10-21-2006, 22:19
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Sports thread of the year here. 
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11-04-2006, 23:32
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We lost today. First loss. We played a team we should have beat and my kids took the field with the idea that they had already won by showing up. I warned them before the game and they laughed at me.
The other team never hit a ball that shouldn't have been caught, but they hustled. They made all kinds of errors in the field, but they believed they could win. And they had us down 8-0 in the 2nd.
We came storming back. 9-8 in the bottom of the last with 2 outs and two on (one being The Kid). One of our best hitters comes up and hits a deep fly ball to center. I knew we had it as soon as I heard the bat hit it. And a short little dude about 8 years old with the heart of a lion caught it. Even he couldn't believe it.
They played their hearts out and deserved the win. We didn't and we got what we deserved.
I'm actually kind of glad. We have the 2nd half coming up and we got some of the cocky knocked out of us today. Maybe now we'll take the field with a combat mindset every game.
I really love this game. "On any given Saturday."
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11-05-2006, 09:07
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Sounds like a good lesson or two was learned today...but it is cool that they came back from such a deficit.
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11-05-2006, 21:28
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I will second Mr. Harsey's motion.
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12-22-2006, 00:15
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For the Kid for Christmas
This seems to be an item that should be on NDD's Christmas shopping list.........for the Kid and the Team :
cafepress.com/clubgtmo.55741390
(place www. in front of that to make the link complete)
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12-22-2006, 08:56
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Yeah, during The Insomnia the other night, one of the random thoughts was: "Wonder how The Kid's team is doing?"
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12-22-2006, 09:01
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Christmas break, so no games. Second half will start in January. I've got him doing PT.
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12-22-2006, 09:10
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Christmas break, so no games. Second half will start in January. I've got him doing PT.
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Damn Brother, THE KID's team loses one game and you put him in the Gig Pit for a month? Or is this just a SOTB Jedi mind trick?
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02-10-2007, 14:42
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Update:
Last Saturday we beat the Cachorros 8-2
Today the Diamantes 11-3
The Kid and the SS turned the most beautiful double play I have ever seen outside of the majors. Ground ball to short, The Kid made the turn like Joe Morgan. Runner to first was out by 5 steps and he wasn't slow. I could swear I saw a little tornado whirl up in the sand at 2nd when The Kid made the pivot.
He pitched two good innings as well.
Two of my Tiny Guys laid down perfect bunts and beat them out. I've got a new 1B that stretches out for the ball like The Big Cat. I've got a Closer that shuts them down like Mariano Rivera.
The other teams are starting to cheat or try to win with technicalities in the rules. And I think they are going to pass a rule to make me stop hugging my players when they come off the field. LOL
The other coach and I got into it a bit today. He told me he was "teaching me baseball." I reminded him of where baseball was invented and then told him "You want to play that way, we'll play that way." I told the kids, "Leave no doubt." They didn't.
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02-10-2007, 17:40
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And I think they are going to pass a rule to make me stop hugging my players when they come off the field. LOL
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Great news, NDD...sounds like you're building a hell of a team!
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02-10-2007, 17:43
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TI've got a new 1B that stretches out for the ball like Barishnakov.
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hmm...Willie McCovey, i could handle...Barishnakov...? a friggin' ballet dancer...?
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02-10-2007, 18:42
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hmm...Willie McCovey, i could handle...Barishnakov...? a friggin' ballet dancer...?
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We are secure in our machismo!
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02-10-2007, 18:42
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Great news, NDD...sounds like you're building a hell of a team!
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You mis-spelled "dynasty"!
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02-10-2007, 18:53
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uh...yeah...but i've seen McCovey play first base whereas i have never seen Barishnakov so much as throw a baseball...
Andres Galaragga was quite agile at first base...and he's from the neighborhood...
but if Barishnakov spins your wheels, then i guess you have a first baseman that can stretch and do "Swan Lake"...
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02-10-2007, 18:56
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Ok fine Sir for you I will edit the post. 
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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