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May-01-15
 | | Phony Benoni: <WannaBe>, where are you when we need you? The Tigers have no hits after seven innings! |
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May-01-15 | | Jim Bartle: I was just going to post that as a favor to you, <pb>. |
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May-01-15
 | | WannaBe: No-no alert!!!! Detroit and Kansas City! |
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May-01-15
 | | WannaBe: Your wish, master, have been granted. =)) |
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May-01-15 | | Jim Bartle: Excellent work, <wb>! I bow before your mastery. |
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May-01-15
 | | Phony Benoni: And a run to boot! Boy, you are good. |
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May-01-15
 | | WannaBe: Sorry, that I can't delivery the victory. |
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May-02-15
 | | WannaBe: Wow!! Some Mamma really don't want their kids grow up to be a Browns... http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2015/st... |
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May-02-15
 | | WannaBe: (Useless) NFL Draft Information from ESPN:
<Three Shaqs drafted so far in this year's NFL Draft. All born within Shaquille O'Neal's first two years in the NBA.> B. Hundley (QB, Junior) left Ucla with one year of eligibility remaining, and was drafted in the 5th round by Green Bay. Shoulda stayed in school one more year? |
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May-02-15
 | | perfidious: Guess her sentiments did not quite rise to the level of Archie Manning's declarations regarding son Eli. |
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May-02-15
 | | Phony Benoni: No, he did the right thing by coming out early and going to Green Bay. Had he stayed, he might have gotten drafted by a bad team next year. |
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May-03-15
 | | Phony Benoni: The Dodgers used to be innovators. Now, they're copy cats: http://m.mlb.com/video/v99310783/mu... |
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May-03-15
 | | Phony Benoni: Listening to all that hype about the first last night made me realize something: off the top of my head, I can't name another professional boxer. |
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May-03-15
 | | playground player: <Phony Benoni> Neither can I! Fame is not as famous as it used to be, and it doesn't last as long. I remember when everybody knew Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and the top contenders (in fact, I go back to Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson). I didn't watch golf, but I knew Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus,and Ben Hogan. Never watched a horse-race; but Sea Biscuit, Man O' War, and Secretariat were household names. Somehow our popular culture has learned how to shrink fame. I think I enjoyed it more when it was bigger. |
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May-03-15 | | Jim Bartle: That's an interesting point, and not so easy to pinpoint. I think today we just see the star athletes too often and too closely. The mystery and imagination required to appreciate the great athletes has disappeared. The idea is sort of covered in 'Wbere have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, a nation turns it lonely eyes to you.' That's for most sports. Boxing is different. Since it's disappeared from broadcast TV, there's no way to get fans interested in young boxers as they move up. Boxing appeals to a small but fanatical part of the public. Sort of like chess but with more money. |
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May-03-15
 | | WannaBe: < Phony Benoni: Listening to all that hype about the first last night made me realize something: off the top of my head, I can't name another professional boxer. > Klechko, or whatever his last name is spelled, heavy weight, chess/boxing playing Russian. I don't know if Winky Wright is still fighting, south-paw boxer. My fav. Strange ending to that Dodgers game, but the funny thing is, when it happened to Angels, Kentucky Derby was on. Everyone at the watering hole was watching the race, and when the race was over, so was the Angels-Giants game. I don't think a single person at the bar knew 'how' the game ended, all we saw was the final score. Even though they had TVs on both event. Funny. |
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May-03-15
 | | WannaBe: According to J. Stark of ESPN, last time a game ended with a runner-hit-by-ball was 2010 (He did not say which two teams), and of course, two games ended that way on Saturday. Gotta love baseball. |
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May-03-15
 | | Phony Benoni: Elias knew!
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/... Must be a California thing... |
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May-03-15
 | | keypusher: I saw "Something Rotten" last night, which seems like it was a lot fresher than the fight. |
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May-03-15
 | | Phony Benoni: Conspiracy Theory!
It just hit me that Bugs Bunny is a Warner Brothers cartoon. Now, where else do we see the abbreviation <WB> around here? This cannot be a coincidence. I demand a full investigation by the Commissioners of the WHA, WFL, PCA, and the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. |
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May-03-15
 | | WannaBe: Ah, Shoot, the truth is out... |
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May-03-15
 | | WannaBe: Apparently Tigers ran themselves into a rather unusual 6-4-3 DP, why is it unusual? The runner was on second, not on first. The Second Baseman had to tag the returning runner, then throw to first. |
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May-04-15
 | | WannaBe: Annnnd we have the first manager to be fired this season, Milwaukee have fired Ron Roenicke. |
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May-04-15
 | | Penguincw: Man, when was the last time a manager was fired this early in the season? Anyway, happy 146th anniversary of some famous baseball game: http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/05/04.... The start of a 57 game winning streak. And I thought the Astros winning 10 straight was amazing... |
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May-04-15
 | | WannaBe: <Penguincw> That's a good question, I know many coach/manager that didn't last one game before getting the boot. Wally Backman for D'Backs come to mind, or Mike Price for Alabama. |
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