The Baseball Thread - Play Ball
 

Opening Day is coming up. :woohoo:

America's Pastime.

This is the place for all you baseball fans to talk about your teams and the games.

:cheer2: Everyone welcome. :cheer2:

Also we have a little game going. Pick a fantasy team to go along with your favourite team and we shall declare a winner at the end of the season. Most wins gets the title.

162 games to go. More for those of us that get to the post season. :cheer3:

Let's have a fun time. Baseball is in the air.

Going to my second straight Rockies opening day and it's looking to be gorgeous - sunny and low 70's!!! Very excited for the game and for my "Pancake and Beer "Tailgate"" beforehand. They've been sprucing up around the stadium this week - flowers being planted, HUGE banner over the road at the first base gate, painting the ADA domes at the crosswalks around the park purple. And best of all, tomorrow they paint the big purple stripe down Blake Street! It is going to be such a great day! :cb:

The only draw back is I miss the Sox first game. But I'll be watching them on Saturday and Sunday and Tuesday and Wednesday and... :D

Oh, and my fantasy pick - my Chicago White Sox. :love:

Let the season begin.

Thanks for starting the tread Clydegirl - seemed like a looooooong winter season.

Local papers are predicting that the Red Sox will go to the World Series, but I wish the rest of you well anyway.

My teams are: The Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs as my fantasy team.

Regret not being able to fly to Arlington Texas for the Red Sox opening against the Texas Rangers. Maybe xLindsay46 or Sweetcaroline will make it.

My Redbirds are opening this afternoon at Busch Stadium against the Padres.

I wish I was going.

Manders have a great time at the game. The atmosphere on Opening Day must be fantastic. One of these years I will get tickets.

My Fantasy team, the Red Sox. This looks like a huge year for them.

Hi everyone. Looking forward to the Rockies start on Friday. Even though it is during the day, while I'm at work. Oh boy.

Gotta go with the Phillies again for my fantasy team. I still love Roy Halliday. :)

Opening day for the Rangers is againast the Red Sox. All us Texas fans are hoping they can pull through.

I'm picking Rangers go back to the World Series this year and win the dang thing. Their pitching is weak at the moment, Webb's still on the DL, but here's hoping for a great season! Love watching CJ Wilson walk the mound game after game. :D

Doh! I didn't read the rules correctly. :o My favorite team is the White Sox and my fantasy team will be the Rockies.

And just about every other person that's throwing predictions out there (ESPN, CBS Sportsline, FOX Sports, etc.). I've seen a handful of others picked to win it all but for the most part, everyone's picking the BoSox to top the Phils. We shall see come September!

:thanks: It really is an awesome time. We walk over about an hour before the game and just hang out by the stadium because there's such a buzz. It's going to be so hard to sleep tonight! :hyper:

Jim Edmonds will throw out the first pitch today.

I wanted to see him play one last game wearing the birds on the bat but it wasn't to be. He had to retire due to injury.

Grrr Ryan Franklin blows the save and we lose in extra innings.

Not sure how I missed this before, but I have to say how jealous I am. I'm not even going to be able to listen to the game. Dang it!!!!!

Ugh, it's been too long of a wait!!!!

DH is an ardent Cubs fan, while I wore Yankees onesies as a baby (womb to tomb, man, womb to tomb).

But no offense to Jeter & Co. -- Wrigley Field is my FAVORITE sports venue anywhere, for any sport

Just checking in from Texas... sitting here having dinner with George and Laura on the ranch....... :D

So sorry Clydegirl... you'll get on track tomorrow..

Good Luck everyone


Enjoy your games :corn:

Tomorrow is a day off :)

Congratulations to any LA Dodgers fans that might lurk on this thread for being #1 in Major League Baseball at the moment.

And to their grandfathers, also.

The Nation is so happy to have Sweetcaroline down there in Arlington, Texas for our opener today. (Watch out for Texas sized portions - remember, this is a site about healthy eating, LOL.)

It just gets worse.

Matt Holliday is undergoing an emergency appendectomy and could be out a month. He was hitting that ball really well yesterday.

Go Red Sox ! ! !

Go Giants ! The World Series Champs !

On behalf of all the Rangers fans, I'm looking for the "dislike" buttom. ;)

Seriously hoping the Rangers win today though. I'm only getting updates every 30 minutes or so from my husband.

On another note, the Dodgers fans really know how to beat the competition :rolleyes:: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_843609.html

I love baseball but really, it's a game. So sad.

WINNER-WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!

I will catch up...back home for the week-end....

yep....those guys suck beating up the giants fans...

our world is really stinkin' up the place these days....

Woot woot! Rangers win 9-5!! I really do love Texas and my husband knows I have a high school equivalent crush on CJ Wilson. :whoo:

What is the matter with Dodger Fans, can't they accept a Dodger's Victory ?

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Bill.... two dogs and a beer, or was it 2 beers and a dog... jk

Nice to see everyone... Big group here this year... I hope everyone sticks around, this is a fun thread !

Clydegirl... I'm going to try the Mets again..

Our company apt. is less than 10 miles from DODGER STADIUM but we have "basic" cable which does not carry the games.... My son was texting me with the "going ons" as he has the MLB channel....he said my GRANDdaughter was right beside him watching her first game as he did 30 years ago.....I texted asking if she was in DODGER BLUE....he said nope...girly pink :D...I told him I would fix that and he said already done...but her outfit hasn't arrived yet!

The TRADITION continues....

BIG BIRD ~ Put me down with the White Sox again for my fantasy...same reason as last year...Juan Pierre and Jake Peavy....

Oh how I hate losing the first game of the year. 11 innings... to lose by one. Ugh.

Oh well. Onward.

By the way, congrats to Gary on the new baby Dodger fan!!!!! Fun stuff!

We are going to the game today. :D

:cheer: It's going to be nice and you can watch on Fox.

Only bad thing Matt Holliday had an appendectomy yesterday and won't be playing. :(

Let's have a better outcome today boys. No defensive errors from our middle infield. You know who you are.

Enjoy your games.

Get to watch my first Sox game of the season this morning!!! :cb: Nice way to ease myself back into the real world. :D

Yeah, it certainly took the wind out of my sails. Especially to the D-Backs! :mad: But we'll get 'em today!

Have a great time!

Come on guys.

You looked bad out there.

YOU think you looked bad...what about us....0-10...today...

glad I had to work I guess.....

Congratulations to XLMuffnTop and her Rangers for trouncing the Red Sox on Friday. Ouch. Perhaps an early bit of humility will help us in the long run.

Rockies won! Yay! But, these wimpy pitchers! Ha! Jimenez with a cut thumb and De La Rosa with a blister on his finger. Come on, man! Hope they heal soon.

I'm just so glad to have baseball back!!!

One more game against the Padres. It would be nice to get one win.

It's going to be very windy today and warm. I wonder if the balls are going to be flying off those bats.

They're saying Matt Holliday should be back within 2 weeks. We shall see.

Enjoy your games.

Looking for my Sox to sweep the Tribe today. :cheer2: That'd be a **** of a way to start off the baseball season!

Huston couldn't just take care of 'em in the 9th either...had to make it nerve racking! :D Great to listen to the game last night though. Had it on the radio and hung out on the back porch. After yesterday, not looking forward to this cold front moving in! :(

:cry: :cry: waaaaaaa

We dropped all three to Texas

And on Saturday and on Sunday.

The long run is gonna kick in any day now, LOL.

Ouch.

Cards get a win with Garcia pitching a complete game shut-out.

Thank you.

Heheh. Watched all three games cheering. It has been a wonderful opening weekend for Texas that's for sure!

Who needs Cliff Lee. :D

Fantasy Results

I will count everyone this week.

1. EZ Money Dodgers 3 White Sox 2 5 wins

2. Diane Rockies 1 Phillies 3 4 wins

3. Manders White Sox 2 Rockies 1 3 wins

3. MuffinTop Rangers 3 wins

3. NyGiants Cubs 1 Yankees 2 3 wins

6. SweetCaroline Red Sox 0 Mets 2 2 wins

7. Bargoo Giants 1 win

7. Bill Red Sox 0 Cubs 1 1 win

7. Clydegirl Cards 1 Red Sox 0 1 win

10. Monica Red Sox 0 wins

Bargoo, MuffinTop and Monica if you want to play the game could you pick a Fantasy Team please.

Gary first place this week. How about those Dodgers!

Hope this looks OK. I'm not very good on the computer.

So now we have 3 games against the Pirates. Let's hope everyone shows up to play. Case in point last year :o

Kyle Lohse getting his first start. I hope he does well this year. He's been bothered with injuries the last 2 years.