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Rogue...Jedi  17606 posts
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Date Posted: 4/13 12:17pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
Very sad news sad The baseball season is barely a week old, and already we've had the death of a player and a prominent announcer.

RIP rose

 

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Dark_Jedi_Kenobi  7819 posts
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Date Posted: 4/13 1:28pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
RIP Harry! You will be missed! rose



http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/04/13/harry.kalas.ap/index.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, who punctuated innumerable home runs with his "Outta Here!" call, died Monday after being found in the broadcast booth before a game against the Washington Nationals. He was 73.

"We lost our voice today," team president David Montgomery said, his voice cracking. "He has loved our game and made just a tremendous contribution to our sport and certainly to our organization."

Kalas was found by the Phillies director of broadcasting at about 12:30 p.m. and taken to a local hospital, Montgomery said.

Kalas had surgery earlier this year for an undisclosed ailment that the team characterized as minor. He looked somewhat drawn last week as the Phillies opened the season at home.

Kalas joined the Phillies in 1971. Before that, he was an original member of the Houston Astros' broadcast team from 1965-70. He also did voiceover work for NFL Films and for commercials.

In 2002, he received the Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for his contributions to the game.

Kalas joined the Phillies radio and TV broadcast team the year the club moved into their former home, Veterans Stadium, replacing fan favorite Bill Campbell.

He wasn't immediately embraced by Phillies fans, despite being paired with Richie Ashburn, a Hall of Famer as a player, and longtime announcer. But Kalas evolved into a beloved sports figure in Philadelphia. He and Ashburn grew into a popular team, and shared the booth until Ashburn's death in 1997.

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Master_Chief  98 posts
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Date Posted: 4/13 2:34pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
RIP Harry--you were a legend. We've lost our voice. rose

 

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DarthWormie  2472 posts
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Date Posted: 4/13 4:25pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
Rogue...Jedi posted:
Very sad news sad The baseball season is barely a week old, and already we've had the death of a player and a prominent announcer.



And now one of baseball's most colorful players ever:

Mark Fidrych Killed in Accident

 

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DarthTunick  32203 posts
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Date Posted: 4/13 8:05pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
Sad, sad news about Fidrych and Kalas.

 

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Obese_1_Ka-Blooey  3371 posts
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Date Posted: 4/15 11:13pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
Sadder news (for me) is how bad the Giants' smell is right now. Can they do any worse against those bums? Howry gives up bases to 6 of the 9 hitters he faces in the eighth and into the ninth. By the time Wilson gets on the mound (which is waaay too late, considering how long Bochy left Howry in), a loss was pretty much ensured. Way to go, SF. frustrated

 

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DarthTunick  32203 posts
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Date Posted: 4/16 12:50am Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
It was a GREAT night at Dodger Stadium yesterday. grin

 

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DarthIntegral  19199 posts
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Date Posted: 4/16 4:20pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
Just want to point out that the Yankees have never won a game at their home stadium.

 

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tom  3021 posts
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Date Posted: 4/16 4:25pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
mariners off to a great start. might not last, but i'm enjoying it while it does. it's been a long couple years.

 

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tom  3021 posts
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Date Posted: 4/18 4:55pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
... and chien-ming wang has an era of 34.50.

 

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Rogue...Jedi  17606 posts
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Date Posted: 4/18 6:51pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
Yeah, let's look at Wang's first 3 starts.

3.2 IP, 7 ER
1.0 IP, 8 ER
1.1 IP, 8 ER

Ouch. Even funnier, though, is his "projected season stats" line on ESPN.com... 41 starts (!?), 81 IP, 311 ER, 27 K, 0-41 record.

I would say "nowhere to go but improve, but I probably would have said that after his first start... and again after his second, and his ERA has only gone up after each start. laugh


On the other hand, Atlanta has currently dropped 5 in a row. plain

 

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DarthTunick  32203 posts
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Date Posted: 4/18 6:54pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
grin [face_ cool]

 

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darth_gersh  13362 posts
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Date Posted: 4/19 12:34pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
The Washington Nationals owners suck big time.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Nationals-bench-Dukes-after-Little-League-relate?urn=mlb,157410

When the MLB got their pockets stuff full of cash did they know they were selling the soud of the Expos to the devil?

Who runs a team like that?

 

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Rogue...Jedi  17606 posts
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Date Posted: 4/19 12:51pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
doh! Rules are rules... but there's also common sense.

What's the over/under on days Manny Acta has left as manager?

 

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Date Posted: 4/19 4:01pm Subject: The MLB Discussion Thread
Great series played by the Giants and the D-Backs: fantastic starting pitching, low offense, clutch scoring. It can't get much better than back-to-back-to-back 2-0 games (Giants took two in the series). Things are looking much better for SF's starting rotation after a shaky first week or so of the season. Sanchez performed well, Timmy dominated (but received a ND), and Randy Johnson threw his best start as a Giant today. These types of games need to define the Giants' season in order for them to win in the NL West.

 

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