don't you Mean one of the top 4 best in the world? After all they are behind LA and St. Louis!

Chicago and Houston are 3rd and 4th respectively :D

MUST you fucking constantly aggrivate the piss out of me, corny?

Goddamn it, just leave me the shit alone! You NEVER EVER do anything without considering how much "piss-off-Lyric" value there is in it, do you?

This is a bad year for sports, at least for me. I mean, we're looking at a possible White Sox/Cardinals world series...could it be any worse for a Cubs fan? Despite my obvious prejudices, Chi-town still has my support, even if it is the South Side. Oh, and I hate the Astros. Especially "Mr. Flag Football" Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt.

May I invite you to join a Yahoo Group I am a member of? It is called "The Cubs Suck."
We love to have the occasional cub fan drop in on the list, and beat their chest about how awesome their team is, and then watch them crawl under their rocks in mid-June, never to be heard from again, until the next year. We love to hand it to the occasional brave Cub fan signing onto that list.

P.S. Hate the Astros as you will, but remember that we have, two years in a row now, done better than your sCrubbies have!! The curse of the Billy Goat lives on, right along with the curse of the Exploded Baseball!

Y'all never shoulda blown that ball up, it's gonna haunt you!!

God bless Steve Bartman!!

You are just saying that to piss me off...because you know damn well I want white Sox vs Astros...and you know they are both my favorite teams in the whole world. corny, do you ever do ANYTHING withhout an eye towards how much "piss-Lyric-off" value you can get out of it?

So I can't have a different opinion than you? No I didn't say it to piss you off. I said it because I'm rooting for the Angels. If it pisses you off, alwell. I don't care if it does or not.

What I stated was an opinion and if you disagree with that opinion great.

So what is your average? I am currently carrying a 124 average, not bad for a woman bowler who has just come back to bowling after ten years off!

Varies from week to week but I try to keep it around 120-130. I'm inconsistent however so it drops and rises alot :(

I used to carry about a 140, I expect to be back at that level by the end of the season, if I keep bowling like I have been.

I wish you luck. I'm hoping to increase my average as well. I'm still trying to get a 200 game but so far no luck :(

DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT!! GODDAMN IT, THAT IS FLAMEBAIT!! MY FUCKING HOMETOWN IS CHICAGO, DAMN YOU....

HAHA! Sorry Lyric, I couldn't resist that jab! Please forgive me? *puts on halo hat* (No! I don't mean that. I'm innocent! Halo-Innocent)

MUST you fucking constantly aggrivate the piss out of me, corny?

I see someone doesn't have a sense of humor :(

Lyric, take a joke. If the Astros and the Sox make it to the series, I would be rooting for the Chi sox because my favorite team is also in the same division as the Chicago.

Besides, I always root for the American League unless its the Yankees in the Series then I root for the National League.

Goddamn it, just leave me the shit alone! You NEVER EVER do anything without considering how much "piss-off-Lyric" value there is in it, do you?

Actually I do but someone has to play the other side in a thread like this so I decided to do it! Gotta be fair and Balanced. :D

You people are silly. The Pirates didn't make the playoffs, therefore the playoff and the World Series are irrelevant. :)

You people are silly. The Pirates didn't make the playoffs, therefore the playoff and the World Series are irrelevant. :)

As someone who lives 20 minutes from the City of Steel, all I can say is, the Pirates Suck! We all know they do and there is no way they'll make the playoffs in 2006, 2007, and 2008!

As someone who lives 20 minutes from the City of Steel, all I can say is, the Pirates Suck! We all know they do and there is no way they'll make the playoffs in 2006, 2007, and 2008!
Then they'd might as well cancel the playoffs for those years. :D

Then they'd might as well cancel the playoffs for those years. :D

Look on the Bright side. Pittsburgh has the All-Star Game next year so its not a total loss :)

Look on the Bright side. Pittsburgh has the All-Star Game next year so its not a total loss :)
That's true. I have to decide if I want to see the game, or join the anti-Sweatshop protestors outside.

That's true. I have to decide if I want to see the game, or join the anti-Sweatshop protestors outside.

Watch the game. It'll be more entertaining.

Do you think they'll have the mascots back for the Gateway Clipper Fleet like they did in 1994? (The strike year which pissed my off because 1) The pirates were doing well and so was my favorite AL team)

Watch the game. It'll be more entertaining.

Do you think they'll have the mascots back for the Gateway Clipper Fleet like they did in 1994? (The strike year which pissed my off because 1) The pirates were doing well and so was my favorite AL team)Hm. Good question. Probably. But then again, the city is kind of in a financial crisis at the moment.

Hm. Good question. Probably. But then again, the city is kind of in a financial crisis at the moment.

HAHA! When isn't it in a financial crisis? HAHA!

If they don't, then they'll be missing a prime opportunity as well as money. They made big business the last time they were here and it helped with tourism for those few days that they were here.

If they don't, I"ll sue the city :D

HAHA! When isn't it in a financial crisis? HAHA!

If they don't, then they'll be missing a prime opportunity as well as money. They made big business the last time they were here and it helped with tourism for those few days that they were here.

If they don't, I"ll sue the city :DLol. You're right, they would make a lot of money.

Lol. You're right, they would make a lot of money.

*Hands you a cookie* :)

Anyway, the series here is tied up at 1 apiece with Game 3 tonight. Should be fun to watch.

Varies from week to week but I try to keep it around 120-130. I'm inconsistent however so it drops and rises alot :(



I wish you luck. I'm hoping to increase my average as well. I'm still trying to get a 200 game but so far no luck :(

I have, in my life, three over-200 games. My highest ever was 231, then 225, and 207.

The 231 game kinda pissed me off, because I finished that game with seven strikes, then opened the next game with six more strikes...If I'd only managed to do them all in the same damned game instead of split over two games, I'd have a frickin' 300 game to my credit, since you only need 12 strikes in a row for a 300. I actually got thirteen in a row. But they were split between the two games. Pissed me off royally, once I figured out I coulda had a 300 game!

I have, in my life, three over-200 games. My highest ever was 231, then 225, and 207.

The 231 game kinda pissed me off, because I finished that game with seven strikes, then opened the next game with six more strikes...If I'd only managed to do them all in the same damned game instead of split over two games, I'd have a frickin' 300 game to my credit, since you only need 12 strikes in a row for a 300. I actually got thirteen in a row. But they were split between the two games. Pissed me off royally, once I figured out I coulda had a 300 game!

Ouch! You have my sympathies there. That would've pissed me off too.

See we can agree on things :D