Baseball: Playoffs
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@dermotcoll said:
Solo
If you want to see the fastest, most skilful, exciting field game in the world (its official by the way) have a look at the Irish game of hurling, of which Rich's county Clare, are very good exponents!!. I can easily say it is the best game in the world to watch when played at county championship level. I spent a year in Boston in my youth and was a big fan of the Red Sox when I was there - really enjoyed baseball but not as much as hurling. Sorry for hijacking the thread by the way.
Wait, what? Hurling is an official sport in Ireland?
Sounds gross but I guess I'd watch a game or two.
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Hurling bat/paddle/stick and a baseball?
Looks like field hockey on steroids.
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Is that a baseball or a miniature softball?
Anyway, at least I now know Irish hurling isn't really hurling.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/iphone/#define?term=hurlI'm thinking my version might be more exciting though
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It gets worse Pete and Jeff. Not only is Hurling our national past time and institution. It's also an amateur sport. No money for playing as such just pride.
The stick, is a hurl, and the ball is a sliothair. Only ice hockey is faster. Seriously tough game with players beating seven shades of sh!t outta one another from start to finish.
As for James' mentioning Tipperary. That wanna makes me hurl
But we've ruined this Baseball thread enough.
Come on Canada
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@unknownuser said:
Not only is Hurling our national past time and institution.
Hmm... I dunno, I was led to believe that drinking and sheep-shagging was.
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@solo said:
@unknownuser said:
Not only is Hurling our national past time and institution.
Hmm... I dunno, I was led to believe that drinking and sheep-shagging was.
Dont get me started on the Welsh Solo - they are the world champs at that sport followed closely behind (erm....) by the Kiwis!!! Jaysus weve started something now !!!
By the way - James took the bait - wasnt long - lets see Tipp go for 5 in a row now that there manager took a nose bleed when at the top!!!
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The Game!
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Yeah baby!!! The Texas Rangers just beat the Tampa bay Rays in 5th game of series , so it's time for Rangers vs New York Yankees on Friday.
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I'm with Pete, glad to see the Rangers advancing and hope they beat the Yanks. Not just because I don't like the Yankees but because having Cliff Lee pitch against Roy Halladay in the World Series would be fantastic. Phils will win it all regardless of who they face, they're better than they were 2 years ago when they won.
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Well as a Southern Yankees fan I am pulling for them but I have no problems pulling for Texas if they win. Honestly I am fine with anyone as long as it is not Boston nor Atlanta and since both are gone I will be fine with who ever wins as long as they are good games. Game 1 of San Fran and Philly will be sweet. Texas will be tough for sure if they bring their "A" game but I thought the Twins would be more of a challenge too. October baseball, nothing better
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Great playoffs so far.
Last night we had a 5 run lead only to throw it away in the 8th, tonight we maintained the lead, so we are even at 1:1, Monday night we are at Yankee stadium, scary but we have Lee in rotation. Gonna be a doozy!
Go Rangers.
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Yeah, we got no recognised rappers, unless vanilla Ice counts.
But we still will always be...
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Rangers take game 4.
So Rangers are up 3 games to 1.
So far Rangers have scored 30 runs to Yankees 11.
Tomorrow could be all over...
Go Rangers!!
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Am looking forward to Phillies vs. Rangers.
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It's not looking like the Phillies will be there. I am not a fan but it will make the people around me happy to watch the Giants play in the Series (Now at last there's not a lot of controversy with the batters or their attitudes
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Yankees, Rangers payroll disparity largest in playoff history...
http://gossipsports.com/?p=684
A couple fun tidbits from the article...
The difference between Alex Rodriguez (Yankees’ highest-paid player) and Michael Young (Rangers’ highest-paid) is Mark Teixeira.
Re: The Rangers’ five highest-paid players. Cliff Lee, Cristian Guzman and Jorge Cantu were just picked up this summer via trade. Rich Harden was released four days ago.
For the price of Alex Rodriguez, you could sign every Texas Ranger except the six highest paid.
The difference between the Yankees payroll and the Rangers payroll is the Cubs payroll. The Cubs have the third-highest payroll in baseball.
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The Rangers this season is a great story in the making.
Firstly they were broke and faced bankruptcy, then there was a very ugly bidding war that included Mark Cuban (nobody wanted him to win as he is an asshole that would only destroy the Rangers), he did however have the money to push the selling price so many times higher than it should have been which really hurt everyone concerned.
Then the manager who is an ex Ranger player Nolan Ryan got some support and financial assistance and they were able to secure the funds to buy it, and we were all very happy.
So the Rangers do not have the money that the NY Yankees have to buy anything or anyone, A-Rod was a Rangers player originally until the Yankees waved the big $ sign in front of him and he jumped ship faster than you could say "please don't go".
Regis Philbin was just saying yesterday that the Yankees will probably be buying Cliff Lee and Hamilton, sad but probably true.Hopefully if things go well for us then this will be a David vs Goliath season.
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Solo, have you read this?
Phillies still alive! -
Nope, too busy reading this forum.
I'm not a religious man but today I say a prayer....
Our Rangers, who art in Texas, Winners be thy name. The Yanks will come, they will be done, in New York as they were in Texas. Give us this day, a series win, and forgive us our losses by the bullpen and lead us not into the off season after this series, but deliver us a Championship to Texas. For the Rangers shall be the 2010 ALDS, ALCS, and World Series Champions forever and ever. Amen!!
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