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Didn't you once lecture me that you never root against any of our guys in camp when I expressed my opinion that I wanted ex-yankee, ex-Devil Ray Flaherty to flop? What do you have against Juan Gone? That he is old? He has never played for the Yankees, and he used to be pretty good. If he can revive his career in Fenway, I would welcome it.

R$eally, you have to let up. No one has to pass an entrance exam here. If we are going to exclude people, let's abuse Yankee fans until they leave or ban them altogether.

You are a visionary. Let's hope that he has something left. I like this risk better than trading a starter like Clement for Craig Wilson-- that IMO would be a rip-off.

RedSoxRooter or Bud Selig?

I asked you to define post-padding after you had an entire post about birthday cakes, ice cream cones and crying kids. Figure it out.

I'm not saying that ARod was the only star not to step up, but he is the biggest star on the US team, and he never steps up.

All the blame does not go to ARod. Losing was a team effort, but anyone who has been annointed the greatest ballplayer in the game today should step it up in these situations and carry the team. ARod never steps it up when he is needed most. Papi on the other hand might be in a slump, but when he is needed he steps up and puts the team on his back.

The US is out and that is a national disgrace. Thanks ARod for once again proving that you are a loser par excellence. Personally, I had little interest while the US was alive and none now that they have been eliminated.

I noticed that Enrique Ex-Yankee was 2 for 2 with 2 doubles. What are his chances of making the roster if he keeps hitting (.368)? After all, he is an FOM -- Friend of Manny.

Nice pitching line for Tanyon Sturtze today-- 1 inning, 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk. His ST ERA is 15. Is he still suffering from the tired shoulder syndrome, which has apparently had for his entire career. He is 36 + years old with a 5+ ERA. When is the Yankee brass going to wake up and realize that he truly is a Tampa Bay reject.

Ksushi, Please define the term "post- padding."

The Sox lineup regularly lit him up like a birthday cake in the last couple of years before he went to the Astros, so why would we fear him 2 years older? If he comes to the AL he'd want to skip the trips to Fenway unless he was pitching for the Sox.

He has admitted that he doesn't know about these moves, so what is your point?

Korea beat japan 2-1. US is still alive.

2-0 Korea is ahead going into Japan's half of the 9th.

Papelbon had good command and stuff in first two innings of his last outing. In the third inning, he lost command and left some pitches right over the middle. Hansen has shown good command, poise and stuff on Friday. I didn't see his other outings.

You are wasting my time.

Why don't you make some more unsubstantiated accusations. I refrain from name-caling or personal insults until someone insults me. As for insulting Duffy, I don't really think he cares about my remarks, unless he posts here. Players, owners, writers, and announcers are fair game, because they don't post here. Posters should be refraining from personal attacks against each other. Please try to argue your points in a rational or logical manner. If you can't do that, at least try to be funny. If you can't do either, don't bother me.

How did Riske do?

If you disagree with me, please disagree with the content of my posts. I don't recall insulting you on this thread, so back off on your personal insults. Your attempt at personaility profiling or amateur pschology or whatever insult you blathered above is way off the mark. As for playing organized ball, I have played organized baseball into my early 20's, and I have been playing softball in two or more leagues at a time for the past 25 years. I have been beaned, played with broken toes and fingers and with a separated shoulder. I don't play in old men leagues. I play in inner-city leagues where the average age of the players is in the 20's, except for my team where the Avg age is considerably older. We finish in the top two or three of our division every year, and we have won our share of championships. So spare me your condescending BS, Mr. Jock. Do you still play at a competitive level? As for Curt saying that he should have gotten out of the way, big deal. Drysdale used to go up to players on opposing teams before the game and poke them in the ribs and say "would you like one right here today." Mantle and Mays told how intimidating that was, because they knew that Drysdale would make good on it. I guess he was just a jerk too. If you have anything to say in response, please limit it to the post and refrain from the name-calling. Only jerks make personal attacks.

Retirement or the biggest pay day, and someone will offer him a big pay day as the season progresses.

In that instant where you realize that the ball might hit you in the head it is scary as hell. Being hit in the head can run the gamut from a life-threatening injury to barely a tick where the batter stays in the game. The Duffy HBP was not a tick, but it was a glancing blow. In a ST game it was enough to take him out of the game for precautionary reasons, but it was a glancing blow. He was moving away from the ball as it hit him and it did not him flush at all. It was a non-event, except for the possible retaliation when the Pirates face the Sox again. I don't know why we let the Yankee fans on these Boards stir us up over a non-issue. There was clearly no intent to head-hunt. There was no horrific injury. It is just part of the game. If you play the game long enough, it is likely to happen to you, or at the very least a near miss, which is every bit as frightening to the batter. Was Curt supposed to express concern or something? Forget about that. Pitchers that use intimidation as part of their repertoire will never express remorse or concern. If they drill you intentionally or by accident, they ask for a new ball and rub it up for the next batter. That's just the way it is.

Yes, but not by a 90 mph pitch, and I have not been hit by a car either, but I could tell that it would be worse to go under the wheels than to get hit a glancing blow by the side of the vehicle.

It was a big non-event. Very few people in the crowd registered much concern. It's been the post-mortem that has created any incident.

Then he must have a pencil neck that was inadequate to absorb the shock without rattling his brain. Whether something is a glancing blow has nothing to do with the velocity of the projectile. It has to do with the angle of the impact. The ball did not hit Duffy flush. It hit him in a glancing manner.