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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1125 on: January 12, 2009, 11:30:26 AM »
Rickey H makes it to Cooperstown on the first try:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/12/SPA4157S6L.DTL
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1126 on: January 12, 2009, 02:25:06 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on January 12, 2009, 11:30:26 AM
Rickey H makes it to Cooperstown on the first try:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/12/SPA4157S6L.DTL

Awesome.  Growing up a Lou Brock fan all I can say is I couldn't agree more.

And the article fails to mention that, although not known as a power hitter, RH has something like twice as many leadoff homeruns as anyone else ITHOB (in the history of baseball).  I think this is one of the three records that none of us will live long enough to see broken, along with Ryan's 7 No-no's and DiMaggio's 56.  Williams' .400 is a near 4th, but, unless y'all feel like I haven't pontificated enough lately*, I won't go into why I think so.

*any time y'all DO want me to pontificate, all y' have to do is ask.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1127 on: January 12, 2009, 03:32:25 PM »
Quote from: mshray on January 12, 2009, 02:25:06 PM
Quote from: RGMike on January 12, 2009, 11:30:26 AM
Rickey H makes it to Cooperstown on the first try:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/12/SPA4157S6L.DTL

Awesome.  Growing up a Lou Brock fan all I can say is I couldn't agree more.

And the article fails to mention that, although not known as a power hitter, RH has something like twice as many leadoff homeruns as anyone else ITHOB (in the history of baseball).  I think this is one of the three records that none of us will live long enough to see broken, along with Ryan's 7 No-no's and DiMaggio's 56.  Williams' .400 is a near 4th, but, unless y'all feel like I haven't pontificated enough lately*, I won't go into why I think so.

*any time y'all DO want me to pontificate, all y' have to do is ask.

He was fun to watch, for sure.

I saw him hit a leadoff dinger in person when he was w the Yanks.  I count that among my top BB memories.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1128 on: January 21, 2009, 11:03:50 AM »
This just in: Jeff Kent to retire.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/21/SPNV15EGK9.DTL

Who will Giants fans boo when the Dodgers are in town now?
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1129 on: January 21, 2009, 11:43:19 AM »
Quote from: urth on January 21, 2009, 11:03:50 AM
This just in: Jeff Kent to retire.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/21/SPNV15EGK9.DTL

Who will Giants fans boo when the Dodgers are in town now?

I'm hoping they'll boo Manny ;)  And I reiterate: If the Giants sign him, I ain't goin' to any games .
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1130 on: January 21, 2009, 05:07:34 PM »
Quote from: urth on January 21, 2009, 11:03:50 AM
This just in: Jeff Kent to retire.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/21/SPNV15EGK9.DTL

Who will Giants fans boo when the Dodgers are in town now?
Every time Kent was booed, he performed better. Not worth the boo. Fun, yes, but I restrained myself from booing.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1131 on: January 22, 2009, 04:25:33 PM »
Here's a good reason to root for the Cardinals in the Super Bowl:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3848921
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1132 on: January 22, 2009, 06:09:53 PM »
Quote from: mshray on January 22, 2009, 04:25:33 PM
Here's a good reason to root for the Cardinals in the Super Bowl:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3848921

Now there's an "awwwww" story if I ever read one.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1133 on: January 22, 2009, 08:31:21 PM »
Quote from: mshray on January 22, 2009, 04:25:33 PM
Here's a good reason to root for the Cardinals in the Super Bowl:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3848921

No. There is NO good reason to root for the Cardinals. If they win, we'll have to listen to Kurt Warner talk about JEEEZUS for the next year.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1134 on: January 23, 2009, 11:31:02 AM »
Quote from: Alicat on January 21, 2009, 05:07:34 PM
Quote from: urth on January 21, 2009, 11:03:50 AM
This just in: Jeff Kent to retire.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/21/SPNV15EGK9.DTL

Who will Giants fans boo when the Dodgers are in town now?
Every time Kent was booed, he performed better. Not worth the boo. Fun, yes, but I restrained myself from booing.

Whaddaya know? Kent goes out with a little class, and some good words for San Francisco.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/22/SPFP15F9QE.DTL

And Ali, you were exactly right about his performance when the boo birds came out. See the end of the story.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1135 on: January 23, 2009, 11:46:00 AM »
Quote from: urth on January 23, 2009, 11:31:02 AM
Quote from: Alicat on January 21, 2009, 05:07:34 PM
Quote from: urth on January 21, 2009, 11:03:50 AM
This just in: Jeff Kent to retire.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/21/SPNV15EGK9.DTL

Who will Giants fans boo when the Dodgers are in town now?
Every time Kent was booed, he performed better. Not worth the boo. Fun, yes, but I restrained myself from booing.

Whaddaya know? Kent goes out with a little class, and some good words for San Francisco.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/22/SPFP15F9QE.DTL

And Ali, you were exactly right about his performance when the boo birds came out. See the end of the story.

As much as I was annoyed by his recent Prop 8 involvement I must agree that was a classy news conferece and Chron interview.

TANC: he mentioned Dave Winfield, who I saw being interviewed in DC by Chris Matthews on Inauguration Day.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1136 on: January 30, 2009, 12:21:22 PM »
Sawx have, er, grabbed Jason Varitek for another year



(one-year deal, $5M) 

I was unaware that he and the missus got divorced last year.
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« Reply #1137 on: January 31, 2009, 02:39:12 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on January 22, 2009, 08:31:21 PM
Quote from: mshray on January 22, 2009, 04:25:33 PM
Here's a good reason to root for the Cardinals in the Super Bowl:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3848921

No. There is NO good reason to root for the Cardinals. If they win, we'll have to listen to Kurt Warner talk about JEEEZUS for the next year.

As a 49ers fan, there is one good reason and that is to prevent the Steelers from winning Super Bowl #6, which would pass the 49ers and some morons on Dallas. But I think Pittsburgh wins.

ETA: I read where Warner has seven children. It seems like these God fearing people have a ton of kids.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1138 on: January 31, 2009, 08:56:52 AM »
Quote from: SFGuy on January 31, 2009, 02:39:12 AM
Quote from: RGMike on January 22, 2009, 08:31:21 PM
Quote from: mshray on January 22, 2009, 04:25:33 PM
Here's a good reason to root for the Cardinals in the Super Bowl:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3848921

No. There is NO good reason to root for the Cardinals. If they win, we'll have to listen to Kurt Warner talk about JEEEZUS for the next year.

As a 49ers fan, there is one good reason and that is to prevent the Steelers from winning Super Bowl #6, which would pass the 49ers and some morons on Dallas. But I think Pittsburgh wins.

ETA: I read where Warner has seven children. It seems like these God fearing people have a ton of kids.

I could never root for the Steelers and never have, unless they played Dallas (in earlier years).  But after SB XV (as a Seahwaks fan), I would even root for the 'Boys instead of the Hypocycloids.

Warner inherited two of those kids when he married his older, divorced wife Brenda.  And I think the five additional kids he has with her include a set of twins.  Say what you will about his outspoken religious views, but he sure has had an interesting life.  I guarantee you that in another generation or so they will make a biopic about him - totally made for Hollywood.  F'rinstance, did you know that Brenda's parents were both killed by a tornado? 

You couldn't make this shit up.
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