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[SHaynes23]

Originally Posted by BHK1978

@SHaynes23: That sounds really cool what they do at Kauffman Stadium. I have heard that there are some of the best steak restaurants around that general area, is it true?

For that reason alone I have always wanted to go to KC and either see a Chiefs or Royals game.

I've heard they have amazing steak restaurants around there, we just stopped by the stadium on the way back to St. Louis though so we just ate dinner at the ballpark and drove straight home after the game was over. I know they have some of the best BBQ I've ever had from the little time I've spent in Kansas City. Watching a game at Kauffman is very cool though, the stadium and scenery is beautiful. With the giant screen and fountains, plus the Hall of Fame out in left field it's a nice backdrop to the game. I'm used to going to games at Busch, and there's not much to look at except the empty lot out behind left field and the skyline, so it was a nice change of pace. Everything just seemed closer and more intimate than it does at a Cardinals game.

[moon_lit_tears]

I really wish the O's would get rid of Arrieta.....

[SHaynes23]

Originally Posted by moon_lit_tears

I really wish the O's would get rid of Arrieta.....

Yeah, I don't know what happened to him this year. Thought he would build off last year and have a solid one.

On a semi-related note, I was born in the same small town hospital as Jake Arrieta, go figure.

[moon_lit_tears]

Originally Posted by SHaynes23

Yeah, I don't know what happened to him this year. Thought he would build off last year and have a solid one.

On a semi-related note, I was born in the same small town hospital as Jake Arrieta, go figure.

I pitty you!...

On another MLB related, but not really note. I got to take my niece to her first live O's game Friday night. She's ten and is softball and loves it. She is on her girls softball all-star team as the first basemen(woman) She enjoyed it so much she wants to go back again. Her favorite player right now is J J Hardey. I'm trying to talk her into being a Jones fan, but that's not going very well.

I've never seen a kid so young really flip out on a pitcher, but she was going off with everything on Arrieta till they took him out.

[JackKnifed72]

It's July 1st and the Pittsburgh Pirates are 6 games over .500 and 1 game out of first place...

...No reason for the comment, other than we only get to say that here once every 20 years or so

[angeldelayette]

Watch the video here...

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/...yers-scurrying

Absolutely hilarious! A boom of thunder that basically sounds like a shotgun blast sends the players running for their lives! lol.

[BHK1978]

So my father told me that Wade Boggs made it into the International League Hall of Fame. I never even knew there was a minor league Hall of Fame. It is really an honor to get in there?

I mean, in order to get in there you would have to be in AAA for some time. It is like winning the NIT, you might have beaten all of those teams to win. However, there are still sixty-eight teams that were better than you.

[SHaynes23]

So Melky Cabrera got suspended for 50 games, which is the rest of the regular season for testing positive for testosterone. Brings up what could be a touchy subject for baseball fans, in all likelyhood he'll still qualify for the batting title and has a very good chance of winning it if McCutchen falls off at the end of the year a little bit. That would go over like a fart in church if the batting champion was the man who admitted that he was using an illegal substance during the season.

On a side note, Melky was on my fantasy team so I appreciate him juicing up and already nearly clinching my team a division title and a nice little payday for it

[BHK1978]

I love the whole drama that is surrounding the Red Sox and Bobby V., this whole thing warms the cockles of my heart. The Red Sox front office should just scrap that team. Since the chicken stuff last year, it is clear that they are a very undisciplined clubhouse and I think any manager would probably have had a tough time dealing with that team.

[BHK1978]

I am no Red Sox fan but good for them in cutting out the cancer in their locker room. Also, I was happy to see Josh Beckett lose yesterday. To me he is the very definition of a Scumbag player. I hope he does terrible for the Dodgers.

[matthew222]

Originally Posted by BHK1978

I am no Red Sox fan but good for them in cutting out the cancer in their locker room. Also, I was happy to see Josh Beckett lose yesterday. To me he is the very definition of a Scumbag player. I hope he does terrible for the Dodgers.

I kinda knew that would happen doesn't deserve that 30$ Million and They need to just fire Bobby Valentine, he is ruining the locker room.

Just start over

On a other note-Cubbie Prospects are playing very well, may only have 40 wins but I'm looking at the future cause I trust Theo to build this team and get the right players to win that World Series

[BHK1978]

Originally Posted by matthew222

I kinda knew that would happen doesn't deserve that 30$ Million and They need to just fire Bobby Valentine, he is ruining the locker room.

Just start over

On a other note-Cubbie Prospects are playing very well, may only have 40 wins but I'm looking at the future cause I trust Theo to build this team and get the right players to win that World Series

Yes I agree they should just start over it and Bobby V. is no saint but I do think the reason why they are playing so bad is mainly due to the players and not because of who the manager is. The Red Sox had the talent before they fell apart and I understand that part of the reason was due to injuries but that was a toxic clubhouse before Bobby V. even got there.

I am not sold on Theo being this boy genius because the Red Sox two World Series wins were built off Dan Duquette's work. Theo just polished it off and got the credit. It is a very similar to what happened with the Yankees dynasty of the 1990's. Gene Michael built that team, he was the guy who brought in the key talent that would lead them to those World Series victories. Yet Bob Waston and Brian Cashman get all of the credit for those World Series.

[matthew222]

Originally Posted by BHK1978

Yes I agree they should just start over it and Bobby V. is no saint but I do think the reason why they are playing so bad is mainly due to the players and not because of who the manager is. The Red Sox had the talent before they fell apart and I understand that part of the reason was due to injuries but that was a toxic clubhouse before Bobby V. even got there.

I am not sold on Theo being this boy genius because the Red Sox two World Series wins were built off Dan Duquette's work. Theo just polished it off and got the credit. It is a very similar to what happened with the Yankees dynasty of the 1990's. Gene Michael built that team, he was the guy who brought in the key talent that would lead them to those World Series victories. Yet Bob Waston and Brian Cashman get all of the credit for those World Series.

Bobby V was never the right choice and it all started with the Reported Meeting players had with the Oweners with many players saying they didn't like or didn't want to play for him. Don't know exactly what was said but still this is a horrible season for Red Sox Nation

With the Cubs doing nothing since that 03 Incident they overpayed Soriona but Lee and Ramariez played well but never played well in the playoffs

So I will agree with anything GM does to try to help the Cubs out

The funny thing is that most people can only name 2 people on that roster. Soriano and Castro( Can't never remember his first name)

[BHK1978]

Originally Posted by matthew222

Bobby V was never the right choice and it all started with the Reported Meeting players had with the Oweners with many players saying they didn't like or didn't want to play for him. Don't know exactly what was said but still this is a horrible season for Red Sox Nation

With the Cubs doing nothing since that 03 Incident they overpayed Soriona but Lee and Ramariez played well but never played well in the playoffs

So I will agree with anything GM does to try to help the Cubs out

The funny thing is that most people can only name 2 people on that roster. Soriano and Castro( Can't never remember his first name)

I think with Bobby V it was more that his reputation preceded him. There has to be a reason why someone with such a good baseball mind never seems to stick around anywhere. I wonder if it was a case where the Red Sox players had heard horror stories about him and so they sort of shut him out before he even had a chance to manage them. I guess the fault lies on the players and Bobby and it would not shock me if he was one and done as their manager.

That being said from what I have read that clubhouse was not the most disciplined clubhouse even under Tito so it could be a case of a rotten clubhouse getting a new manager that they did not respect.

Don't get me wrong I think any time the Cubs are good it is good for baseball. So I would love to see them do good and if Theo is the one to bring them to the promise land, well more power to him.

[BHK1978]

I am not sure if I brought this up in here already but Jeff Kent is going to be on the upcoming season of Survivor. I wonder how well he is going to do, because I know he is known for his not so sunny disposition.