Infield Chatter

[tgraham]

And as for Man U...

Its all because they took sponsorship from AIG, the evil empire.

[margie]

I received the following this morning from a dear friend, an Englishman and Spurs fan:

Well this past weekend was a perfect demonstration of everything I love and hate about the Premiership.  Great goals, exciting games and big upsets, but also overpaid petulant, puerile athletes and absolutely ludicrous and atrocious refereeing decisions that change the outcome of games (L'pool were robbed!) ...and all operated by a self-governing organization who are willing to turn a blind eye to just about anything (teams being owned by known international human rights violators, rich clubs flagrantly infringing 3rd party ownership rules) all in the worship of the mighty dollar. What a dollar fueled circus it has become!!

Exactly! And as I said before - I love football season!

[Michael]

Hey how about those first place Cubbies?

They'll fold.   

The Cubs are in first and the Sox are in last.  Normality restored. 

[Sebastian Knight]

all in the worship of the mighty dollar. What a dollar fueled circus it has become!!

Hmmm....I thought they worshipped pounds over there.   

[The Doc]

I know its only until tomorrow, but enjoy it while you can!
Pos                 P    GD   Pts
1   Chelsea   4   3   10
2   Man City   4   3   9
3   Wigan   4   3   7
4   Liverpool   3   3   7
5   Everton   4   2   7
6   Arsenal   3   2   7
7   Portsmouth   4   1   5
8   Blackburn   3   1   5
9   Newcastle   2   2   4
10   Aston Villa   3   0   4
11   Birmingham   4   -1   4
12   West Ham   3   -1   4
13   Reading   4   -3   4
14   Sunderland   4   -4   4
15   Tottenham   3   1   3
16   Middlesbrough   3   -1   3
17   Bolton   4   -2   3
18   Fulham   4   -2   3
19   Man Utd   3   -1   2
20   Derby   4   -6   1

[owen]

And, as usual, Villa are right smack bang in the middle of the ladder. Never high enough to make it to Europe, never threatened by relegation, Villa are the experts at mediocrity it seems.

O!

[margie]

all in the worship of the mighty dollar. What a dollar fueled circus it has become!!

Hmmm....I thought they worshipped pounds over there.   

Not necessarily.  ManU and Liverpool are both owned by Americans...

[tgraham]

Go Derby, get past Big Red.

I used to work for AIG, they're the evil empire.

[sarah]

Wow, what a rough season--I'm almost feeling sorry for the Astros.

Almost.

~s

[tgraham]

I'm shocked that the owner saw the obvious: that the General Manager was an idiot without a clue.

Ironic that the world series teams from two years ago are now in the cellars of their respective divisions.

[The Doc]

So are the Cubs still on top?

[tgraham]

Shhhhh, dont want to jinx them.

[sarah]

The Astros' losing streak is starting to extend to the fans.

~s

[tgraham]

I heard about that. The poor guy was on local news on every outlet in Houston.

Remember this name: Hunter Pence - NL rookie of the year.
He's in a bit of a slump after breaking his wrist earlier this season, so the batting average is down to .325.

Today against the Cubbies he's 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, three runs scored, and 5 RBIs.
At times this season his batting average was above .340.

And the kid plays with the joy and enthusiasm of a 10-year-old on a sandlot. He's fun to watch.

[The Doc]

Just in case you thought I had gone soft on you.....

There has been some cricket going on - The limited overs sort, in which each side gets to bat for 50 overs (6 balls each you doubtless remember) meaning the game finishes in one day, and there has to be a result.  Anyway we are in the middle of a seven match series against India (who won the test series) and remarkably are 3-1 up.