Bling

lol! I don't know much about Helling in Texas. So my opnion isn't the best one.

Miami always find a way to come short. They'll win vs. Buffalo, but they won't beat New York even though Denver can't beat Indy and Green Bay.

.55 ERA doesn't seem bad to me. through 16 innings... Still impressive. Give him a chance, he can't be that bad.

Steve Bartman Friday, December 19, 2003 By Darren Rovell ESPN.com The Steve Bartman legend lives on. The foul ball that ricocheted off the infamous Chicago Cubs fan and into the hands of the lawyer sitting behind him sold for $106,600 early Friday morning. The final price not only surpassed the original price paid for the cursed ball that went through Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner's legs in the 1986 World Series -- first purchased by actor Charlie Sheen for $93,500 in 1992 -- but also eclipsed the amount paid earlier this month for a Mickey Mantle home run ball hit in the 1964 World Series ($106,000). The ball was purchased by Grant DePorter, a friend of the late Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray and managing partner of Harry Caray's Restaurant Group in Chicago. DePorter told ESPN Radio's Mike Greenberg on "Mike & Mike In The Morning" that the restaurant will display the ball and ask for customers to come up with the best way they can think of to destroy it. DePorter has already planned the destruction date -- February 26, 2004 -- when the restaurant will lead its annual toast to Harry Caray. He said that Bartman, whose current place of residence is unknown, is invited to the destruction site. "There will be no pardon on this ball," DePorter told Greenberg. The bidding on the Bartman ball opened at $5,000 on Dec. 1 and closed 18 days and 37 bids later. Memorabilia experts told ESPN.com prior to the auction that they anticipated the ball would garner bids in the $10,000 range. "It was one of those pieces that we weren't quite sure how it would perform," said Mark Theotikos, vice president of auction operations for MastroNet, an Illinois-based sports auction house that sold more than $5 million dollars worth of sports memorabilia in the auction. "This one had legs, and as long as the Cubs keep on losing this ball will be like the Billy Goat." The original owner of the ball, who would identify himself only as Jim, signed an affidavit along with the three men sitting nearby stating his claim that this was indeed the so-called cursed ball. The incident occurred when the Cubs were five outs away from winning Game 6 of the NL Championship Series and advancing to the World Series for the first time since 1945. But after Bartman and other fans in the area tried to catch the foul ball, apparently hindering Cubs outfielder Moises Alou in his attempt to make a play, the Cubs unraveled. The Marlins scored eight runs and prevailed 8-3. Chicago then went on to lose the seventh and final game of the series. Bartman will get no piece of the net proceeds from the auction. Other items sold included the ball used by Emmitt Smith to set the NFL's all-time career rushing record ($58,000), a Ted Williams Red Sox home flannel jersey from 1960 ($50,000) and a blanket worn by Seabiscuit ($41,515). Top selling balls The ball Year sold The cost McGwire's No. 70 1999 $3M Aaron's No. 755 1999 $650,000 Bonds' No. 73 2003 $517,500 Mantle's No. 500 1999 $250,000 Sosa's No. 66 1999 $172,500 Ruth's first Yankee Stadium HR 1998 $126,000 Fisk's 1975 World Series Game 6 HR 1999 $113,273 Bartman ball 2003 $106,600 Mantle's 1964 World Series HR 2003 $106,000 Buckner ball 1992 $93,500 Damn, if Cub fans had an IQ over 2, they'd realize it wasn't Bartman's fault. The Cubs had a chance to clinch it, and lost it. Why blame the dude?They don't realize by paying money for that Baseball they're just making him feel worse.

.55 ERA doesn't seem bad to me.

Wrong... Privately Funded... C'mon, it was a joke. I think he misunderstood us. :lol How?

Who was the only team to ever win 2 world series championsips in 10 years of existance only to be retracted and or moved? Wow I hope we dont turn into a trivia question. Somebody better get don king on the phone. Maybe trump while your at it. Hope he didn't spend all his money on that damn golf course . You can expect as many fans in Pro Player last year, next year. When word gets out that we're going to move some other city, everyone will remember to hate Miami-Dade. As if we already don't??? Hey, people were ready to jump on the bandwagon, now the true fans will be so pissed the team can't afford players like Vlad because they lost out on a great deal with Miami-Dade.

Wrong... Privately Funded... C'mon, it was a joke.

:angry This was a good chance for Miami Dade to make some serious dough. More fans, better local economy, then the taxes would go up. What idiots. Now it's goodbye to the Marlins. Mike Lowell has a 1-year contract. Vlad won't come here.? The team will have to move. We can all thank Miami-Dade county. I live in Broward, I don't mind going downtown and buying a hot dog before the game, then going to the game. That was more money for the city of Miami. Instead we have buffoons running the joint. No wonder why we can't vote here, they don't give a damn. Now you know why this city was broke just a few years ago... They have the money. I seriously hope Miami doesn't use that money on something stupid. . . . Like..... The American Airlines Arena? :lol :lol At least the Marlins won something recently, spend your money where the team is winning.

Who was the only team to ever win 2 world series championsips in 10 years of existance only to be retracted and or moved? Wow I hope we dont turn into a trivia question. Somebody better get don king on the phone. Maybe trump while your at it. Hope he didn't spend all his money on that damn golf course . You can expect as many fans in Pro Player last year, next year. When word gets out that we're going to move some other city, everyone will remember to hate Miami-Dade.

:angry This was a good chance for Miami Dade to make some serious dough. More fans, better local economy, then the taxes would go up. What idiots. Now it's goodbye to the Marlins. Mike Lowell has a 1-year contract. Vlad won't come here. The team will have to move. We can all thank Miami-Dade county. I live in Broward, I don't mind going downtown and buying a hot dog before the game, then going to the game. That was more money for the city of Miami. Instead we have buffoons running the joint. No wonder why we can't vote here, they don't give a damn. Now you know why this city was broke just a few years ago... They have the money. I seriously hope Miami doesn't use that money on something stupid. . . .

Yes, we will get a new home. And it won't be in Miami. Yeah, I said it. Can't argue with that.

:angry This was a good chance for Miami Dade to make some serious dough. More fans, better local economy, then the taxes would go up. What idiots. Now it's goodbye to the Marlins. Mike Lowell has a 1-year contract. Vlad won't come here. The team will have to move. We can all thank Miami-Dade county. I live in Broward, I don't mind going downtown and buying a hot dog before the game, then going to the game. That was more money for the city of Miami. Instead we have buffoons running the joint. No wonder why we can't vote here, they don't give a damn.

Was it any good? :confused

Bring back Owens. I'd rather have him than Hollandsworth. Wait...didn't we just get Banks back?