Sark
I am sending another e-mail of interest....
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By the time you learn how to play the game...
You can't play it anymore ~ Frank Howard
Thanks Chill, Forwarded it to someone with interest. 
"There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do." Sandy Koufax
"There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do." Sandy Koufax
Chill
The Hamms, uh I mean the Garciapopups, I mean Nomar and Maria are a cute couple. Phat ride! I guess he was unloading his latest Ebay winners.
I hope he can come all the way back and use the attemped trade as motivation for a MVP year. Manny is Manny. He's lucky keep tracks of the outs. But he mashed in the playoffs.
With Schill backing up Pedro and Lowe, if Foulke can keep it going they will be very tough against the Stankys, home & away, who are slowly fading back to the Chili Davis era.
I wake each day and ask that they return to the Bobby Mercer years, but know that the Red Sox only judge their success by whether they finish ahead of the NYers. So if they go back to the late 60's, the Sox will naturally retreat too.
The rivalry lives and is good for the game. Its our turn at the buffet table.
Jeff Nelson and Karim Garcia go on trial soon. I hope they get life.
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The Hamms, uh I mean the Garciapopups, I mean Nomar and Maria are a cute couple. Phat ride! I guess he was unloading his latest Ebay winners.
I hope he can come all the way back and use the attemped trade as motivation for a MVP year. Manny is Manny. He's lucky keep tracks of the outs. But he mashed in the playoffs.
With Schill backing up Pedro and Lowe, if Foulke can keep it going they will be very tough against the Stankys, home & away, who are slowly fading back to the Chili Davis era.
I wake each day and ask that they return to the Bobby Mercer years, but know that the Red Sox only judge their success by whether they finish ahead of the NYers. So if they go back to the late 60's, the Sox will naturally retreat too.
The rivalry lives and is good for the game. Its our turn at the buffet table.
Jeff Nelson and Karim Garcia go on trial soon. I hope they get life.
http://www.ragincajuns.com/Baseball/baseball.htm
Dad
I agree...
Very cute couple and I have always
cheered for Nomah (well...almost always)
Being a Schilling lover, I would argue
with your statement that he would ever "back-up" Lowe.
But I am willing to share the buffet table.
Todays Herald has a great article about Trot and the Globe has a great article called
He's Just Schillin'......
If the Sox continue to do good things, Who knows? Maybe I'm a year away from seeing the light?
BTW...The classy bullpen attendant is still in a neckbrace...
Help me out with that one....Brother!
______________________________
By the time you learn how to play the game...
You can't play it anymore ~ Frank Howard
I agree...
Very cute couple and I have always
cheered for Nomah (well...almost always)
Being a Schilling lover, I would argue
with your statement that he would ever "back-up" Lowe.
But I am willing to share the buffet table.
Todays Herald has a great article about Trot and the Globe has a great article called
He's Just Schillin'......
If the Sox continue to do good things, Who knows? Maybe I'm a year away from seeing the light?
BTW...The classy bullpen attendant is still in a neckbrace...
Help me out with that one....Brother!
______________________________
By the time you learn how to play the game...
You can't play it anymore ~ Frank Howard
quote:
]The Hamms, uh I mean the Garciapopups, I mean Nomar and Maria are a cute couple. Phat ride! I guess he was unloading his latest Ebay winners.
ROFLMAO
the Florida Bombers
"I love the HSBBW"
Chill
Schill takes a back seat to no one. The bullpen guy will probably show up in court on crutches for his trial and skate. Garcia and Nelson will plead Nolo, get probation and another court appearence.
If Manny can keep from jogging to 2nd from 1st on a pop up, with one out too, too often it will be a fun year for Red Sox Nation.
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Schill takes a back seat to no one. The bullpen guy will probably show up in court on crutches for his trial and skate. Garcia and Nelson will plead Nolo, get probation and another court appearence.
If Manny can keep from jogging to 2nd from 1st on a pop up, with one out too, too often it will be a fun year for Red Sox Nation.
http://www.ragincajuns.com/Baseball/baseball.htm
Dad
I am sure you have heard about the book coming out in May:
Chasing Steinbrenner: Pursuing the Pennant in Boston and Toronto.
The most storied rivalry in baseball is the Yankees and the Red Sox, despite what often seems like an annual exercise in disappointment in New England. Despite having a comparatively brief and less operatic history of losing to the Bronx Bombers than do the Sox, the Blue Jays were once the team to beat in the American League East. Now Boston and Toronto are again gunning for the top, led by a pair of young general managers. Theo Epstein of the Red Sox and J. P. Ricciardi of the Blue Jays represent a new generation of general managers, weaned on two decades of baseball analysis that started with the groundbreaking work of Bill James and Pete Palmer.
You will have to allow me to buy 2 copies...One for you and one for me...To prove that the
"enemy" isn't so bad afterall
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By the time you learn how to play the game...
You can't play it anymore ~ Frank Howard
I am sure you have heard about the book coming out in May:
Chasing Steinbrenner: Pursuing the Pennant in Boston and Toronto.
The most storied rivalry in baseball is the Yankees and the Red Sox, despite what often seems like an annual exercise in disappointment in New England. Despite having a comparatively brief and less operatic history of losing to the Bronx Bombers than do the Sox, the Blue Jays were once the team to beat in the American League East. Now Boston and Toronto are again gunning for the top, led by a pair of young general managers. Theo Epstein of the Red Sox and J. P. Ricciardi of the Blue Jays represent a new generation of general managers, weaned on two decades of baseball analysis that started with the groundbreaking work of Bill James and Pete Palmer.
You will have to allow me to buy 2 copies...One for you and one for me...To prove that the
"enemy" isn't so bad afterall
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By the time you learn how to play the game...
You can't play it anymore ~ Frank Howard
I just cant help it - whenever I see stuff about the Red Sox and the Yankees I think:
"MOOKIE and Buckner".
I'm sorry - it is now an involuntary reponse.
LOL
P.S. I hope the Red Sox and the Yankees both lose about 120 each - and "Marvelous" Marv Throneberry gets into the Hall of Fame some day.
"MOOKIE and Buckner".
I'm sorry - it is now an involuntary reponse.
LOL
P.S. I hope the Red Sox and the Yankees both lose about 120 each - and "Marvelous" Marv Throneberry gets into the Hall of Fame some day.
Chill
I was not aware of the book. I look forward to it, but I still can't tell who Your team is. The way you like it. I thought you were from NH and if so, I am guessing the local Yankee fan club is very exclusive.
I started going to Fenway at 11 and will never forget making our way through big city as a kid walking up the first base side runway on a crisp June day and seeing the perfect green grass framed by the Kelly green stadium, the varnished wood box seats, the shiny brass seat numbers, the perfect blue sky, Yaz throwing the ball oh, about 600 feet in warm-ups and my dad getting two foul balls in the 1st row behind first base.
One for me and the second for another boy...we met that day.
Paul,
The only way the Sox will lose 120 anytime soon is if Bud "Lite" mandates a swap for the Brewers and he drops the payroll to $30M in Beantown.
Best of luck to your son and his team this spring. May they exceed others lofty expectations. Enjoy!
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I was not aware of the book. I look forward to it, but I still can't tell who Your team is. The way you like it. I thought you were from NH and if so, I am guessing the local Yankee fan club is very exclusive.
I started going to Fenway at 11 and will never forget making our way through big city as a kid walking up the first base side runway on a crisp June day and seeing the perfect green grass framed by the Kelly green stadium, the varnished wood box seats, the shiny brass seat numbers, the perfect blue sky, Yaz throwing the ball oh, about 600 feet in warm-ups and my dad getting two foul balls in the 1st row behind first base.
One for me and the second for another boy...we met that day.
Paul,
The only way the Sox will lose 120 anytime soon is if Bud "Lite" mandates a swap for the Brewers and he drops the payroll to $30M in Beantown.
Best of luck to your son and his team this spring. May they exceed others lofty expectations. Enjoy!
http://www.ragincajuns.com/Baseball/baseball.htm
Dad04,
Being a Mets fan is all about dreaming.
Unfortunately - they usually end up as nightmares. LOL
Thanks for the good thoughts for D and his team.
Being a Mets fan is all about dreaming.
Unfortunately - they usually end up as nightmares. LOL
Thanks for the good thoughts for D and his team.
quote:
Originally posted by Dad04:
Ya Gotta Believe!
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laissez le bon temps roulez
Voodoo
Tres Bien! I'm sure he will when he gets there and that's what I'm worried about.
We're going, me for the first time, next weekend for opening day.
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quote:
laissez le bon temps roulez
Tres Bien! I'm sure he will when he gets there and that's what I'm worried about.
We're going, me for the first time, next weekend for opening day.
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quote:
Originally posted by Dad04:
Voodooquote:
laissez le bon temps roulez
Tres Bien! I'm sure he will when he gets there and that's what I'm worried about.
We're going, me for the first time, next weekend for opening day.
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You've got to be on him like ugly on an ape re: classes. A player making progress to a degree has more leverage than one on the verge of being ineligible AND there's more to life than Baseball.
Even if he plays in the Majors, he'll live 40 years after he's done. It's a long empty time if you have no other interests, skills or abilities.
BON CHANCE!
Voodoo
Well said. He has always made sure his academics came first. In that we're blessed. That's how he earned an out-of-state tuition waver, freeing up scholly cash for the team.
Will it hold up? He has as good a chance as any. He knows better and treasures the opportunity at hand.
Man cannot live by baseball alone.
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Well said. He has always made sure his academics came first. In that we're blessed. That's how he earned an out-of-state tuition waver, freeing up scholly cash for the team.
Will it hold up? He has as good a chance as any. He knows better and treasures the opportunity at hand.
quote:
It's a long empty time if you have no other intersts, skills or abilities.
Man cannot live by baseball alone.
http://www.ragincajuns.com/Baseball/baseball.htm
vc,
By when do high school and college players begin signing with agents? Do they sign right before the draft, or months earlier?
By when do high school and college players begin signing with agents? Do they sign right before the draft, or months earlier?
Sign with an agent during HS or College prior to the draft and you lose your eligibility
TRhit
TRhit
quote:
Originally posted by TRhit:
Sign with an agent during HS or College prior to the draft and you lose your eligibility
TRhit
Can you name ANY I repeat ANY players the NCAA has denied eligibility to? NO because it hasn't happened.
The players deemed to be in violation of the NCAA rules have been suspended for approximately 10% of their games in only the first season after they were caught.
Most recent example, Jeremy Sowers had to sit out 6 games his Freshman year out of the 60 Vandebilt played that year.
VC
It would appear that you are condoning signing with an agent before the draft and then go fight the NCAA if you decide not to sign
As I said before YOU will never sit down with one of my players--I do not appreciate your "ethics"
TRhit
It would appear that you are condoning signing with an agent before the draft and then go fight the NCAA if you decide not to sign
As I said before YOU will never sit down with one of my players--I do not appreciate your "ethics"
TRhit
quote:
Originally posted by MrOctober:
vc,
By when do high school and college players begin signing with agents? Do they sign right before the draft, or months earlier?
To play the "NCAA game" you have to call them "Advisors". It's ridiculous but it's easier than going to court to fight them on it.
Anyway, it depends on the Player. I've known cases of Players committing to an "Advisor" as early as the July before their Senior year of HS. Most have decided before the start of their Sr. season.
As far as college Players, most of them who were drafted had "Advisors" out of HS & many stay with them for the draft after their Jr. year.
The Players who either weren't drafted at all or weren't drafted high enough to warrant using an "Advisor" go through the whole process like the HS kids & many agree with an "Advisor" the summer before their Jr. year.
