Baseball - August 2007

Congratulations to Tom Glavine. I think this caliber of pitcher will be a rare breed in the future. Your thoughts?

2007-08-07 14:54:22 · 11 answers · asked by Wild Ape 4

something for fools to waste time and money who cannot think of anything else and wants to believe in babe ruth and the good old days. but it is drugs, gambling and marketing. contributes nothing. just takes. bad influence on kids and grownups, for that matter. Bonds brings it to a climax.

2007-08-07 14:31:52 · 7 answers · asked by JIM 4

2007-08-07 14:00:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has A-Rod ever played short stop for the NY Yankees? Please include a link or article to support your information if possible, including a date if available.

2007-08-07 13:43:00 · 5 answers · asked by yossbug 1

I don't know if any of you Cubs fans remember Adam Greenburg, but he only made one major league appearance and in his 1st at bat he got hit in the head in 2005. He hasn't played baseball since... Anyone know what he plans to do next? Ever coming back to baseball?

2007-08-07 13:37:00 · 5 answers · asked by MattH 1

2007-08-07 13:33:15 · 8 answers · asked by nysportsfan08 3

Never lacking for the drama huh? They should have kicked towers out of the game that's not right. I'm getting pi$$ed

2007-08-07 12:58:37 · 21 answers · asked by boss bee - YANKEES FOREVER!!!! 5

2007-08-07 12:42:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

minus all the roids

2007-08-07 12:08:49 · 16 answers · asked by Aiea Joe 3

How many players can you name that have played for both the Yankees and the Red Sox?

2007-08-07 12:07:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why are my pirates the worst team in baseball next to the tampa bay devil rays. I thought this would be the year I would at least have the pleasure of seeing in them as a .500 team.

2007-08-07 11:59:43 · 9 answers · asked by Cookie 5

I've been listening with disgust about Barry Bonds breaking the very hard earned record of Henry Aaron while cheating on steroids. Yes, I understand that Bonds has had clean tests for steroids, but his back against the wall with a possible indictment for the use of them. I have mentioned before that when someone is facing an indictment in the US distict court, they are in BIG trouble. Yes, we are all innocent until proven guilty, but verdicts and pleas are extremely high when issued by the US courts.

Here's my dilemma....I want Bonds to get the record and go away. Not only does he have the indictment problem, he is also obnoxious to other players, including his own team mates and has a hatred of the media and cares little for the fans. I want to turn toward Alex Rodriguez and hope he can break Bonds record so we can put Bonds to bed. I don't want to root for a cheater, though. What do you all know about A-Rod than being an extremely high paid baseball player?

2007-08-07 11:49:12 · 12 answers · asked by TeacherGrant 5

Did you see that ??http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZe1hDIEHJM

2007-08-07 11:45:13 · 2 answers · asked by XxRemyxX 4

2007-08-07 11:44:50 · 6 answers · asked by ttgc44 1

i know his baseball card is the most expensive, but was he really any good?

2007-08-07 11:44:22 · 9 answers · asked by Aiea Joe 3

I know this has been asked before, but do you think Steve Garvey is not in the Hall of Fame primarily because of his off-the-field exploits or because his career ended rather sudden in 1987 and he didn't hang on for stats.

First, I am not a Garvey fan. But from 1974 to 1984 he was the best first baseman in the game - the dominant player of his era. Six out of 7 seasons with 200 hits, one MVP and four other top ten finishes, 10 All-Star games including a write-in selection, player on good teams, four gold gloves, the National League all-time consecutive games played streak, 84 NLCS MVP, etc.

To me Garvey is a perfect example of my opinion that being dominant in an era should trump guys as opposed to good players who simply hang on with mediocre seasons to build career numbers. Obviously enough HOF voters disagree on some level, or they disagree that Garvey was dominant.

What do you think about Garvey and what do you think about dominance in an era vs. career longevity?

2007-08-07 11:33:45 · 13 answers · asked by Matt G 5

People say he wouldn't have set the home run record if the leagues had been integrated. If the leagues had been integrated, Josh Gibson wouldn't have hit his supposed 900 home runs, because he would have been facing stronger pitching.

And some people saying that nothing before 1947 should count. What do we do, ignore anything that Ruth or Gehrig or Ty Cobb or Cy Young did? I think a lot of white fans who admire these old players have also shown genuine admiration for the black stars of the game, like ***** League players, Mays, Aaron, and even pre-steroid Barry. Why do some people feel that black players can only get full recognition by taking recognition away from white players?

Ruth's accomplishment was incredible. He didn't start out as a hitter, and he was chasing his own home run record for most of his career. I think that's pretty amazing.

Everybody's honoring Hank Aaron right now, which is great, but I don't think Babe Ruth should be denigrated.

2007-08-07 10:33:17 · 10 answers · asked by EyeGuessSo 3

They basically made the same comment except the Greeks comment was based on a study that had been done and Bakers was based in total ignorance.

Not to mention ESPN could have gotten more out of a turnip during last nights Cards/Padres game.

2007-08-07 10:30:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people play slowpitch when you can play fastpitch OMG the only way to make high school, college, world, travel, olympics is if you play fastpitch why slowpitch sucksssssssss

2007-08-07 10:29:59 · 8 answers · asked by none 3

2007-08-07 10:19:05 · 10 answers · asked by cheshirecat192 3

assuming he is, is mike piazza going into the hall of fame as a met or dodger? i would like to hear why. and im serious about no met or dodger fans, i want unbiased answers

and please, dont say padres or As, he is not going to the hall of fame as an a or padre.

2007-08-07 10:17:51 · 5 answers · asked by Tom 2

2007-08-07 10:11:01 · 4 answers · asked by lambchops 1

baseball fans and soccer fans why must we do this to each other. sports are meant to unite people not divide them. can't we all go back to our own sections and stop these insults. lets use yahoo answers for good not bad.

2007-08-07 10:03:46 · 18 answers · asked by be$kie$-the $leepy angel aka jack! 3

If a batter hits a grounder to shortstop, but the shortstop bobbles the ball, the batter makes first, is that considered a hit since he did make it to first? Example:Yesterday the Cardinals had 10 straight hits. I believe Braden Looper hit a bunt, pitcher had it but bobbled it, Looper makes it to first and its considered a hit according to the score card. Wouldn't that be an error? Or does it count as an error and a hit whenever there's an error whether it be a pop fly or grounder? Sounds confusing but I'm confused.

2007-08-07 09:46:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-07 09:46:17 · 17 answers · asked by ray1273 1

I've always wondered. Do they only induct people based on what they did in American baseball or does amateur, college and International play count too? Because Julio Franco has more than 4000 hits total if you count his non-MLB hits and I was wondering if he's going to make it.

2007-08-07 09:24:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am tired of hearing about New York & Boston

2007-08-07 09:23:05 · 26 answers · asked by TRS 3

My three players personally would be

1.Jackie Robinson/1st black player
2.Hank Aaron/when he was passing babe ruth record
3.Lots of others coudn't choose but maybe Barry bonds passing hank and babe while accused of using steriods.

2007-08-07 09:09:07 · 14 answers · asked by mtm7393_ld 1

2007-08-07 09:03:31 · 8 answers · asked by Harrison Card 1

2007-08-07 08:56:45 · 19 answers · asked by okoboji1988 1