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sad day to be a Marlins fan and a glorious one to be an Astros fan Kool Aid in the Juice Box! That's awesome! The next best place would have been Tampa Bay (Tropicana Field)

He's gonna officially announce his entry into the next Ironman Triathlon! "You can do it!"

By the way, Jake struck out the side in his one inning of work saturday night.

Updated stats for Jake and Sink, as of 10/08: Jake: 0-0 0 ER, 0.00 ERA, 6.2 IP, 4H, 5 BB, 5 Ks, 1.35 WHIP, .182 BAA Sink: 0-0 1 ER, 4.50 ERA, 2.0 IP, 4H, 2 BB, 1 K, 3.00 WHIP, .400 BAA Small sample size so far. Definately need to keep an eye on Jake's control. Seems like he's throwing well when he's not walking guys.

Thoughout the great history of baseball there have been pitchers who been able to, with all the chips are on the line give their best performances. I remember Seaver and Palmer were that way also Hershiser. Beckett is the money pitcher of this era. He is awesome Add John Smoltz to the list of money pitchers in the post season. I know the Braves have won one World Series the past 16 years, but Smoltz was 15-4 with a 2.66 ERA (and throw in 4 saves) in the post season from 1991-2005.

Great game Josh!! Back to back dominating post season performances (counting Game 6 of the 03 WS)

How hard is it to believe that it's happened before? We of little faith..... I'm going for a crazy twist on an old school classic - the run off inside the park homer. Imagine Game 7 of a World Series being decided on an inside the parker with a play at the plate. That'd be the best ending ever in my book. Yep, that would be cool. On the other end, what about if there was a runner on first and the batter was going for an inside the parker and the throw to the plate got both runners out (I think it was Carlton Fisk). Now that would be a horrible way to lose the game!

Sorry, I thought more people would be interested in commenting only on this game, that's why I made this thread.

FIU intercepts Wright at the 20 yd line!

UM kicker misses first FG attempt vs. FIU.

LOL...they said there was plenty of meat there to be hit (on Cabrera)

He should name his kid No-no Nojiter Sanchez

Mike Lowell leads his team with a .330 BA and 101 RBIs. Josh Beckett leads his team with 17 Wins and a 3.30 ERA. I think I'll be cheering for the Red Sox this postseason. Just can't help but have a soft spot for anyone who's contributed to a WS title for us :cool I'd still rather have Hanley and his .334 average plus long term potential.

Congrats to Clay. Almost a year to the day of the last no no by a rookie (Anibal Sanchez, Sept 6, 2006)

I hate that guy. He pronounces his name "die ass" instead of "dee az" because he's probably trying to hide the fact that he's hispanic. Yes, you're very right. I am also last name Diaz, but pronounced the hispanic way. Matt is just another Nomar, who doesn't want people to know he's Mexican.

Matt Dominguez: 0/4 3k Maybe if Matt would have signed earlier, he would have done a little better in the Gulf Coast League and been a bit more ready for Jamestown.

Hey did anyone else notice Craig Minnervini get up and walk in front of the camera? (blue shirt)

How much you wanna bet this story doesn't air till 5:45 or 6pm? Doubt it...there are at least a dozen people (at least on camera) already. It should start within the next 10 or 15 mins.

Who cares about the gay Idaho senator.....go to the press conference!!! Damn Ch 7!!!

I am watching Ch 7 right now and they said they are waiting for the press conference and will go to it live when it begins!

It was confirmed to my by word of mouth. He died at 1am this morning. No official release yet. I would say the 6pm news. As a Cuban that was born on the island, but Catholic person, I don't wish him dead, but I do know things will get better sooner than later.

TORONTO -- Commissioner Bud Selig is expected to make an announcement shortly regarding the host city for the 2010 All-Star Game, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim seem to have the inside track. "I hope to do the '10 announcement soon, in the next month or so," Selig said on Thursday, just after the conclusion of the owners meetings. "And '11 and '12 I'll probably do a little later." The Angels have applied for the next available game, and a team official said on Thursday night that his club is hopeful of being selected. "We're confident we're on the short list," Tim Mead, a long-time team spokesman, said before the Angels played the Blue Jays in the finale of a three-game series at Rogers Centre. Selig wouldn't divulge his choice, saying only that the three days of festivities certainly would go to an American League team. After Pittsburgh and San Francisco of the National League hosted the last two games, Selig said he was determined to go back to the traditional rotation. The New York Yankees are hosting next year's game in what will be the final season at the current Yankee Stadium. The 2009 game has already been awarded to the Cardinals, who will be in their fourth season at Busch Stadium III. "I'm going to try now to do AL and then NL, alternate them," Selig said. "I think it's fair since [the winning league in the All-Star Game] does determine home-field advantage in the World Series." The Angels, who last hosted the event in 1989, wanted the 2008 game, but Selig opted for the sentimental value of playing that one in the Bronx, where the new Yankee Stadium will open just north of the old one in time for the 2009 season. Asked specifically if the Angels would get the 2010 game, Selig demurred. "I've not yet made a decision, but thank you for asking," he said. Aside from the '08 game in New York and the 1999 in Boston's Fenway Park, Selig has recently used the All-Star Game to highlight many of the newer stadiums. Since the early 1990s, all the new parks in the AL have hosted a game, beginning with what was then called Toronto's Skydome in 1991. Subsequently, All-Star Games have already been played in Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle and Texas. New ballparks in Minneapolis and Oakland will be available when they come on line during the next decade. And Selig has already promised perhaps the 2012 game to Kansas City once renovations to Kauffman Stadium are complete. He'll have plenty of choices in the NL with new ballparks in Phoenix, San Diego, Philadelphia and Cincinnati that haven't played host to the game. Plus, Washington, D.C.'s new yard opens next year and Citi Field will replace New York's Shea Stadium in 2009. "Everybody would like one, that's the problem," Selig said about his myriad of All-Star Game choices. "I've got more people bearing down on me for All-Star Games than I know what to do with." http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...sp&c_id=mlb It looks like even if by some miracle the Marlins get their stadium, it will be about another ten years before we may be awarded the All Star game!!

I'd love to get this as a poster....any place you can order it? Yea, that would be nice!!

Batting practice mishap?? Hmmm...I'd like to see what that was about! I think he may have been arm wrestling with Barry.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Jose Offerman was having a pretty good summer. Then in a flash, things went flying out of control. Looking for a last chance in the majors, the two-time All-Star turned violent at a minor league game Tuesday night. Hit by a fastball, Offerman charged the mound with his bat and swung at least twice, striking the opposing pitcher and catcher. Offerman, playing for the Long Island Ducks, was arrested on assault charges. The independent Atlantic League suspended him indefinitely Wednesday and expected to make a final decision by the end of the week. "It was one of those moments that you want to forget. I lost it for about 10 seconds," Offerman told the Connecticut Post. "That's what happened to me. I didn't have any intentions and I feel sorry for what happened and the way it happened." Bridgeport catcher John Nathans got a concussion that's likely to sideline him for the rest of the season. Pitcher Matt Beech wound up with a broken finger. "I called [Atlantic League executive director] Joe Klein immediately after the incident and told him what had occurred on the field," Bridgeport Bluefish CEO Mary-Jane Foster told the Connecticut Post. "And I have asked that the Atlantic League suspend Jose Offerman from the league for life." AP Photo/Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham Bridgeport Bluefish catcher John Nathans, right, tried to stop Jose Offerman from hitting Bluefish pitcher Matt Beech with a bat on Tuesday night. Beech broke a finger and Nathans was hit in the head in the attack. Video clips and pictures of Offerman's attack drew attention all over. "Did you see that?" said Minnesota star Torii Hunter, who said he's been friends with Offerman before and after he played for the Twins. "There's demons in everybody. "Some people snap. Was it hot there, or something? Did the guy say something about his mama? You take a bat out there, you can get blackballed from baseball. That's deep." Offerman did not accompany the Ducks to Wednesday night's game. Klein, the league's executive director and a former general manager in Texas, Cleveland and Detroit, said he got a busy signal when calling Offerman's cell phone. "I've never been so surprised in my life," Beech said, cradling a bandaged right hand. "As soon as he got hit in the calf, he raised the bat above his head and ran toward me to hit me with the bat." The rampage left some baseball fans thinking about the 1965 altercation in which Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal hit Dodgers catcher John Roseboro over the head with the bat. Offerman last played in the majors in 2005 with the New York Mets. He batted .273 during his 15 seasons in the majors and was an All-Star infielder in 1995 with the Dodgers and in 1999 with Boston. "You don't want to see anybody charge the mound, much less when they're coming out there with a bat or throwing a helmet at you," Mets pitcher Tom Glavine said. "He's about as quiet a teammate as I ever played with. The fact that happened is, to say surprising is probably an understatement," he said. Added Mets manager Willie Randolph: "Jose always seemed like he was a pretty calm, mild-mannered kind of guy. He didn't say a whole lot." "The guys that you think would possibly do something silly like that, you don't think he would be one of those guys," he said. At 38, Offerman was hoping a strong showing with the Ducks might boost his career. He was hitting .335, and sent the first pitch of Tuesday night's game sailing into the net beyond the left-field fence for a home run. When he came up again the next inning, he got hit in the left leg by Beech's second pitch. That's when Offerman went wild. "I knew it was intentional because the catcher, he said something to me, and when he hit me I realized he did it on purpose," Offerman said. "I overreacted, I ran to the mound with my bat in my hand." Nathans was hit when he came running out to protect his pitcher. Beech was left with a broken middle finger on his glove hand. "He swung the first time at my head and it was kind of like a helicopter follow-through, and I believe that is when John got hit in the back of the head," Beech said. Offerman said he never meant to hit Nathans, and plans to apologize to everyone involved. "If he got hit it was because he tried to run behind me and take the bat and that was an accident," Offerman said. "I don't mean to hit him. I was facing the pitcher and I never went to hit the guy." The game was delayed about 20 minutes and Offerman, Beech and Bridgeport manager and former major league pitcher Tommy John were ejected. City police, providing security during the game, arrested Offerman. He was charged with two counts of second-degree assault. Offerman posted $10,000 bond and is due in Bridgeport Superior Court Aug. 23. Beech, also a former big leaguer, might be able to make his next start. He will talk to league officials before deciding how to handle the legal case. He said he felt he was assaulted. "Absolutely," he said. "The man came at my head with a bat." Nathans tried to keep playing, but left the game with nausea and collapsed in the dugout. He was back at the ballpark Wednesday, with a hospital ID tag still on his wrist, but couldn't coherently answer questions. He's scheduled to undergo more tests Thursday. Long Island won the game 13-12. Asked whether Offerman should have expected an inside pitch after homering, John chose his words carefully. "When I played, yeah, but nowadays, I don't know. I couldn't say," he said. Beech said he's played against Offerman for years, but hadn't spoken to him. "I've never hit him before," Beech said. "I've always pitched inside to him, and I've always thrown him a lot of off-speed cutters." http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2975386