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If they trade Harvey I'd get angry, and I'm not even a Mets fan.
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Another: refugee from CBS..hard battle but broke free..looking fwd : "Lets get ready to rumble" back n forth palaver..Go Yankees!!!
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Welcome to everyone! 
Enjoy yourselves.
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Also coming over from cbs.
So far I like these boards
So far I like these boards
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Attended my first game 6/26/54 at Ebbetts Field. Dodgers 7 - Cards 6.
6 HOFr's in the game: Musial, Schoendienst, Robinson, Campanella, Reese, and my hero, the Duke.
Attended my first game 6/26/54 at Ebbetts Field. Dodgers 7 - Cards 6.
6 HOFr's in the game: Musial, Schoendienst, Robinson, Campanella, Reese, and my hero, the Duke.
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Dodgers fan checking in on the MLB boards.
Vitamike here... 6'3", 230 lbs ding, ding!!
Tough start for the boys in blue but we'll get there.
Hey bigd, you gotta come by the Rams boards.
We have a good group from SeeBS over there. Also a lot of Lakers fans over here from there too just on the main boards, not a lot of activity just yet on the team boards just yet...
Vitamike here... 6'3", 230 lbs ding, ding!!
Tough start for the boys in blue but we'll get there.
Hey bigd, you gotta come by the Rams boards.
We have a good group from SeeBS over there. Also a lot of Lakers fans over here from there too just on the main boards, not a lot of activity just yet on the team boards just yet...
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You kind of need to wait for us on the west coats to wake up and get to work before we really get rolling here.
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Well, to me anyway this is both fitting and hilarious.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The commemorative plaque honoring home run king Barry Bonds' record 756th clout has gone missing from AT&T Park.
San Francisco Giants spokeswoman Staci Slaughter said Tuesday night that the reigning World Series champions are in the process of replacing the plaque, which hung on the brick facade inside the ballpark beneath the flag court area in right-center field until a few days ago. The team is investigating where the missing hardware might be, Slaughter said.
"We're in the process of replacing it," Slaughter said. "We're not sure what happened. We're reviewing video, but haven't found anything yet."
There is still white glue on the brick wall where the plaque used to be.
Bonds, the seven-time NL MVP, broke Hank Aaron's home run record on Aug. 7, 2007, at home in San Francisco. The slugger hasn't played since that season, finishing his 22-year major league career with 762 total home runs. He has been back to the ballpark as a fan in recent seasons, receiving standing ovations from the crowd that still cheers him despite allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs to fuel his pursuit of Aaron's mark.
Bonds long has denied ever knowingly using steroids or performance-enhancing drugs and the 48-year-old slugger appealed his obstruction of justice conviction from April 2011 on one count of giving an evasive answer to a 2003 grand jury investigating illegal steroids distribution. In February, a lawyer for Bonds urged a federal appeals court to toss out the slugger's obstruction of justice conviction, saying a rambling answer he gave while testifying before a grand jury in December 2003 was not a crime.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The commemorative plaque honoring home run king Barry Bonds' record 756th clout has gone missing from AT&T Park.
San Francisco Giants spokeswoman Staci Slaughter said Tuesday night that the reigning World Series champions are in the process of replacing the plaque, which hung on the brick facade inside the ballpark beneath the flag court area in right-center field until a few days ago. The team is investigating where the missing hardware might be, Slaughter said.
"We're in the process of replacing it," Slaughter said. "We're not sure what happened. We're reviewing video, but haven't found anything yet."
There is still white glue on the brick wall where the plaque used to be.
Bonds, the seven-time NL MVP, broke Hank Aaron's home run record on Aug. 7, 2007, at home in San Francisco. The slugger hasn't played since that season, finishing his 22-year major league career with 762 total home runs. He has been back to the ballpark as a fan in recent seasons, receiving standing ovations from the crowd that still cheers him despite allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs to fuel his pursuit of Aaron's mark.
Bonds long has denied ever knowingly using steroids or performance-enhancing drugs and the 48-year-old slugger appealed his obstruction of justice conviction from April 2011 on one count of giving an evasive answer to a 2003 grand jury investigating illegal steroids distribution. In February, a lawyer for Bonds urged a federal appeals court to toss out the slugger's obstruction of justice conviction, saying a rambling answer he gave while testifying before a grand jury in December 2003 was not a crime.
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More from Mo Rivera, and his farewell tour -
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The compliment for Mariano Rivera came early in a presentation that showed the closer’s class, a display as genuine as the looks he received. Rivera, meeting with veterans at Tropicana Field, gazed into the small group and shared his baseball passion.
This is how the New York Yankees’ star right-hander wants to be remembered after he retires at season’s end: As a giver, as someone whose love for his sport was clear and shared by others in all roles within a league that made him the best of all time. As Rivera answered questions from the veterans, a man in a wheelchair looked toward him and offered praise. To both, this was a moment to keep close.
“It’s a pleasure and an honor to meet the greatest relief pitcher,” said Edward Tomassine, 93, a World War II veteran.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Rivera said.
“I’ve seen some good ones,” Tomassine continued. “Johnny Murphy, Joe Page, Wilcy Moore.”
“You’ve seen a lot. How old are you, sir?”
“Ninety-three.”
“God bless you. That’s amazing. That’s amazing. Thank you being there. Thank you for watching. Thank you for being a fan of baseball.”
On Tuesday, Rivera met with 16 veterans from the Tampa-based James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, before the Yankees’ 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. It was part of the 43-year-old’s season-long farewell across the majors, which includes scheduled meetings with fans at each ballpark the Yankees visit throughout their campaign. It’s a gesture distinctly Rivera: Selfless, memorable, one that makes an impact.
The event began with a short word of thanks from the closer, followed by questions from some of the 16 veterans. The audience included a mix of allegiances, with people in Yankees apparel sitting alongside Rays fans. But such an image is how Rivera envisioned this all along: People joined not by team color, but by a love for the game. A community.
"I have learned doing these things that there are people that care," Rivera said. "Perhaps people that sit behind the desk (at a stadium) and pass tickets or check tickets, they're aware of what's going on. That's beautiful, and I have learned that. People out there, no matter what, they're here. Rain, storm, cold, heat, they're here. They're behind their desk, and besides doing a job, they love it. That's why I love to hear all those stories and tell them, ‘Thank you.’"
The presentation with the veterans was one of many Rivera, who has 614 career regular-season saves, will hold throughout the season. Those in the audience included people who fought in World War II, Vietnam, the Gulf War and current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many were coping with a variety of ailments, including post-traumatic stress disorder and other physical issues.
Previously, Rivera had met with season-ticket holders and stadium staff members in Cleveland and Detroit. He expressed a desire to hold the nationwide campaign on March 9 in Tampa, Fla., the morning he announced his intention to retire.
During his talk with veterans, Rivera spoke about a number of topics: his plans post-retirement, his desire to expand himself outside baseball, his memories of Yogi Berra and George Steinbrenner. There were laughs and claps. There was a sense of camaraderie, a bond.
“I love you not because you play,” a woman told him early in the event. “I love you for the heart that you have and for the love you have for the Lord.”
“Thank you,” Rivera said.
“And why do you want to retire? You’re still young,” the woman continued, to laughter.
“Yeah, I consider myself a young chicken. But you know what? There’s more than baseball.”
“They have a lot years ahead for these guys,” Mary Donovan, a recreation therapist at the hospital, said later about the veterans. “They have a lot of years ahead of them to get well. This is a big step.”
It was a poignant moment for many, including Tomassine, who fought in Italy and North Africa. Before Tuesday, he had never met a major-league player. He left after speaking to one of the best.
“I’m wearing this cap,” he told Rivera, referencing a Tampa Bay hat. “But I’m a Yankee fan.”
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The compliment for Mariano Rivera came early in a presentation that showed the closer’s class, a display as genuine as the looks he received. Rivera, meeting with veterans at Tropicana Field, gazed into the small group and shared his baseball passion.
This is how the New York Yankees’ star right-hander wants to be remembered after he retires at season’s end: As a giver, as someone whose love for his sport was clear and shared by others in all roles within a league that made him the best of all time. As Rivera answered questions from the veterans, a man in a wheelchair looked toward him and offered praise. To both, this was a moment to keep close.
“It’s a pleasure and an honor to meet the greatest relief pitcher,” said Edward Tomassine, 93, a World War II veteran.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Rivera said.
“I’ve seen some good ones,” Tomassine continued. “Johnny Murphy, Joe Page, Wilcy Moore.”
“You’ve seen a lot. How old are you, sir?”
“Ninety-three.”
“God bless you. That’s amazing. That’s amazing. Thank you being there. Thank you for watching. Thank you for being a fan of baseball.”
On Tuesday, Rivera met with 16 veterans from the Tampa-based James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, before the Yankees’ 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. It was part of the 43-year-old’s season-long farewell across the majors, which includes scheduled meetings with fans at each ballpark the Yankees visit throughout their campaign. It’s a gesture distinctly Rivera: Selfless, memorable, one that makes an impact.
The event began with a short word of thanks from the closer, followed by questions from some of the 16 veterans. The audience included a mix of allegiances, with people in Yankees apparel sitting alongside Rays fans. But such an image is how Rivera envisioned this all along: People joined not by team color, but by a love for the game. A community.
"I have learned doing these things that there are people that care," Rivera said. "Perhaps people that sit behind the desk (at a stadium) and pass tickets or check tickets, they're aware of what's going on. That's beautiful, and I have learned that. People out there, no matter what, they're here. Rain, storm, cold, heat, they're here. They're behind their desk, and besides doing a job, they love it. That's why I love to hear all those stories and tell them, ‘Thank you.’"
The presentation with the veterans was one of many Rivera, who has 614 career regular-season saves, will hold throughout the season. Those in the audience included people who fought in World War II, Vietnam, the Gulf War and current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many were coping with a variety of ailments, including post-traumatic stress disorder and other physical issues.
Previously, Rivera had met with season-ticket holders and stadium staff members in Cleveland and Detroit. He expressed a desire to hold the nationwide campaign on March 9 in Tampa, Fla., the morning he announced his intention to retire.
During his talk with veterans, Rivera spoke about a number of topics: his plans post-retirement, his desire to expand himself outside baseball, his memories of Yogi Berra and George Steinbrenner. There were laughs and claps. There was a sense of camaraderie, a bond.
“I love you not because you play,” a woman told him early in the event. “I love you for the heart that you have and for the love you have for the Lord.”
“Thank you,” Rivera said.
“And why do you want to retire? You’re still young,” the woman continued, to laughter.
“Yeah, I consider myself a young chicken. But you know what? There’s more than baseball.”
“They have a lot years ahead for these guys,” Mary Donovan, a recreation therapist at the hospital, said later about the veterans. “They have a lot of years ahead of them to get well. This is a big step.”
It was a poignant moment for many, including Tomassine, who fought in Italy and North Africa. Before Tuesday, he had never met a major-league player. He left after speaking to one of the best.
“I’m wearing this cap,” he told Rivera, referencing a Tampa Bay hat. “But I’m a Yankee fan.”
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An extreme field of dreams???
Usually, when an outfielder runs through or over the fence in pursuit of a potential home run, they are greeted with gusto when they return to the dugout. If an outfielder attempted to do that on the diamond at Union City (N.J.) High, they would end up in a hospital, or possibly worse … a funeral home. There’s a good reason for that: Union City plays its games on what is almost certainly the only baseball field in the country that is four stories above ground level.
As noted in a terrific profile piece in MaxPreps, Union City’s baseball field sits on top of Union City High in the midst of the most densely populated town in the nation. The baseball field is part of the school’s multi-purpose athletic field, part of a $173 million capital development project.
Despite the sticker shock that comes from any $173 million high school facility, the Union City field is a sight to behold. The capital project spans 366,000 square feet in total and features both a three-acre football field that includes bleachers for 4,500 and a state of the art gym that can seat 1,800.
The Union City baseball field is built into the football field on the roof, leaving plenty of room for home runs and foul balls to do significant damage to cars parked four stories below.
Fittingly, Union City High also probably features a more robust insurance policy guarding against damage from baseballs, too. According to MaxPreps, the school’s policy includes coverage for any foul balls that do any damage to school or private property. The policy would also likely cover physical injury should any bystander be struck with a foul ball below the field, but Union City has been lucky enough to avoid such a scenario so far.
That’s a remarkable feat in itself, given the fact that Union City is home to more than 66,000 New Jersey residents in the space of just 1.283 square miles, making it the most dense location in the nation.
So far, the rooftop baseball solution has been a great success, perhaps providing a mild home field advantage for Union City, which is more used to the football field lines and painted midfield logo in odd positions on the respective diamond once it is laid out in the spring.
And, if nothing else, the field speaks to the ingenuity of the New Jersey community, which has consistently found ways to work around the structural limitations imposed on it by its sheer lack of size.
Usually, when an outfielder runs through or over the fence in pursuit of a potential home run, they are greeted with gusto when they return to the dugout. If an outfielder attempted to do that on the diamond at Union City (N.J.) High, they would end up in a hospital, or possibly worse … a funeral home. There’s a good reason for that: Union City plays its games on what is almost certainly the only baseball field in the country that is four stories above ground level.
As noted in a terrific profile piece in MaxPreps, Union City’s baseball field sits on top of Union City High in the midst of the most densely populated town in the nation. The baseball field is part of the school’s multi-purpose athletic field, part of a $173 million capital development project.
Despite the sticker shock that comes from any $173 million high school facility, the Union City field is a sight to behold. The capital project spans 366,000 square feet in total and features both a three-acre football field that includes bleachers for 4,500 and a state of the art gym that can seat 1,800.
The Union City baseball field is built into the football field on the roof, leaving plenty of room for home runs and foul balls to do significant damage to cars parked four stories below.
Fittingly, Union City High also probably features a more robust insurance policy guarding against damage from baseballs, too. According to MaxPreps, the school’s policy includes coverage for any foul balls that do any damage to school or private property. The policy would also likely cover physical injury should any bystander be struck with a foul ball below the field, but Union City has been lucky enough to avoid such a scenario so far.
That’s a remarkable feat in itself, given the fact that Union City is home to more than 66,000 New Jersey residents in the space of just 1.283 square miles, making it the most dense location in the nation.
So far, the rooftop baseball solution has been a great success, perhaps providing a mild home field advantage for Union City, which is more used to the football field lines and painted midfield logo in odd positions on the respective diamond once it is laid out in the spring.
And, if nothing else, the field speaks to the ingenuity of the New Jersey community, which has consistently found ways to work around the structural limitations imposed on it by its sheer lack of size.
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Hey folks, big Indians fan here and Newbie, been perusing this site for awhile seems pretty legit. Hope to have a lot of good discussions on baseball. Will be in and out all day as my job requires me to have several sales meetings daily..So if I don't post right away to a question don't think I disappeared.. Cheers..
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