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Thats a great contract for the Giants Organization. Sam's lost a step but he's still a very good CB, certianly better than what we have now

I wish you had saiud that earlier, I was quite hurt at finding out that you considered her more mature than me

You can't handle the Truth!

first relax yourself. Secondly, if you want to have a convo with someone about something, try to stay on topic. Did I say he has had a great career? NO. I was talking about his RECENT streak. You normally address someone's statement first before going off on your own. If that's not how you do things, then that's cool, now I know.

Exactly, Bonds playing the race card is as believable as Michael Jackson playing the race card.

See? told you all baseball fans would get into it :thumbsup:

I refer you to the second half of my post

In Optimist's defense, George is the worst micromanaging boss in history. That being said, I 100% believe he told an underling to do it.

Baseball is no longer an Olympic sport. The WBC is the only thing close to an international competition for baseball. Not onlly that, instead of college players, you have the very best of the best (or at least some of them) playing in these games. I don't think the players participating in these think it's meaningless. They obviously are playing with a real passion, and for any baseball fan, what could be better than all stars competing as hard as they can?

I'm sure he had nothing to do with it, he's been ripping the WBC a new one complaining about this and that. I'm sorry you felt reading about the continued international exposure of baseball would lower your IQ somehow.

cant decide who i want first, Arod or Pujols

HAHAHAHHHAHHA thats one of the better laughs I've had in a while

really? Thats not bad at all then. I'm impressed, he has some pretty good stats over his last couple years.

Mac: I'm not here to apologize about the present or the future, I'm here to apologize for the past. Giambi: No man, don't give them anything! Not even a timeline Mac: uh I'm here to apologize for apologizing about the past

One of the best baseball nicknames in the last 10 years has retired.

That's not bad at all. I had Coco on my squad last year. There were periods where he went off, followed by games where he had no hits, but thats what you expect form young guys. I think he's a real good player, and should he avoid a sophmore slump this season, could be a fixture in Boston for years to come. Well, that is until he comes up for Free Agency

If McGwire does get in, I can already see the crocodile tears while he gives his speech about how he is sorry for doing something that he is ashamed about. Giambi will be coaching him through the entire speech through an earpiece.

I understand the argument, but if it was really like that, McGwire wouldn't have been at the hearing to talk about the future and not the past. Obviously, he felt he was cheating, and still did it anyway. For me, it casts a shadow on his entire career even though I think he was a really skinny guy when he hit 52 as a rookie. It just annoys me cuz I got no clue when he started using, and tehrefore don't know how much of his HRs are steroids manufactured and which aren't. Let's say he hits 400 HRs or 450, do you think he gets in with his other numbers?

I have yet to weigh in on this, but I'll do it now. Steinbrenner is a pompous jackass who worries only about his country when it suits him publicly. If players want to go represent their country, who the hell is he to pull that bush league stunt with the sign. That's like getting mad at his employees because they have jury duty and don't want to delay it. The old fart has no concept of love for country, and his hypocritical ass was on the USOC once. I'm proud as hell of the guys we got from the Yankees repping our country. George needs to shut up and go crawl in a hole with his fat dinner table buddies in Tampa. This is the first year of the WBC, I don't expect it to go smoothly at all. But it's a first step towards something that will be absolutely great for baseball in the future. To have teams from South Africa and China, places where baseball is as popular as a homosexual in Alabama, that is something really worth all the trouble for. The impact will be felt years form now when kids form those places take a interest in baseball and develop their interests to a point where they're an option in the draft.

Probably Bonds. I don't think McGwire, Sammy or Raffy is getting in. I just don't see it happening.

Reminds me of Bernie when he first started. fast as hell but dumb as a brick when it came to baserunning. But then again, his career went pretty well for us. Coco would be lucky to put up Bernie's numbers. Hmmm, I'm too lazy to do the research, but just how does Coco's first FULL year compare to Bernie's first?

Barry woulda easily been a 500/500 guy without the steroids. He coulda even been 600/600 naturally

coach can u put me in yet???

yeah thats a pretty sweet nickname if you ask me

I can vouch for this. I read the same article and also read a investigative report from a Minnesota newspaper