****2008 World Series Tread****

[bassNspear]

good point!

[genegodawa]

But where is the highest concentration of true baseball fans?

I think it is Minn given the constant chatter on this board.

[SledNeck]

We do have serious fans here. Ive noticed that alot of people Ive met from around the country that claim to be baseball fans seem to know less about their favorite teams than I know about their fav team!

[bassNspear]

there is alot of die hard fans here in MN

[Gary Crichton]

A question. Since Tampa has a payroll around 43.5 million, How much money will they make this year, now that they are in the World Series. My guess is a lot......

G.C.

[UdeLakeTom]

Just wondering what the chatter would be on a fishing Illinois forum??? Do you think there would even be any Twins posters?

[zamboni]

Well, the Strib had it on their front page in the sports section, ESPN discussed it today, TBS and Fox have both mentioned it during the play-offs, and I said it MONTHS AGO- the trade for Delmon Young is really starting to look like a bust for the Twins. When I said it MONTHS AGO half of you said I was crazy, NOPE- I was dead on. Plus I predicted the WS teams before the play-offs started, I am a genius when it comes to baseball

[B. Amish]

far from a bust. tampa has the upper hand right now, because garza helped them get to the world series. it's not like delmon got sent to the minors.

[bassNspear]

anyone else watching the game.

I have a feeling this might be one of the best series of all time with the way theses teams play?

Anyone else agree?

[zamboni]

far from a bust. tampa has the upper hand right now, because garza helped them get to the world series. it's not like delmon got sent to the minors.

Garza- B+

Bartlett- A-

Young- C-. Not a bust??

[SledNeck]

Well, the Strib had it on their front page in the sports section, ESPN discussed it today, TBS and Fox have both mentioned it during the play-offs, and I said it MONTHS AGO- the trade for Delmon Young is really starting to look like a bust for the Twins. When I said it MONTHS AGO half of you said I was crazy, NOPE- I was dead on. Plus I predicted the WS teams before the play-offs started, I am a genius when it comes to baseball

what if garza has to have arm surgery next year?

what if delmon hits 300 and 30 hrs next year?

[B. Amish]

Quote:

Garza- B+

Bartlett- A-

Young- C-. Not a bust??

are you serious with those grades? no wonder you think it was a bust.

[Windy City]

You know what they say about the word "if".

Ditka said, "If ands and buts were candy and nuts we would all have a Merry Christmas"

Somebody else once told me that, "If my grandma had a Johnson, she would be my grandpa"!

Interesting word, "if". LOL

Windy

[zamboni]

what if garza has to have arm surgery next year?

what if delmon hits 300 and 30 hrs next year?

You really think Delmon will hit 30 HRs??? It will never happen, I give him better odds of throwing his bat at another umpire than I do him ever hitting over 20 in a season.

[zamboni]

And another thing- his C- includes his complete lack of defense, I have never seen anyone look as clueless as he does in the OF, sorry, but it is the truth.

[Gary Crichton]

Zamboni, I like your grades, but Delmon could be better next year, so hopefully that grade will go up.

G.C.

[pegleg]

Zamboni, One year will make alot of diffence so give Delmon a chance - his fielding and hitting will improve. Also give the National League a chance to see Garza a couple of times per team and see how well he does... Mark Prior was also a good pitcher for 1 year and look at him now.

[sdstatekid]

None of you are taking Navarro into the equation for how well Garza has been pitching. He wasn't pitching very good before navarro started yelling at him on the mound in a game in june I think. Since then he has been much better. They said on baseball tonight a couple weeks ago that his era was a run or a run and a half better since that game than it was before that game. I have liked the trade since the beginning and still do because garza is a headcase who resembles another young former twins pitcher who had great stuff but was a headcase, Kyle Lohse.

[zamboni]

Zamboni, I like your grades, but Delmon could be better next year, so hopefully that grade will go up.

G.C.

30 HRs is a heck of a reach, Morneaus done it only twice, and he is NO Morneau!!

[bassNspear]

Rays are looking better this game tonight!

[Gary Crichton]

I don't 30 is reachable either, but 20 is not a reach, as he should improve a little bit.

1-1 now, come on Rays have to win a couple on the road

G.C.

[zamboni]

Phillies need to learn how to hit when runners are in scoring position. Howards finally hitting, but Rollins still isn't. I honestly think the Rays winning the WS would be a great thing, but I still think Phils in 6. But either way would be fine by me, as long as it isn't the Yanks, Red Sox or White Sox involved, I am a happy camper

[Windy City]

Zamboni,

I am thinking along the same lines as you are with the exception of the third team in your final sentence! LOL

My third team starts with a C and ends with an S if you are so inclined to hazzard a guess! LOL

Windy

[zamboni]

Windy, they are hardly ever involved- if you know what I mean!! Too bad I really don't mind them, but it's not the end of my world if they never win another WS in my lifetime.

[Windy City]

Zamboni,

You said "another one" in your lifetime. Am I to assume that you are 100 years old? LOL You do know which team I am speaking of, right?

Windy