tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post6456862862004777428..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Monday 04/09 A.M. Quickie:T. Woods, D. Wade, J. Wright, More!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16802525853161833022007-04-09T18:34:00.000-04:002007-04-09T18:34:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681634260981763670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-68890637281505011602007-04-09T18:32:00.000-04:002007-04-09T18:32:00.000-04:00What are you talking about?? Moving the Indians/An...What are you talking about?? Moving the Indians/Angels series to Wisconsin is ridiculous! How do you figure that a 7hour drive is close enough for Cleveland fans to go watch a game?! Why do you think they're giving tickets away for $10?? Looks like someone failed geography.beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681634260981763670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-48325778466963281712007-04-09T16:58:00.000-04:002007-04-09T16:58:00.000-04:00Wednesday's Sox-Mariners game should be fun to wat...Wednesday's Sox-Mariners game should be fun to watch look at the pitching match up.<BR/><BR/>Wednesday (7:05 p.m.)� Mariners righthander Felix Hernandez (1-0, 0.00) vs. Red Sox righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0, 1.29)CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-22982512642183945972007-04-09T16:49:00.000-04:002007-04-09T16:49:00.000-04:00What is your solution for Cleveland? Apparently, ...What is your solution for Cleveland? Apparently, it was their idea to move the games to Milwaukee in the first place. They'll get all the $$$ from the game, I assume. Look, it was either this or play six doubleheaders in July and August...of course this is the right move. They can't move the games to LA/Anaheim now, because that would be screwing the Angels and their fans.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764597535956025803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16061972887147975402007-04-09T16:46:00.000-04:002007-04-09T16:46:00.000-04:00We can't blame the commissioner or the player's un...We can't blame the commissioner or the player's union, or anyone else for letting PEDs perpetrate baseball for so long. Back in 1998, when the home run chase started, people weren't talking about PEDs. McGwire admitted to using andro, and I don't remember any PED "conspiracy" back then. The guy who really raised the suspicions was Bonds (grew a full inch in hat size while a MLB player?). Besides gaining 50 pounds of muscle after age 30, he was a prick so as soon as the steroid rumors started, people just wanted to believe a prick like him couldn't be that good naturally. Then come the stories from retired players who admit to using the drugs, but at first not pointing as many fingers until Canseco came out. By the time Canseco's book came out, most people were ready to admit baseball had a PED problem and were looking back at the '98 - 2000 home run chases with a renewed skeptical eye. But the player's union, the commissioner, the league, and the fans loved the long ball and didn't want to think it was from anything other than hard work and players using year-round workout routines and lifting weights for the first time. And, the new ballparks had a lot to do with it -- homer friendly parks in Colorado, Houston, Texas, Atlanta... so it was easy to ignore the PEDs in the room. That's not Bud's fault, or the union's fault... that's just not seeing a problem until slapped in the face with it by books, interviews, and eventually congressional investigations.Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55503991194604351572007-04-09T16:24:00.000-04:002007-04-09T16:24:00.000-04:00If the MLB union struck over being required to tes...If the MLB union struck over being required to test for PEDs....I wonder if the president could do a PATCO-like reaction and fire all the baseball players.<BR/><BR/>That would be enjoyable.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55831685400224808282007-04-09T16:20:00.000-04:002007-04-09T16:20:00.000-04:00I agree that Cleveland is getting totally screwed....I agree that Cleveland is getting totally screwed. If the best argument against moving the series to Anaheim is that the logistics of running a stadium are too complex to change so suddenly, why does the same not apply to Milwaukee? They could have easily swapped the two home series in Anaheim and had the next series be in Cleveland (given that they play eachother in both parks this year). Now Cleveland -- even in a best case scenario -- will fill half a stadium for a "home" game, and will have to issue rainchecks to the fans in Cleveland. They are going to take a beating on this financially. I wonder what MLB did to make this up to them? I am sure it was something!Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-38016573331719728312007-04-09T16:16:00.000-04:002007-04-09T16:16:00.000-04:00This year has just been kind of flukey with the we...This year has just been kind of flukey with the weather. This past week in KC in didn't get above 40 (Royals homestand). The week before it didn't drop below 70. But that's actually pretty normal for this area. <BR/><BR/>Cleveland is getting screwed big time. That's ridiculous to make them go play a "home" series in someone elses ballpark that's not even in the same state.jhawkjjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297634924511036895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75932005135459815122007-04-09T15:27:00.000-04:002007-04-09T15:27:00.000-04:00I will buy that argument, Todd. But it just seems...I will buy that argument, Todd. But it just seems to me that people blame him for everything, when at worst he was just as responsible as the union. Blame Bud if you must, but make the union at equal fault too.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-66917776516720825942007-04-09T15:16:00.000-04:002007-04-09T15:16:00.000-04:00But Selig didn't even TRY... that's the issue. If ...But Selig didn't even TRY... that's the issue. If he had tried, but not suceeded because of the Union, that'd be one thing. But because he didn't try, his hands are just as dirty as anyone else's. <BR/><BR/>BTW, Ryan Howard, he's pretty good. The Phillies radio announcer, not so much...ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-14983015964104921322007-04-09T15:02:00.000-04:002007-04-09T15:02:00.000-04:00The fans would have surely sided with the commish ...The fans would have surely sided with the commish if something like that had happened. But the union would have done their thing, raised a stink about witch hunts and privacy, and how it isn't in the CBA to do that, etc. They wouldn't budge until they had to. So, if that had happened, I think we would have been (or would still be in) another strike period. <BR/><BR/>Maybe in the future, the union will be weaker, knowing that the PED issue is one that they can't win, even though they want to.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-10999254227115914132007-04-09T15:00:00.000-04:002007-04-09T15:00:00.000-04:00They say that awards are won after the all-star br...They say that awards are won after the all-star break, but tell me that Johan isn't trying to win the Cy Young and Gold Glove...right now!Melbyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552544565694159257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-89060101036131009692007-04-09T14:33:00.000-04:002007-04-09T14:33:00.000-04:00@ luke:Agreed; the MLB Union is the single stronge...<I>@ luke:</I><BR/><BR/>Agreed; the MLB Union is the single strongest Union in the country, judging by their previous labor disputes. The Union has <I>never</I> lost a labor negotiation, in the long run. Remember "replacement players"? Yeah... how'd that work out.<BR/><BR/>But the fact remains that if in 1997 (or even earlier...), the Commish or someone in his office had come out publicly and said "We have recently received information that some of our athletes may be using illegal PEDs. We will not tolerate this, and expect the players to begin submitting to voluntary drug tests effective <I>immediately</I>", I cannot imagine one fan that would have come down on the players' side of the issue.<BR/><BR/>The fact is, whether or not they had the information in '98, '00, '02 or '04, they managed to completely ignore it until Congress compelled them to open their eyes and react. That falls squarely on the Commish and his office.Big Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478232002387175988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-87904426009092221372007-04-09T14:24:00.000-04:002007-04-09T14:24:00.000-04:00There are a ton of hockey blogs -- great ones -- w...<I>There are a ton of hockey blogs -- great ones -- where you can get your fix and have your say.</I><BR/><BR/>...plus...<BR/><BR/><I>Not that this is a defense, but I'm hardly alone, by the way. Hockey doesn't hit the radar on PTI or on Deadspin, to name just two of the more prominent, popular "generalist" sports destinations.</I><BR/><BR/>...plus...<BR/><BR/><I>Posting about hockey only when there's something scandalous going on is less about crapping on hockey and more about recognizing those times when hockey actually does cross over into mainstream fan interest... that happens to dovetail with the novelty of scandal.</I><BR/><BR/>...plus (from last Tuesday)...<BR/><BR/><I>"We," in particular, being the sports media that tends to dominate and/or drive the conventional wisdom.</I><BR/><BR/>...equals...<BR/><BR/>We, the General Sports Media, don't care about hockey fans. But we still want your eyeballs for our advertisers. So, we'll give you a section on ESPN.com, and we'll give you a section on SI.com, and you can have all the blogs you like.<BR/><BR/>This way, outside the hockey writers, we have an excuse to blow off your game.<BR/><BR/>When guys like Mark Recchi and Mike Modano reach the 500 goal milestone, or Martin Brodeur sets a single-season record, we might mumble something about it. We might even let Melrose out of his cage on a day that isn't Thursday.<BR/><BR/>But if Chris Simon cross-checks somebody in the face, stop the presses! Who cares if these columnists haven't written about hockey since the Todd Bertuzzi incident. They're general sports writers! They can write about anything!<BR/><BR/><B>Therefore, anybody who isn't motivated to visit those hockey-only zones* will only see what's bad about the game.</B><BR/><BR/>(*: I originally had a more, shall we say, loaded, word than "zones" in mind.)<BR/><BR/></vent><BR/><BR/>Dan, don't be that guy. If you don't feel qualified to comment on hockey, throw a link or a hat-tip to somebody who does every once in a while. At least add some of those great hockey blogs to your blogroll.The Legend of Vincent Tremblayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141687990907230328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-76339345281976944542007-04-09T14:17:00.000-04:002007-04-09T14:17:00.000-04:00Agree to disagree. The MLB Players Union is one o...Agree to disagree. The MLB Players Union is one of the strongest, if not THE strongest, in the country. They don't agree unless it benefits them and/or they are forced to. They would have spun pressure from the commissioner's office into some sort of attack on them, and used it as a bargaining chip for future negotiations.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-12227752835903687072007-04-09T13:59:00.000-04:002007-04-09T13:59:00.000-04:00Luke, not thinking that Bud could've done somethin...Luke, not thinking that Bud could've done something about the steroid era is preposterous. He could've fought harder for testing, before the Senate forced MLB to. The Union would've agreed to testing if there had been sustained pressure from the commissioner's office. But they profited from the home runs and the owners were happy, so he turned a blind eye. That was his prerogative, but you can't ignore that the shit when down while he was at the helm. <BR/><BR/>I'd have to imagine that the Indians would get the full ticket proceeds, with maybe the Brewers just getting a part of the concessions and/or parking, right? Otherwise there's no way the Indians would agree to that. <BR/><BR/>Also, Cleveland would have to do a ton of double headers or play on scheduled off days if they didn't do something. So that would put them in a bind as well. <BR/><BR/>Seems sort of like Iraq, where there's just no good solution to the mess...ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-10012275237370526772007-04-09T13:58:00.000-04:002007-04-09T13:58:00.000-04:00@ Brian:They didn't play 162 games back then eithe...@ Brian:<BR/><BR/>They didn't play 162 games back then either. Without scheduled doubleheaders, there isn't much they can do in regards to the schedule.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-9546617501153978512007-04-09T13:56:00.000-04:002007-04-09T13:56:00.000-04:00It isn't that cold in Milwaukee. Even if it gets ...It isn't that cold in Milwaukee. Even if it gets down to 30, it would still be 60 in the park, with no wind. We break out the shorts in Wisconsin when it gets that warm!Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-91610265282167073882007-04-09T13:54:00.000-04:002007-04-09T13:54:00.000-04:00Here's an obvious point.We all know that April 15t...Here's an obvious point.<BR/><BR/>We all know that April 15th is the anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game. But do you know what is overlooked amidst the celebration?<BR/><BR/>It points out that baseball season didn't START until April 15th back then, right?<BR/><BR/>That's a reason there's snow more often these days....they keep pushing the season earlier and earlier.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-27218966913094743672007-04-09T13:53:00.001-04:002007-04-09T13:53:00.001-04:00I think Cleveland should sue MLB, so that Anaheim ...I think Cleveland should sue MLB, so that Anaheim has to come back to Cleveland later this year. The Tribe should treat these as road games (wear their grays), and expect to be given 3 HOME games to make up for it.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-53753818157230355902007-04-09T13:53:00.000-04:002007-04-09T13:53:00.000-04:00I heard this weekend on the radio that the Brewers...I heard this weekend on the radio that the Brewers can't set the temp indoors more than 30 degrees higher than what it is outside. No snow but it still might be pretty cold.jhawkjjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297634924511036895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-58172379014792280622007-04-09T13:47:00.000-04:002007-04-09T13:47:00.000-04:00I am of the opinion that the steroids era is more ...I am of the opinion that the steroids era is more a fault of the players and the players union than the commissioner. No matter who was commissioner, there was nothing they could have done had they wanted to with that union. <BR/><BR/>All the other stuff you have to take the good with the bad. Everyone whines about the all star tie, but when he changes it to prevent it from happening again, people whine even more. Unbalanced or not, interleague play is obviosuly popular. To get Yankees/Mets or Cubs/Sox, you have to have a few Royals/Devil Rays tossed in there. <BR/><BR/>Cleveland is a long way to come from to watch 3 games. I do agree that all the money should go to Cleveland for them to distribute, as if it were a home game.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-5189964167366764792007-04-09T13:42:00.000-04:002007-04-09T13:42:00.000-04:00from the far end of Ohio to Wisconsin? It's a goo...from the far end of Ohio to Wisconsin? It's a good drive. I hope Indians fans get refunded. <BR/><BR/>Tiger has not come from behind in the final round to win a major. No, this does not, in any way, define any part of his legacy. It is far more impressive, that with the lead going into the final round, he never loses it. It is serious nitpicking to say he's a choker or is unable to come from behind. Ridiculous. He's up to what...13 Majors now? <BR/><BR/>I watch many sports that I don't participate in. Most, I never will participate in. Golf being one. Aussie rules football being another.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-2536920379691529972007-04-09T13:41:00.000-04:002007-04-09T13:41:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chris (B Squad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01980150880131368118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-62732689846392424182007-04-09T13:40:00.000-04:002007-04-09T13:40:00.000-04:00It's not just the ASG tie that cast a shadow over ...It's not just the ASG tie that cast a shadow over the Reign of Selig - hell, that's probably the least egregious of his faults. I would argue that the rulw to make the ASG determine home field for the World Series is far, far worse.<BR/><BR/>And for as great as Interleague play & the Wild Card have been, the Steroids Era and the league's blind eye easily cancel out the positives. Not to mention his complete botching of the divisions after the Wild Card became a reality; Moving the Brewers into the National League to ensure they would get to play "big name" teams like the Cubs & Cardinals more in the course of a season...<BR/><BR/>This won't get nearly the play it should, but even if Miller Park sells only 5000 tickets to the games, that's 5000 seats, plus parking, plus concessions/souveniers, etc. that should go to the Indians or Angels. Times three over the course of the series.<BR/><BR/>With a "small-market" mentality like the Brewers have had over the past ten years, and extra 15,000 people through the gates and all the money that comes with them could be the difference between being able to make a deadline deal for some middle-reliever that gets them into the Wild Card chase, or dealing away talent that they can't afford because they're just not close enough.Big Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478232002387175988noreply@blogger.com