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[clyde]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I apologize for that mush of biblical proportions.

It was THE Mother of all mushes.




Really, you should be ashamed of yourself.

[clyde]

AMERICA'S TEAM has won ....again!!!!

[horseofcourse]

It was the classic Talbot 2nd off the layoff angle. I think it worked for Carrasco as well when he came of the DL 2nd off.

[clyde]

Fine work...you won't see Watchbreaker digging stuff like that out of the mire.

[horseofcourse]

Ohio Derby (Grade III)

Purse $100,000. The Draw will be held on the grandstand stage at 4:00 pm. A Trophy to the winning Owner, Trainer & Jockey. One And One Sixteenth Miles.
PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Caleb's Posse (KY) 3/C L E Razo, Jr. 120 D K Von Hemel
2 Valient Tenobob (MI) 3/C L O Bernal 116 L Jackson
3 El Grayling (KY) 3/C L V Lebron 116 M J Maker
4 Le Mans (KY) 3/C L C A Emigh 116 S M Asmussen
5 Picaroo (FL) 3/G L H L Rosario, Jr. 116 E Sullivan
6 Marco's Fling (PA) 3/C L F Munaylla 116 R Vernino
7 Irish Lion (MD) 3/C L R D Allen, Jr. 116 G S Bennett
8 Wilkinson (KY) 3/C L B J Hernandez, Jr. 124 N J Howard
9 Goodtimehadbyall (KY) 3/G L F C Torres 116 M R Scherer
10 Global Power (KY) 3/C L J Sanchez 116 C C Brown


A pure festival of 3 yo talent....plus a trophy is to be given.

[clyde]

I have made little attention to the Thistleydowns as of late and even forgot about this thing.


Getting worse every year.

But thanks for the reminder as it must be analyzed.

Don't forget Ohio State's men's V-Ball team won the Nat. title.



Of course now it, too ,is "dirty."

[dalakhani]

Can america's team hit curve balls?

[clyde]

Well they certainly are hitting something right now.


Is this guy a curve ball pitcher?

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by clyde

Well they certainly are hitting something right now.


Is this guy a curve ball pitcher?

He has a nasty curve. He is going to be better than his dad. That being said, he got shelled in the first.

[clyde]

Thanks so much...I knew Drabek sounded like a familiar name.




38 pitches and only 12 were strikes...in 2/3 of a inning.

That's Exhausto on a bad day.


Edit--make that 15 strikes.

[clyde]

What the fucl< does Tomlin think he's doing!!

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by clyde

Thanks so much...I knew Drabek sounded like a familiar name.




38 pitches and only 12 were strikes...in 2/3 of a inning.

That's Exhausto on a bad day.


Edit--make that 15 strikes.

He has had a problem with walks but has had quality starts for the most part. This is the first time i can remember him getting shelled but I'm no jays fan so there may have been others.

I know that this sounds crazy but check out the staff that the orioles are assembling. Matusz pitched very well today. Britton has been excellent this year. Guthrie has looked really good recently. All of those guys are in their early to mid twenties.

[clyde]

I'll do that...did know about Guthrie, he's good.One of ''Wedgie's" throw aways.The guy was horrible with young talent.He did love 35 year old minor leaguers,though.

[clyde]

I did look at them on evpn and this is true.They're good.Low walks/hits per inning and era's.


They'll probably kill us next time around.

[clyde]

Oh my God!!



What the fucl< does R/Pz think he's doing!!

[clyde]

HC,they may have won the last two....but AMERICA'S TEAM appears to be showing cracks in that once impenetrable armor.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by clyde

HC,they may have won the last two....but AMERICA'S TEAM appears to be showing cracks in that once impenetrable armor.

When you lead 12-0 after 3 it's pretty much throw strikes and see if they hit it. Tomlin always throws strikes anyway, they eventually got to him. The Jays had been playing well, they beat the living crap out of the White Sox the series before and the WHite Sox proceeded to sweep the Red Sox in Fenway. 2 of 3 from the Jays up there is pretty good.

[clyde]

But this is AMERICA'S TEAM.




Oh never mind.

I'm very sensitive and given to artistic fits.

[horseofcourse]

The Perez's have both been pretty shaky lately. Pestano and Sipp have continued to be superb all season long. They have so many good relievers some of them will always be pitching well. They are the biggest reason to maintain hope I think...the pen. Grady did some hitting this series which is nice and I noticed how Manny snuck him into the 6 hole to "regain" his footing!! Good one Manny. He put him there hoping they'd keep winning so he wouldn't have to move Brantley!! Grady's a power hitter now and the 6 hole is where he belongs. Hannahan is a banjo on offense but holy crap he is a vacuum at 3rd. He was a highlight reel this series. They've got lots of nice parts. Cabrera has grown up completely. Santana though struggling mightily is on pace for a gazillion walks. Great approach to hitting even with his struggles is an asset on offense. Choo has yet to get hot this year and they still have the best record in the AL. He's sort of come out of it a little but not really, he will get really hot at some point. They're to the point where they just have to play .500 ball the rest of the way to win 88 games this year. I'm not sure if anyone else in that division will do that.

[clyde]

Thank you so much, all of that so true.



I feel much bettah now.

I did look ahead to the schedule...Dahla's right.

This could be the litmus test.