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  1. 04-03-2016, 12:59 PM #1
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    04/05 - Red Sox @ Cleveland

    I've been asked to start the first regular season game thread in honor of our deceased friend Mike Grace.

    I wish that I could say something profound. Obviously I miss him very much. We all do.

    Whether you believe in the afterlife or not, I am confided that if such a realm exists, Mike is up there wearing a Sox tee shirt and cap, brimming with optimism and hope for our team as the new season starts.

    I pity any Yankee fans in Heaven. They will get no rest!!!!

    Here's to a genuinely wonderful person and possibly the most chill dude I have met.

    GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    "Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.


    "It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
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    Conditions in Cleveland are ideal!


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    "Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.


    "It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
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    Nice gesture and nice pic of (I'm assuming) you and Mike.

    I'm sure that Mike is smiling down at you and all of his Sox buddies here.

    Can't wait for tomorrow.

    Go Sox!
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    162-0 bay-bay!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by mvp 78 View Post
    162-0 bay-bay!!!
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    Well, our man Dave is not at the Women's Final Four, so he just may be 100% committed to NESN, at least for Opening Day.

    Oh, and it'll be 33 with wind and snow flurries tomorrow in the Mistake by the Lake.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudboy View Post
    I've been asked to start the first regular season game thread in honor of our deceased friend Mike Grace.

    I wish that I could say something profound. Obviously I miss him very much. We all do.

    Whether you believe in the afterlife or not, I am confided that if such a realm exists, Mike is up there wearing a Sox tee shirt and cap, brimming with optimism and hope for our team as the new season starts.

    I pity any Yankee fans in Heaven. They will get no rest!!!!

    Here's to a genuinely wonderful person and possibly the most chill dude I have met.

    GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    In the land of submarines
    So we sailed up to the sun
    'Til we found a sea of green
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    In our yellow submarine
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudboy View Post
    I've been asked to start the first regular season game thread in honor of our deceased friend Mike Grace.

    I wish that I could say something profound. Obviously I miss him very much. We all do.

    Whether you believe in the afterlife or not, I am confided that if such a realm exists, Mike is up there wearing a Sox tee shirt and cap, brimming with optimism and hope for our team as the new season starts.

    I pity any Yankee fans in Heaven. They will get no rest!!!!

    Here's to a genuinely wonderful person and possibly the most chill dude I have met.

    GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Ha! As if there are any Yankees fans in heaven.
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    Yea got hand it to the Sox, they just could not go queitly into the night. Well, they are just post-poning the inevitable.
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    Opening day, wooooooo

    *Prediction:

    Red Sox win 4-1

    Price: 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 hits, 1 BB, 9 K's.

    Mookie and JBJ both homer.
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    I'm glad baseball is back but today does not seem like opening day. Cleveland is currently darker than the future of the Browns. I mean we just had snow Saturday night.

    I mostly hope the Indians do well, but they're playing the Sox today. Sox win 3-1.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kreinbihl34 View Post
    I'm glad baseball is back but today does not seem like opening day. Cleveland is currently darker than the future of the Browns. I mean we just had snow Saturday night.

    I mostly hope the Indians do well, but they're playing the Sox today. Sox win 3-1.
    The first 2 weeks of the season should be spent either in domed stadiums or in the warmer climate cities.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mvp 78 View Post
    The first 2 weeks of the season should be spent either in domed stadiums or in the warmer climate cities.
    What baffles me is that three new stadiums have been built without retractable domes -- CitiField, Yankee Stadium and the Twins ballpark.
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    Chaim, you are in the big leagues now. Drawing 10,000 fans a game is not going to cut it, and people don’t buy tickets to Fenway to talk about the Farm

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    "Relief pitchers are a crapshoot." No, the truth is "Crapshoot pitchers are relievers."
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    Quote Originally Posted by a700hitter View Post
    What baffles me is that three new stadiums have been built without retractable domes -- CitiField, Yankee Stadium and the Twins ballpark.
    I'm sure the weather in Minnesota is lovely the first week of April and the last few weeks in October!

    With the NYC parks, you need to remember that they were really trying to save money on the construction to make sure that building a new ballpark wouldn't lead to higher priced tickets and luxury seats that people wouldn't be able to afford to sit it. I'd say it was a resounding success on both parts. I mean, there are certainly no issues in the surrounding neighborhood of Queens and an afternoon watching ball in the Bronx is a great frugal option for locals.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mvp 78 View Post
    I'm sure the weather in Minnesota is lovely the first week of April and the last few weeks in October!

    With the NYC parks, you need to remember that they were really trying to save money on the construction to make sure that building a new ballpark wouldn't lead to higher priced tickets and luxury seats that people wouldn't be able to afford to sit it. I'd say it was a resounding success on both parts. I mean, there are certainly no issues in the surrounding neighborhood of Queens and an afternoon watching ball in the Bronx is a great frugal option for locals.
    I just love this. Of course I am one of those rare people who does not like NYC.
    "Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.


    "It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
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