--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3X00002 Date: 03/22/97 From: GREG CALIRI Time: 09:51pm \/To: CHRIS OGNIBEN (Read 1 times) Subj: Baseball season... -CO> -> After escaping the cold, the drive down I-95 adds to the excite- -CO> -> ment. The more you drive, the warmer it gets. You literally -CO> -> drive from winter (in Virginia) to summer (in Georgia) in the -CO> -> same day. -CO> Boy that must be a great feeling to drive down from -CO> Virginia and -CO> feel the change in air temperatures as you reach summer -CO> like conditions -CO> in Georgia. And doing all this in the same day. Sometimes -CO> that is all -CO> you can say about the experience of the trip from north to -CO> south. The reverse is also true. Left Roanoke Rapids this morning at 8. In Virginia, the temperature was 72F. By the time I got to New England this evening, we were down in the 30s. -CO> -> The grass is green, the air smells sweet - I remember the sights - -CO> -> Chain'O'Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Terry Park in Fort Myers, -CO> -> Al Lang Stadium in St. Pete -- temperatures in the eighties, -CO> -CO> The names of Places and sights i have no idea what -CO> you talking -CO> about since i never seen or been to any of them. But it -CO> sure kinda -CO> feels like after the way you explain it, as if i was -CO> experience it -CO> myself. I can tell you this much, and that is you picked -CO> the right -CO> words to describe your experience to why spring training Well, I did get to two spring games this week. One with the Red Sox and Rangers at Port Charlotte (Rangers won, 3-0), and my wife and father-in-law and myself took it in, on a nice 85 degree day. The next day I went back and caught a Triple-A game between Salt Lake City and Oklahoma City. Oke City won, probably 15-13 but no one was paying attention to the score. -CO> posting an experience that i will never be able to have. -CO> Mainly because -CO> i am stuck in this house and not because i am injured or -CO> anything. But -CO> because i chose to live life where i can't really go -CO> anywhere like you -CO> did. And umm, it's hard to explain and better not to be Well, I was caught in a lousy job for four years and didn't get the opportunity to do it for some time. This trip proved to me that it is very important to get out and smell the roses. And unless there is some restriction on your freedom - you have to MAKE the time - set it aside - and also set aside the $$$ (you don't need too much) and JUST DO IT. --- * Origin: Computer Castle / 20 Lines / Newton, NH / 603-382-0338 (1:324/127) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3X00003 Date: 03/24/97 From: GREG CALIRI Time: 10:28am \/To: CHRIS OGNIBEN (Read 1 times) Subj: Rule Book -CO> hands on a rule book for MLB baseball. It's great that you -CO> want to -CO> learn the rules of the game. But don't think that it will -CO> make it -CO> possible to change a bad call, since you don't have any -CO> authority to -CO> change the call, you only can live with it. And to bark at -CO> the -CO> officials is wrong, since they are doing their job. And -CO> you got no -CO> right to treat them differently because of a bad call. First of all, it's obvious that a fan cannot change a call. However, knowing the rules (including the intracacies only found in the rule book itself) can lead to a better understanding and enjoyment of the game. Second, it is possible for a coach to get a call reversed if the call is based on a misunderstanding of the rules by the umpire. A coach cannot question a judgement call (safe/out, out of strike zone, etc.) but he/she can object, or argue, or protest a game if the umpire has incorrectly applied a rule, or misunderstood a rule. At the major league level, the umps know the rules inside and out. At other levels (particularly in youth leagues) they quite often DON'T know the rules. Many games are tossed out in protest because the umps don't fully understand the infield fly rule, or the difference between force plays and time plays. One umpire even stated in here that he doesn't bother to carry the rule book, which is a rules violation in itself. And any coach worth his salt will carry it and study it. I keep a rule book near the TV. Most broadcasters carry it. It's not only interesting but enables the casual fan to understand what's going on . --- * Origin: Computer Castle / 20 Lines / Newton, NH / 603-382-0338 (1:324/127) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3X00004 Date: 03/26/97 From: GREG CALIRI Time: 08:53am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Rule Book For those who have been inquiring about a rule book - The OFFICIAL (yes, the same "book used by the men and women in blue" ) in 1994 anyway, was published by: The Sporting News 1212 N. Lindbergh Dr. St. Louis MO 63132 I do not have their phone number. The last one I have is the 1994 edition. It cost $3.95. This **is** the MLB rule book. --- * Origin: Computer Castle / 20 Lines / Newton, NH / 603-382-0338 (1:324/127) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3X00005 Date: 03/27/97 From: RON KENNEDY Time: 10:25pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Brave's Well it seems that the Braves have decided that they will trade away players that cost alot so as to sign their pitchers next year who become free agents. Now i know it cost alot of money to sign their pitchers but can they win it on pitching alone. And what will they do with Lofton after this season can they also afford to sign him too? Well as for me i'm a yankees fan and am hoping for another year like last but you know it hard to repeat after losing some quality pitchers like they did. --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: TIBM Wizard. Rexdale. tibm.gryn.org 416-743-6703 (1:2424/426) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3X00006 Date: 03/26/97 From: GREG ALLEN Time: 10:00am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: THIS SUCKS!!!! Oh this just sucks Did everybody here about the Grissom, Justice for Lofton trade, oh that just sucks. Grissom and Justice were probably in my top five for favorite players, but now they're going to my least favorite team, the Indians. Oh well, we do get Lofton C-Yall ACE --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.00 * Origin: The Wastelands BBS -- Madera, CA. -- (209) 662-1706 (1:205/18.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3X00007 Date: 03/26/97 From: GREG ALLEN Time: 08:31pm \/To: TERRY MAY (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: NEW SEASON -> On 26 Jan 97, Jennifer Marlowe was hit by a Mark Wohlers fastball, an -> said: -> -> JM> I agree. The offseason has gone by quickly. I think we will hav -> JM> wait and see who is on what teams. From what I known is that -> there will JM> be quite a few new faces on the Braves team. -> -> The only new faces on the Braves so far are in the bullpen. The star -> pitching and the starting lineup will consist of veteran Braves, barr -> any future trades or other shakeups. -> -> ... Atlanta Braves - 1991, 1992, 1995 & 1996 National League -> Champions! --- JetMail 0.99beta22 -> * Origin: *[Rebel BBS]-[Las Vegas]-[HST/V32b]-[702/736-2822]* -> (1:209/745) Not anymore, they just got Kenny Lofton for David Justice and Marquis Grissom, and yep you're right they did only get pitching --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.00 * Origin: The Wastelands BBS -- Madera, CA. -- (209) 662-1706 (1:205/18.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3X00008 Date: 03/27/97 From: GEORGE HARPER Time: 11:32pm \/To: JEFFREY BELL (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Season Countdown JB> I'm excited to see the first ever time when a team gets no-hit 3 straig JB> tiems, when the Braves come and visit the JB> tigers...that should be oh so fun... Who's gonna get the no-hitters? Maddux, Smoltz, and who else? --- mil failte, caraid * Origin: mil failte from Halls Of Tara BBS 1(303)480-0195 (1:104/447) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3Y00000 Date: 03/28/97 From: PAPA Time: 05:52pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Yankees rule!!! Just atest and a boast!! Bob (Papa) Sayah * Darksword * N. Haledon, NJ * 8 Nodes * 201-423-3539* SnookNET * Fido * VirtualNET * 50 Games * 13,000 files * Chat * All Free! * --- Virtual Advanced Ver 2 for OS/2 * Origin: Darksword (1:2604/599) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3Y00001 Date: 03/28/97 From: ED GRINNELL Time: 08:38am \/To: GREG CALIRI (Read 1 times) Subj: YOU BE THE UMPIRE Greg was hit by a Randy Johnson fastball for uttering: GC> Remember, TSN publishes just about every official baseball manual and GC> stat book. While I don't take their rag any more, I do get some of their stats books. The one thing that I've found is that they'll bend over backwards to make a correction to their books (I've mentioned several to them about their ABA section that were corrected this year and they should be making a few corrections to stats published next year in their NBA Guide). Elias, on the other hand, is too arrogant to admit that they are wrong (and they're the ones that provided TSN with the stats). I told them about the problems because TSN said that I should and they told me that *I* had to be wrong, even though I mentioned the fact that I had verified the stats with 3 different sources and two of them that got their stats directly from Elias. --- TrekEd 1.00 * Origin: Where did you go, Joe Charboneau? (1:170/1701) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: E3Y00002 Date: 03/28/97 From: DAVID RUSS Time: 03:48pm \/To: RON KENNEDY (Read 1 times) Subj: Brave's -=> Quoting Ron Kennedy to All <=- RK> Well it seems that the Braves have decided that they will trade away RK> players that cost alot so as to sign their pitchers next year who RK> become free agents. Now i know it cost alot of money to sign their RK> pitchers but can they win it on pitching alone. And what will they do RK> with Lofton after this season can they also afford to sign him too? RK> Well as for me i'm a yankees fan and am hoping for another year like RK> last but you know it hard to repeat after losing some quality pitchers RK> like they did. Its a shame the braves traded Grissom, Justace and the new rookie! What kind of effects do you think it will have this year! David RK> -!- GEcho 1.20/Pro RK> ! Origin: TIBM Wizard. 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