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Re: Baseball

Post by Jungle Rat » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:33 pm

He hated living in Japan.

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Post by aTm » Fri Nov 21, 2014 8:23 pm

Sure, I could have stayed in the past. I could have even been king. But in my own way, I am king.

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Post by Owlman » Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:54 pm

My ballot: in alphabetical order

Bagwell
Biggio
Bonds
Clemens
Johnson
Marinez, Pedro
Piazza
Raines
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Trammell
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Post by Owlman » Tue Jan 06, 2015 3:01 pm

IN:

Biggio
Smoltz
Pedro
Randy Johnson
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Post by Owlman » Tue Jan 06, 2015 3:08 pm

Bagwell dropped in votes. Raines and Piazza increased
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Post by Saint » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:21 pm

Biggio=really good but never great

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Post by Jungle Rat » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:34 am

3000 hits makes him a lock.

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Post by Jungle Rat » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:36 am

But I agree, besides that, I don't think he'd have made it.

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Post by Saint » Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:02 am

but 3,060 hits over 20 seasons kind of lessens that benchmark. But Biggio is more deserving than some of those already in the hall.

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Post by hedge » Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:43 am

Give your picks, Stu...
I want someone's ass blistered in the middle of Thanksgiving Square.

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Post by Saint » Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:17 pm

Bonds, Clemens, Johnson, Martinez

Smoltz can wait another year or 2.

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Re: Baseball

Post by Cletus » Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:54 pm

The following people on the ballot should be in the HOF:

Johnson
Pedro Martinez
Clemens
Bonds
Smoltz
Biggio
Bagwell
Mussina
Raines
Schilling
Edgar Martinez
Trammell
Walker
Sheffield
McGwire
Sosa

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Post by Johnette's Daddy » Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:28 am

Biggio's election reduces it to the Hall of Noteworthy.
During a press conference later, O'Mara was asked if he had any advice for Zimmerman, and he answered, "Pay me."

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Post by Saint » Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:26 pm

Yes!

But it was already there. He's just another.

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Post by hedge » Thu Jan 15, 2015 4:54 pm

I like that juxtaposition of glee and glum...
I want someone's ass blistered in the middle of Thanksgiving Square.

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Post by Dave23 » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:20 pm

I see Rat's boy Youk is a Cub now...
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Re: Baseball

Post by Jungle Rat » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:47 am

Sounds like Hamilton relapsed again on coke.

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Post by Bklyn » Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:08 pm

At least.
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Post by Jungle Rat » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:48 pm

Sorta feel sorry for the guy.

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Re: Baseball

Post by Saint » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:48 am

I don't. I wish I had his money and his coke.

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