Baseball 2012

[CountDeMoney]

LOL, game ended on an attempted steal.  Too funny.

[derspiess]

Giants magic numba is cinco.

This is the part of the season that, while exciting at times, seems to slow down to a crawl. 

I conceded the NL Central to the Reds long ago, but would like to see the Cards increase their 2 game lead for the second wild card spot.  Would like to see the Giants win the West since they're my dad's team, so consequently with that and the Cards' wild card hopes I want the Dodgers to lose all of the rest of their games

[Valmy]

LOL, game ended on an attempted steal.  Too funny.

Sweep!

Orioles magic number is: 15 but the Yanks are 14 so something has to give.

[Ed Anger]

I conceded the NL Central to the Reds long ago

Speaking of the Reds, I felt the earth shift as everybody in Southwestern Ohio jumped back onto the Reds bandwagon.

[derspiess]

I conceded the NL Central to the Reds long ago

Speaking of the Reds, I felt the earth shift as everybody in Southwestern Ohio jumped back onto the Reds bandwagon.

Yep.  Before and after games the streets here downtown are jammed with idiots from the boonies who have no idea how to drive in a city.  Every day someone in my office is wearing a Reds shirt.  You'd never know football season had begun.  People really love their Reds now, though they all still seem to hate Dusty Baker.

Will be fun when it all comes to an abrupt halt in the division series

[Syt]

This was the CliffsNotes version of the Pirates' entire season: start slow, surge in the middle, fade at the end.

If you saw Thursday's game at PNC Park, you saw all 149 of them.

With left-hander Wandy Rodriguez tendering his poorest and briefest of 10 starts for Pittsburgh, the Pirates fell into an early four-run hole to the Brewers, roared back out of it to take a three-run lead into the eighth -- then had their bullpen give it all back for a crushing 9-7 defeat.

[Syt]

In more positive news, my retro-White Sox jersey arrived.

In total my collection to date is:

Authentic:



Replica (all without number/name):







I plan on ordering an orange-on-black Orioles jersey. I'm going for authentic, so it comes with the Camden Yards anniversary and City of Baltimore sleeve patches (the replicas don't have those).

[derspiess]

Okay collection, but needs more Cardinals.

[CountDeMoney]

Okay collection, but needs more Cardinals.

No kidding.

And fuck that new Padres stuff, need more shitty late 70's/early 80's Padres.



Chocolate Ozzie love, man.

[sbr]

Ozzie made one of the most amazing plays EVAR in the white version of that uni.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pCwNNqgrKOM

[Barrister]

And fuck that new Padres stuff, need more shitty late 70's/early 80's Padres.

If you're going late 70s, you have to go Astros.



Or go with a nice nice vintage Royals in powder blue - back when they were, you know, good.

[Barrister]

On a related, but not baseball, note, I've been contemplating trying to find an old Thrashers jersey, which might be fun to wear to a game now and then.

Not sure how hard it'd be to find.

[Syt]

Okay collection, but needs more Cardinals.

Not gonna happen.

The old Astros/Padres are on my shortlist.

Also: Giants, A's, Royals.

Excluded by default are Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies, Cardinals.

[Grey Fox]

You need an Expos powder blue shirt. That's the way to go.

[Syt]

I know - they're expensive, though.