--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2T00000 Date: 02/23/98 From: ED GRINNELL Time: 07:16pm \/To: BILL TRACY (Read 0 times) Subj: Harry caray Bill was waived by Sparky Anderson and then ranted: BT> I will probably get SHOT down here. I remember him well in 1967 Anyone that know Caray knows that he's the biggest homer ever to broadcast a game but that didn't make him any worse than any other broadcaster. I've seen guys that were just short of being as *bad* as Caray. But, while Harry might not give the opponents their due, he is brutally honest when he talks about HIS team. There are plenty of guys out there that can't say that. --- TrekEd 1.00 * Origin: Where did you go, Joe Charboneau? (1:170/1701) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2T00001 Date: 02/23/98 From: BILL TRACY Time: 11:50am \/To: ED GRINNELL (Read 0 times) Subj: Harry caray About Mr. Harry Caray I will probably get SHOT down here. I remember him well in 1967 when he came to Beantown w/the St Louis Cardinals. Remember the World Series . He was suppose to be an indepandant announcer and all he did was to get the Red Sox FAN's UP SET. We in Boston knew that the Cardinals were a better baseball team but the event went to 7 games. The Cardinals won but it wasn't E Z E No I will not forget that I didn't like HARRY CARAY in 1967 and I won't forget that I didn't like him in the end. Sure, he had great skills. He got paid for it too. Sorry, Bill --- FMail/2 1.22+ * Origin: Dave's RA! Lowell Ma (1:324/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2T00002 Date: 02/23/98 From: BILL TRACY Time: 11:56am \/To: DEBORAH GIBSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Recent activities In a message you wrote; DG> With a little more help in the pitching staff, a healthy DG> Naehring, John Valentin used to second and hitting like he I doubt you will see Tim Naehring PLAY BALL again. He is a nice guy. Ti. makes a nice appearance on T.V. interviews. He may visit with Carlos Quintana in the stands. DG> good, but Bragg needs to go, sorry), I think Bragg could be a big help. DG> this team could make some noise.. Nomar Garciaparra is the DG> real deal at short: Speed, defense, average and power, and DG> as far as I'm concerned, had the rookie of the year wrapped DG> up by July... Definately one of the best overall shortstops DG> in baseball, maybe even the best... Martinez will pitch DG> well, and while he may not carry the pitching staff DG> himself, he'll not only bring fans to the game but shows DG> the fans that Boston is truly serious about returning to DG> the top of the AL.... Brett Saberhagen may come back. If he wins 12 games and Dennis Eckersley has returned home. He is also an extra pitching coach. Now there's a guy who had big problems when he left Boston. He turned his life around. DG> 1959?? The Dodgers, winning their first Series ever in Los DG> Angeles... =) THANK YOU. Bill --- FMail/2 1.22+ * Origin: Dave's RA! Lowell Ma (1:324/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2U00000 Date: 02/23/98 From: JEFF BALL Time: 07:43am \/To: DEBORAH GIBSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Recent activities Hi, Deborah. Quoting your message to Ed Grinnell: DG> Klesko: The National League's left-handed answer to Rob Deer. And Billy Ashley is the right-handed version! ... Baseball is life; everything else is just minor details. ___ * ATP/OS2 v1.50 * --- Platinum Xpress/386/Wildcat! v1.3 * Origin: FidoNet International Coordinator Emeritus, for life (1:202/746) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2U00001 Date: 02/24/98 From: BILL TRACY Time: 10:09am \/To: DEBORAH GIBSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Recent activities The Red Sox have not come to an agreement with the son of former Right fielder Jose Tartibul. Danny once wore a Red Sox uniform in a Father & Son game when Danny Tartibul was about the age of 5. Bill Tracy --- FMail/2 1.22+ * Origin: Dave's RA! Lowell Ma (1:324/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2U00002 Date: 02/24/98 From: BILL TRACY Time: 04:06pm \/To: DEBORAH GIBSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Recent activities In 1948 The Braves as you know were a Boston Major League team. There was a fellow more known for his Football connections in this area. Billy Sullivan started a charity in Boston known as the Jimmy Fund. it was for the support of disabled children. Ted Williams was a spokesman for this on going 5O1C3 beter known again as the Jimmy Fund. Dana Farba Cancer Institute is the major medical for this charity. Billy Sullivan started the Boston Patriots in 1959 and they played their 1st game in 196O in Braves Field which is still operational for Boston University. Billy was born in 1916. He died yesterday of Colon Cancer. In 1988 Victor Kiham of Remington bought the Pat's and now they are owned by Bob Kraft age 55 and Mr. Sullivan did a lot for Baseball anad Football. Bill --- FMail/2 1.22+ * Origin: Dave's RA! Lowell Ma (1:324/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2U00003 Date: 02/24/98 From: TERRY MAY Time: 04:51pm \/To: DEBORAH GIBSON (Read 0 times) Subj: New vs. Old ballparks Re: _Recent activities_, Deborah Gibson wrote to Bill Tracy on 18 Feb 98: DG> Agreed!! I for one am tired of seeing owners in these older, historic DG> stadiums wanting to pack up and move to a "state of the art" stadium.. DG> There's a certaian character to these older stadiums that all the DG> technology and morern architecture can never make up for. MLB is a business, and the fact is, that teams with new stadiums frequently draw better than they did in their old stadiums. The Cleveland Indians are a good example. They were considered a "small market" team until they got a new stadium. Now they are considered a "big market" team. DG> One of the many reasons I despite the White Sox so much was for DG> abandoning the original Commiskey.... Their problem is not that they built a new stadium, but that the new stadium they built sucks. ... Atlanta Braves - 1991, 1992, 1995 & 1996 National League Champions! --- JetMail 1.00alpha0 * Origin: Terry.May@rebel.ronly.org - Las Vegas, Nevada (1:209/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2U00004 Date: 02/24/98 From: TERRY MAY Time: 04:54pm \/To: DEBORAH GIBSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Braves Re: _recent activities_, Deborah Gibson wrote to Terry May on 18 Feb 98: DG> True, wasn't McGriff amongst the 1997 league leaders in GIDP DG> (grounding into double plays)?? Yes. DG> What has happened with his power in recent years, I dunno. Age, and in the case of last year, going from a hitters' park to a park that is neutral at best. DG> They pretty much let Blauser walk away (and as I've asked before, DG> who's playing SS in 1998?? BELLIARD?!?), Walt Weiss, unfortunately. DG> losing Steve Avery (who may be a dead duck, but it's hard to write him DG> off just yet, considering he's, what, 28?? Just entering his prime, DG> supposedly...) Losing Steve Avery when they did was a very wise thing. How long do you want to hang on to a guy who's performing terribly, just because he's still fairly young and was once good? Avery's arm is shot, 28 or not. Would you rather have him than Denny Neagle? ... PITCHERS.BAT found! Delete DH.SYS (Y/y)? --- JetMail 1.00alpha0 * Origin: Terry.May@rebel.ronly.org - Las Vegas, Nevada (1:209/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2U00005 Date: 02/24/98 From: TERRY MAY Time: 05:01pm \/To: DEBORAH GIBSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Braves Re: _recent activities_, Deborah Gibson wrote to Terry May on 21 Feb 98: DG> The same division where from 1994-1996 the closest thing the Braves DG> had to competion was the Expos, to go with a (at the team) weak DG> Florida expansion team, and a pitiful Mets and Phillies.. And the DG> Expos are a yearly fire sale.. Alou, Lansing, Walker, Martinez, DG> Wettland, Rojas *cough*... The Expos were also consistant winners, and had the best record in the NL, I believe, at the time of the '94 strike. Most of the years during the Braves run, they've had the best record in the NL, so what does it matter what division they're in? What's so great about the NL West and Central divisions? And if the other divisions are so great, why can't they beat the Braves in the playoffs? ... (^:b Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Neagle d:^) --- JetMail 1.00alpha0 * Origin: Terry.May@rebel.ronly.org - Las Vegas, Nevada (1:209/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 234 BASEBALL Ref: F2U00006 Date: 02/24/98 From: TERRY MAY Time: 05:04pm \/To: ED GRINNELL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Oh, btw Re: _Oh, btw_, Ed Grinnell wrote to Deborah Gibson on 22 Feb 98: EG> Deborah Gibson gave up a long homer to Otis Nixon and said: EG> DG>> Now not only has ESPN ruined themselves in recent years by losing DG>> Keith Olbermann and Craig Kilborn, but now that?? I'm really starting DG>> to lose respect for that network... *sigh* EG> EG> Hey, the loss of Olberham and Killjoy made ESPN a lot better. I disagree. ... (^:b Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Neagle d:^) --- JetMail 1.00alpha0 * Origin: Terry.May@rebel.ronly.org - Las Vegas, Nevada (1:209/745)