Open ALCS Thread, 10/14
Tim Wakefield might be the second-most entertaining pitcher in baseball. I also love that his contract with the Red Sox is an eternal team option at below the market rate. I hope he shares an agent with Lincecum.
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Thanks for sharing the 40-man rosters, Grant.
by Natto on Oct 14, 2008 4:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Whew
I was wondering if Charlie Zink had gotten DFA’ed or not.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Oct 14, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
35 walks in 48 innings...
once a giant, always a giant
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by theghostofjasonellison on Oct 14, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
by Lars The Wanderer on Oct 14, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Girl, you really (for)got me now

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by groug on Oct 14, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ray Rally Ray Gun

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on Oct 14, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GO "RAY WHAT DOES THE G IN G-STRING STAND FOR" RAYS

by satyricrash on Oct 14, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uhhhh…..uh….I dunno.
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by WalrusMan on Oct 14, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about a Rally BJ Upton Thread!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rachel Ray:
Boner posion
Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Oct 14, 2008 4:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too
But mainly because I know there’d be amazing pie involved.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
but somebody wrote PIE
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by The Gene Hackman on Oct 14, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Rays
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
by wjackalope on Oct 14, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
by wjackalope on Oct 14, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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by groug on Oct 14, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh wow
I never before considered that his official Chronicle picture might be flattering.
Oh, that’s sad.
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by groug on Oct 14, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well..I laughed.
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by WalrusMan on Oct 14, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't decide which is worse
Joe Buck or the Bon Jovi/Frank Caliendo combo
Brad Hennessey: the next Kevin Correia
Kevin Correia: the next Brad Hennessey
by stealth snail on Oct 14, 2008 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
carlos!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
both!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LONGO!!!!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
shootin' gallery
Brad Hennessey: the next Kevin Correia
Kevin Correia: the next Brad Hennessey
by stealth snail on Oct 14, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Suck it Wakefield!
F___ Mike Marshall!!!
by NuschlerFace on Oct 14, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Knuckleball hitting philosophy
if its high, let it fly
if its low, let it go.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What’s the saying? With a knuckleballer, you don’t worry if he’s thrown 100 pitches…..unless it’s in the first inning.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 5:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the Red Sox are going to lose
because they have too many white players.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess last season, they had just the right mix of races.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a needlessly incendiary article.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid honkies
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by groug on Oct 14, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rosenthal
I never liked him before, but that really settles it. What a worthless thing to write. I remember this same shit happened with the Blue Jays some years ago. Just really, really dumb.
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
by marcello on Oct 14, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AND THE BLUE JAYS HAVEN'T WON A WORLD SERIES SINCE THEN
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by groug on Oct 14, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
from the article: To some, though, the perception of the city is still negative. In 2004, Barry Bonds said he would not play in Boston because it was “too racist.” In ‘07, Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. said Boston was "one of the few places you’ll hear racial comments."
—- any chance these two player’s perception was shaped in part by the fact that their fathers played in the MLB in the 70s?
just a thought
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Navarro hitting right handed against the knuckleballer. interesting.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My understanding is that a fair number of switch hitters have taken that approach against Wakefield.
by non sequitur on Oct 14, 2008 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DID YOU KNOW MANNY RAMIREZ USED TO BE A RED SOX????
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not only that… I heard they were going to tear down Yankee Stadium
by Merope on Oct 14, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should Be Required in Every Post. Relevant or Not :-)
My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.
by nvsfg on Oct 14, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BEAT LA
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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone else remember how they were going to ‘fix’ the maple bat problem before the postseason??
heckuva job bud
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 5:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m still not convinced there is a problem to be fixed.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 14, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t know there was a problem until they started talking about it this season.
by Natto on Oct 14, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
I seem to notice way more exploding bats with shards of wood impaling themselves into the turf like so many lawn darts the last couple of seasons…
must be me.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just don’t feel there has been an increase of broken bats. Just an increase in baseball people talking about it.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 14, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe i’ve been brainwashed??
its a damn miracle i’m not drinking bud light and popping viagra right now.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Double Play!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Caught his DP with Longoria on the highlights from last night. He’s quick.
by non sequitur on Oct 14, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red Sux!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Route Is ON!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Manny being Manny!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So they just flashed that graphic showing the pitchers who gave up the most stolen bases over the year, and it had two White Sox pitchers on it, showing:
1. Most evidence shows that nearly all bases are stolen off of the catcher, not the pitcher, and this helps support that.
2. AJ Pierzynski SUCKS.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
there’s multiple studies over multiple years showing that.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone ever get tired of seeing this picture?

Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
by oldrips on Oct 15, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL BOSTON
This game rules
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 5:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Speed and defense AND power?
Can they do that?
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 14, 2008 5:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Giants' Way
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Oct 14, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a chance. Dodgers and Sox with Dodgers winning.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 14, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is PacMan Jones
and what has he done with his NFL career? Get sober. Please.
by wilriv21 on Oct 14, 2008 5:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It has been a bad day for the Cowboys.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 14, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They got Roy Williams, i guess thats pretty good
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, a trade in a desperate attempt to save the season. I like the trade, but there was a lot more bad news.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 14, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me or was the announcer a little happier sounding about that home run?
by chilibean_3 on Oct 14, 2008 5:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
in defense of TBS
this is their last series, these guys are rallying the Red Sox for a 7 gamer so they keep going
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crazy boston bandwagon announcers
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A companion piece to Flags of Our Fernandos
by Natto on Oct 14, 2008 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saving Private Ryan Howard
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anybody else think that guy in the Viagra commercial looks like an older Jimmy Kimmel?
by Natto on Oct 14, 2008 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did they just say Manny Ramirez is out ?
Uh, what?
HE"S NOT ON THE TEAM ANYMORE YOU FUCK
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Oct 14, 2008 6:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that was kinda weird.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Francona sure is sucking down that water bottle. Perhaps it’s full of vodka.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 6:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“Gotta Get My Goose On”
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This ray's team
Has some serious pop. I worry for the Phillies…
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Oct 14, 2008 6:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wonder the Vegas line was prior to the season for Rays and Phils
by wilriv21 on Oct 14, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally. Baseball rarely works out exactly the way you think it will.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell is that middle one?
by chilibean_3 on Oct 14, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Test tube cleaner.
Actually those are all very tiny tools. They were taken from the Keebler Elves.
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by WalrusMan on Oct 14, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing in his pockets but knives and lint…
by Natto on Oct 14, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I worry for the Phillies against the Dodgers – after that, they are on their own.
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 6:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
-1
reply fail
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Phillies destroy the Dodgers, I can’t see myself rooting against them in the World Series.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This, besides
Number of ex Giant Rays: 0
Ex Giant Phillies: 2
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Oct 14, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jonny Gomes is from the Bay Area. Does that count?
by Natto on Oct 14, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DAVE MARTINEZ!
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t like to see P{hiladelphia fans happy. Although if it has to be one team from that city, I’d be okay with the Phillies.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 14, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny, Jason Bay really doesn’t look like an “old player skills” type of player.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 6:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Seth Rogan’s sweathshirt reads “Monroeville Zombies”.
That is just so full of win.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As the resident Red Sox fan here.
:Looks around:
:see score:
:looks at the apple pie on the table, takes a couple slices:
:turns around:
:leaves room not to return until the NLCS Game 5:
A gamer does NOT wear a foam finger, a dork does.
by SFGuy on Oct 14, 2008 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This Rays Team
Is way too good :(
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Oct 14, 2008 6:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Upton!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 6:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
except for the 5 HR's part
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Oct 14, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But better and younger
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Upton reminds me of
Fred LewisTravis Denker
Fixed
by DividedByZero on Oct 14, 2008 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Longoria up with the bases loaded. Happy face.
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 6:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, who replaced Boston's pen with the Giants' pen?
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 6:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rays were 50 to 1 to win AL. Damn i need a time machine.
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 6:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Crawfish!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 6:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Moar Runz!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Willie, unload on this!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is ugly
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So it’s being reported that Jake Peavy is being shopped. Just as an academic exercise, what would you give up for Peavy and his reasonable contract?
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 6:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Zito
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
doesn’t hurt to ask.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they’re both Cy Young winners!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can we somehow get Denker in the deal??
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that’s just crazy talk.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Oct 14, 2008 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CAIN 4 DENKER
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeesh, time to put the Red Sox down.
by chilibean_3 on Oct 14, 2008 7:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Only thing better than a sad Sawk fan
is a sad Dodger fan
by wilriv21 on Oct 14, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yipes, I wacky parsed that as “a dead dodger fan”
by Merope on Oct 14, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'd think they would be used to this situation by now.
If this game was on Fox, I’m sure Joe Buck would be constantly reminding us: OMG REDSOX PLAYOFF COMEBACKS!!!
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 14, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Fernando Perez play for the Rays or the Sox?
by wilriv21 on Oct 14, 2008 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Stephen King
Put down the book. I know you’re losing, but it’s the goddamn postseason.
by rotorueter on Oct 14, 2008 7:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
at least he’s not texting or chatting on the phone
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He LOVES to play the game! He's always smiling!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Upton is good, he made that look easy
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
with wall contact and a cannon throw
a Gamer’s dream
by rightcenterfielder on Oct 14, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No broken bones
not a gamer
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like he’s been busy tonight.
by non sequitur on Oct 14, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bye bye, Sox fans. Enjoy the cold!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 7:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and the rays get the run right back…
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and another
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on Oct 14, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Timlin is not good
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mike TimLoln
Charlie Hayes ate my homework
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Oct 14, 2008 7:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That Taco Bell commercial is making me hungry!
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good grief, just finish the game already
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Oct 14, 2008 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
CURSS OF MANNI
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by groug on Oct 14, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHOO GO RAYS
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Oct 14, 2008 8:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
TBS?
MLB hates fans.
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by WalrusMan on Oct 14, 2008 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GRUMBLE
They hate fans because they refuse to allow live online streaming of these non-broadcast (cable is not broadcast media, broadcast is over the air) games. I mean, come on, it’s 2008, I have to be tied to a television and CABLE to watch an important game? It’s just the dough. Put commercials on the streams, I don’t care. Whatever. I fully expect in five years that MLB will ONLY have games on cable (a pure 1990s move for the 2010s) and I will have to shell out $70 a month for cable I have no intention or no desire to use other than baseball.
by satyricrash on Oct 15, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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