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07-11-2005, 07:40 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
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Home run hitting contest
WOW,
who the heck is this guy from the Phillies, Bobby Abreu
24 homeruns in the 1st round!!! WOW
That almost makes listening to Chris berman tollerable!!!!
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07-11-2005, 08:53 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cape Cod
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Big Popi with 17, what a show.
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Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
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07-11-2005, 09:49 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Eh....big deal! The All-Star game is not what it used to be...not by a........long shot!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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07-12-2005, 11:01 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Originally Posted by BigFish
Eh....big deal! The All-Star game is not what it used to be...not by a........long shot! |
Yup, and I think there's two main reasons--games on every night on cable, and interleague play.
Used to be, if you lived in an AL market like New England, the only time you got to see the NL was on the Saturday NBC Game of the Week, and even then, what you saw primarily was the Dodgers, or the Mets after they got good for awhile in 1969. So, the All Star Game was a chance to see all of the great NL stars--Mays, Clemente, Aaron, Seaver, Marichal, Gibby, Koufax et al.
Nowadays, you can see them alll season long on TBS, the Chicago superstation, ESPN, the Deuce, and several other cable sports or satellite networks. The novelty of the All Star Game wore out. Interleague play just made it even less of a novelty. |
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07-12-2005, 01:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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I think you also have to add to the list of declining interest in the game the tendency for so many players to switch teams every couple of years. It takes away from the sense of rivalry between the leagues. The absolute low though had to be in 2002 when they called the game a tie in extra innings. At least now they play for World Series home field.
I'll watch part of it tonight anyway.  |
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07-12-2005, 01:39 PM
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Which Way Did They Go
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Blackstone, MA
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You folks do realize that they use juiced-up balls for the contest....right??
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"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give"
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07-15-2005, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by BigFish
Eh....big deal! The All-Star game is not what it used to be...not by a........long shot! |
Fishing is not what it used to be either, but you still go fishing!  |
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07-15-2005, 07:18 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Homerun,
comments from last night's game supported your "juiced ball" comment, for the homerun contest. Remy was saying the sox 3rd base coach Dale Swayne said the balls seemed smaller and harder.
That's just the credibility the game needs. 
Why not break out the aluminum bats? |
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07-15-2005, 08:34 AM
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Which Way Did They Go
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Blackstone, MA
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Okay RR.....I was interpreting your original post as you were AMAZED by the power of these guys.....perhaps not.
As for Chris Berman, I couldn't agree with you more. Am I the only guy in America who can't stand his act anymore? This nonsence of inserting some cute adjective into every players last name is a). Boring, b). Childish c). All of the above. Just say the guys name for goodness sake.
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"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give"
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07-12-2005, 10:09 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Abington, MA
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Awesome show by those guys last night-especially Abreu and BIG PAPI!
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07-12-2005, 10:18 AM
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Boston Anglah
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
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Originally Posted by Cod Hunter
Awesome show by those guys last night-especially Abreu and BIG PAPI!
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They are both fantasy stars, I have them both and lead both leagues i am in  |
Used hard and put away dirty....
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07-12-2005, 03:50 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cape Cod
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It was ok ,but I did not care for the nationalty theam.
I would have liked to see the 8 or 10 best homerun hitters, not because some guy is from Timbukto |
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
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07-13-2005, 12:25 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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They also have corked bat's ...It's all a show 
remember when sam s got cought with one. He said it was his allstar bat |
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07-13-2005, 12:36 PM
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Which Way Did They Go
Join Date: Apr 2002
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They also have corked bat's ...It's all a show
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I wasn't gonna go there, but you are correct on this.
Did you see when Abreu's bat started to "peel".......I have played baseball for over 30 years (3 of which were professionally), and I have never seen a bat "flake" and "peel" the way his bat was peeling.
Here's one for you: how come these guys hit mammoth shots during the home run contest when the ball is thrown at about 70 - 75 mph AT MOST, but when they connect with a 90+ mph fastball in a game it doesn't travel as far as these HR hitting contest shots....?? Answer: they use juiced balls and corked bats in these contest in order to generate more bat speed and therefore ball distance to put on a show.......Bud Selig has been the #1 perpitrator of turning baseball into WWF. |
"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give"
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07-13-2005, 02:26 PM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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homerun - I did some digging (google) and I can't find anything on corked bats or juiced baseballs, how do you know this?
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07-13-2005, 05:33 PM
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Which Way Did They Go
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Blackstone, MA
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known fact........
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"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give"
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