Baseball

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Originally Posted by shadows

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the passing of George Steinbrenner!

Sorry, you're right, his passing deserves to be mentioned.

I was taught by my grandmother never to speak ill of the dead (she, by the way, never followed her own rule). So before posting this, I contacted her via a seance and asked her what to do. She said, "Steinbrenner, that shtick drek? Pull no punches, boychik!"

So, here goes:

Good riddance, George Steinbrenner. I despise what you did to baseball. I only wish that the long-term negative effects your outrageous financial behavior have had on the game, that have created the greatest lack of parity among the teams in any of the major sports in the United States, would die an ignominious death along with you, so you can both rot together in hell where you belong.

You should be buried just off first base, in the basepath of one of the stadiums used by a team that can't compete with the Yankees because of money, so that players as they dance off first preparing to steal second will be dancing on your grave.

On the other hand, I hear he did give some of his filthy luchre to charity.

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^ Go ahead, smc. Tell us what you really think and don't hold back.

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Before George brought the Yankees he was trying to buy the Indians,so the Indians may have been Boston's evil empire had things been differnt imagina Reggie in Cleveland
Jerseygirl Jen

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Originally Posted by transjen

Before George brought the Yankees he was trying to buy the Indians,so the Indians may have been Boston's evil empire had things been differnt imagina Reggie in Cleveland
Jerseygirl Jen

The Red Sox / Yankees rivalry predates Steinbrenner. He only solidified it.

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Originally Posted by transjen

Before George brought the Yankees he was trying to buy the Indians,so the Indians may have been Boston's evil empire had things been differnt imagina Reggie in Cleveland
Jerseygirl Jen

Yeah, but the Yankees would not be in the AL East, which means that the Jays would have a fighting chance.

Speaking of chance, Bengie Molina(quite a rotund fellow for baseball) hit for the cycle against Boston! His homerun was a Grand Slam! Getting both of those in the same night is a rare accomplishment indeed.

I still can't believe that Bengie hit a triple.

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Originally Posted by shadows

I still can't believe that Bengie hit a triple.

It would have been an inside the park homerun for an average runner but slowmoe Bengie only got a triple

Jerseygirl Jen

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Originally Posted by shadows

Speaking of chance, Bengie Molina(quite a rotund fellow for baseball) hit for the cycle against Boston! His homerun was a Grand Slam! Getting both of those in the same night is a rare accomplishment indeed.

I still can't believe that Bengie hit a triple.

Originally Posted by transjen

It would have been an inside the park homerun for an average runner but slowmoe Bengie only got a triple

There are 11 Red Sox on the disabled list! The only thing that could make me feel worse is seeing someone who can be outpaced by the average box turtle get a triple at Fenway!

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This cartoon appeared on the editorial page of today's Boston Globe.