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2010 MLB Season Thread
Topic Started: Apr 5 2010, 06:49 AM (5,176 Views)
torturedsoulv1
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Yankees got spanked today, nothing else to say about that

I was surprised Hughes and not Pettite got the start, though Pettite is better at home and I think Hughes is from Texas

Lee in game 3 will be tough, but Pettite at home in the playoffs is golden

I originally said Yankees in 6 so i wasn't expecting a sweep like I did over the Twins

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I certainly picked the wrong game to go to

Lee was awesome and the Yankees bullpen imploded in the 8th inning, 6 f**King runs in the 8th

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torturedsoulv1,Oct 18 2010
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6 f**King runs

Fucking Run - a run in MLB, specifically given up by a New York team. Only applicable when a run is surrendered in one of the five boroughs, or-- in some cases-- northern New Jersey.

Regional variations include a "mutherfucking run", "goddamn run" or "Trevor Hoffman is pitching"
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Bing Crosby: dead for years, yet still the Pittsburgh Pirates 2010 MVP:

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Bing Crosby's wine cellar produces vintage 1960 World Series film


Bing Crosby gave us the greatest Christmas album of all time, an early version of videotape and an unlikely but memorable sing-along with David Bowie.

Now, 33 years after his death, the iconic singer and actor is still helping define the key moments of the 20th century.

As first reported by the New York Times, an entire copy of NBC's television broadcast of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series was recently found in a wine cellar at Crosby's old home near San Francisco.

That game  — which will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Oct. 13 — is one of the greatest in World Series history and ends with Bill Mazeroski's dramatic walk-off homer to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 10-9 victory and a World Series win over the New York Yankees dynasty.

Like many other games of that era, it was assumed that no complete copy existed and that our visual playback capabilities were limited to highlights contained on newsreels. Crosby's copy is a huge find because not only does it contain every out, the film reels were also in great condition. They've already been transferred to a DVD and the game will be shown during a special on MLB Network this December.

So how did Crosby come into possession of the game? As the story goes, Crosby was a part-owner of the Pirates at the time — that's him with Honus Wagner above — and he was nervous that he'd jinx the team if he watched Game 7 in person.

So he flew to Paris to listen to the game on the radio (he said he couldn't even be in the country) while some of his employees filmed a television set with a kinescope. When he returned to the United States, Crosby was able to relive the glory at Forbes Field (while also mastering the art of time shifting about a few decades before everyone else). 

Writes the NYT's Richard Sandomir:

    After Crosby viewed the 2-hour-36-minute game, probably in a screening room in the house, the films took their place in the vault, said Robert Bader, vice president for marketing and production for Bing Crosby Enterprises.

    They remained there undisturbed until December, when Bader was culling videotapes of Crosby's TV specials for a DVD release -- part of the estate's goal of resurrecting his body of work.

    He spotted two reels lying horizontally in gray canisters labeled "1960 World Series." They were stacked close to the ceiling with home movies and sports instructional films. An hour or so later, he found three others on other shelves. Intrigued, he screened the 16-millimeter film on a projector. It was Game 7, called by the Yankees' Mel Allen and the Pirates' Bob Prince -- the complete NBC broadcast. The film had not degraded. [...]

    "I had to be the only person to have seen it in 50 years," Bader said. "It was just pure luck."

Major League Baseball says this game was high on its wish list of lost games, so it's nice to see such a serendipitous find making headlines, and it'll be a nice winter treat to watch that in a few months when there's no baseball being played.

Also nice? A rare positive headline for the downtrodden Pirates franchise.

Leave it to Father O'Malley to provide for us all. 


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Erick Von Erich,Oct 19 2010
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torturedsoulv1,Oct 18 2010
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6 f**King runs

Fucking Run - a run in MLB, specifically given up by a New York team. Only applicable when a run is surrendered in one of the five boroughs, or-- in some cases-- northern New Jersey.

Regional variations include a "mutherfucking run", "goddamn run" or "Trevor Hoffman is pitching"

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Roy Oswalt comes in in relief and promptly loses the game to the Giants. There's a reason he works as a starter. Questionable move, but considering that the Phils' bullpen hasn't been stellar, you can maybe see why Charlie Manuel made the move.

(FWIW, a whole room of us were screaming "Bring in Tim Wakefield, dammit!!" in the 9th inning of the 1992 NLCS).

Just curious: aside from Randy Johnson, has any starter-used-as reliever in the playoffs made a difference? Heck, go all the way back to Walter Johnson.
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I think 2003 ALCS, Yankees used a bunch of starters in relief of Roger Clemens who only lasted I think 3 innings in Game 7.
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2010 World Series: just like we all predicted: Giants vs. Rangers

I gotta' pick the Rangers in this one. They have that "we've never been here before and we're too stupid/giddy to know otherwise" vibe.

Also, I know Houston had their run in 2005, but I'd like to see baseball get some much-deserved publicity/fandom/etc in football-crazed Texas.
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Here's how I see it...

The Giants, pitching wise, have been top notch. The offense isn't there.

The Rangers have Cliff Lee on top of a strong rotation, a mediocre bullpen. Team hitting like nuts. Handed the asses to BOTH of my teams.

Rangers in 5.
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Yeah, I'd agree with that. But I'll give the Giants 2 wins and say Rangers in 6.
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Was away for a week, so didn't come on here to post

I am shocked at the Yankees losing as well as the Phillies losing. Thought both teams would have tougher times in the LCS series than the the LDS series, but did not expect them to lose

Oh well, wait til 2011 for the Yankees
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The Giants FINALLY prove that Cliff Lee is human, with a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 5th.

Edit: Make that 8-2. Don't know if I would change my official prediction winner wise, but I can see this going to Game 6 now.
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Local TV Sports Moron, Chris Tanaka had this to say on last night's newscast:

(when asked by the other News Idiots if it would be a sweep):
"I don't think so. ROY OSWALT is going back to Texas, so I say he gets them a win. ROY OSWALT is always good for a win in Texas, so probably 6 games to decide".


umm.....

I could not believe that. Not only is Oswalt on the Phillies, but the Phils are in the NL and no longer playing. How the HELL could they play the NL's Giants in the World Series?

I'm pretty sure this is the same dumbshit who referred to Rockies' manager Clint Hurdle as "COACH Hurdle" during the 2007 World Series.
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Well, 2010 is officially in the books and it's just like we all predicted: San Francisco Giants win the World Series.

We'll keep this thread open until the season awards are announced, but then we'll start up our usual "Off Season Thread" (I refuse to call it "Hot Stove League").
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The only award that's a lock is probably NL Cy Young (Halladay). The AL MVP s likely going to be Josh Hamilton but that's not a guarantee, and the AL Cy Young will either be David Price or C.C. Sabathia. NL MVP? Pick 'em.

Obviously don't care much for R.O.Y.
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