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Quick Notes On last Nights Games

1) Yanks, um how did they score 14 runs with that trash lineup they put together last night. I played cards last night with the cousin so I didnt watch the game just kept on walking into the room and seeing the game was getting closer by the second. Guess I missed a good one. Too bad the walk off homer was against one of my closers. Oh well go Yanks.

2) When I got back from playing cards it was around 12:45 and the Suns third quarter was just ending. Ya that's right the 3rd quarter. Apparently it was a really really good game.

3) All 3 NJ Net fans are upset today. Poor guys.

4) How pissed off would you be if you became the fastest human being ever and then a day later someone told you "Whoops I wasnt supposed to round that way." Now he's only one of the fastest humans ever.

5) Is there anything cooler than plays at the plate in baseball? I really don't think so. Whether it be Jorge getting barrelled over or Patty Burrell barehanding a ball in the outfield and gunning out JJ Hardy (who sprained his ankle on the slide) at the plate. I love it.

7) I am making it official, I am rooting for Barry Bonds. The sooner he passes Ruth the better, I'm sick of Sportscenter tailoring every episode to Bonds.

8) Well that or a season ending injury would also be fabulous.


Evening picks

Spurs bounce back
So do Pistons

Comments

Lew said…
After Bonds passes Ruth, I wonder how much of SportsCenter will be about if Pujols can break Bonds single season record.

You ever go to www.baseball-reference.com It's a great baseball reference sight. When I interned at Cooperstown we used it all the time.

Last comment, I like your site. Keep up the goodwork.
Simon said…
Ya I go there all the time. I went there two days ago actually to see what possible record I could forsee Pujols breaking because someone on the radio dropped Hack Wilson's 191 RBIs out there. No way on that record. I think he'll end up in the top 5 in Extra Base Hits in a season, somewhere are around 106. And he'll be up there on the list of Total Bases in a season. Both of these assume they don't give him the Bonds treatment.
Anonymous said…
lew,

How did you intern at Cooperstown? That must have been SICK.

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