<strong>Alas my Twins were trounced by Mulder and the A's, 9-1. But they'll bounce back in the Dome, Zito or no Zito.
One thing you won't see in the Dome that you saw a lot of in Oakland: empty seats.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Zito is kawazee. 23-5 or something like that. you'd better hope the dome-field advantage can overcome this, otherwise you might see more of Mulder in game 5.
Empty seats? Wait a minute? Which team was almost contracted? Not sure how big the Coliseum is vs the Metrodome...I know both are multipurpose stadiums, so they have to fit bigger NFL crowds...even not counting the retractable seats.
Also, the games in Minnesota are more important than the first two in Oakland since neither team can win it all in 2 games. I wonder what the crowds will be like for game 5, if needed
Not sure how many the Coliseum holds, but they had 35,000 fans there Tuesday and 32,000 Wednesday. I guess you'd expect the football seats in the outfield upper deck to be empty, but a lot of the upper deck seats down the foul lines were empty as well.
<strong>Not sure how many the Coliseum holds, but they had 35,000 fans there Tuesday and 32,000 Wednesday. I guess you'd expect the football seats in the outfield upper deck to be empty, but a lot of the upper deck seats down the foul lines were empty as well.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Oh well, the bay area has two baseball teams to root for. Obviously the fans will have to be split between the Giants and As. I heard it was a possibility that the bay area would inherit a third team if the As were moved to San Jose and the Expos or Devil Rays don't end up finding homes in DC or whatever, which is currently legally Giants territory. Of course Selig promised the Giants he wouldn't allow this to happen. 3 teams in the SFBA sounds like a bit of a longshot to me though. I certainly wouldn't approve.
Most likely, Expos to DC, and pissing off the Orioles folks.
Devil Rays to ride it out in Tampa Bay another year trying to draw a respectable crowd.
The Twins really fell flat today ... They got to Zito for three runs but Reed gave up too many longballs. They really looked like a bunch of rookies out there today. I'll be in the stands tomorrow for Game 4!
Way to go Angels! They can clinch at home now... it'll be nice to see the Yankees take a seat for a change. Maybe Jason Giambi can watch the A's play in the ALCS in the comfort of his posh living room
<strong>The Twins really fell flat today ... They got to Zito for three runs but Reed gave up too many longballs. They really looked like a bunch of rookies out there today. I'll be in the stands tomorrow for Game 4!
Way to go Angels! They can clinch at home now... it'll be nice to see the Yankees take a seat for a change. Maybe Jason Giambi can watch the A's play in the ALCS in the comfort of his posh living room
<strong>Not sure how many the Coliseum holds, but they had 35,000 fans there Tuesday and 32,000 Wednesday. I guess you'd expect the football seats in the outfield upper deck to be empty, but a lot of the upper deck seats down the foul lines were empty as well.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That's what happens when they decide to charge $35 for a shitty bleacher seat. The Coliseum used to be a great stadium, and then the Raiders came back, and now sucks ass.
Damn, now that I'm in England, I haven't been able to see any games. I'm hanging on by box scores and the mercury news website for recaps.
nope.... Angels deserved it... they played a stronger series and played with more heart... the yankees were pathetic and I hate to see what insane moves and additions steibrenner is going to pay for this offseason
Eugene you might be right as the Twins haven't handled Mulder well all year. But to paraphrase applenut, I wouldn't count those pesky Twins out yet! (Sorry applenut )
Today's game rocked ... I was in row 28 of the upper deck more or less behind home plate ... we were looking right down the third-base line. (It was $20 per seat, btw agent302 ... could have had $10 a seat if we sat in the outfield.)
The place was packed ... announced crowd of 55,960. The place was going nuts during the big 4th inning,
Game 5 is tomorrow afternoon in Oakland ... all five games have been day games. God forbid Fox puts the Twins on in prime time. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
Congrats to the Angels ... although those "thunder sticks" are annoying as hell. (Yep I got my Homer Hanky, but at least we rely on our own throats to make noise.)
One down note: in the 5th inning the place was actually doing "the Wave" ... good lord, I didn't know any self-respecting fans were still doing that. Watch the game, fer chrissake!
No denying I wanted the Yankees to lose but I just hate rooting against a team - even the Yankees - just because they beat my guys. I've been pulling for the A's and was kind of hoping they'd be the ones to beat NY. There would have been the subtext of them trying to avenge last year's league championship. Ah, well. Have to give the Angels credit. They just took it to 'em. Go A's.
I was out at the mall while the end of the Yankee game was on and everyone was hanging out around Mickey Mantles, Chili's, and Outback watching the game. It felt so great seeing all of the Yankee fans once the Yanks lost
Go Braves! This is their year, I feel it. Bring on the derogatory comments, but their pitching has never been better and their hitting is about the way it always is. If they can get past the Cards, they'll be in great shape.
<strong>Go Braves! This is their year, I feel it. Bring on the derogatory comments, but their pitching has never been better and their hitting is about the way it always is. If they can get past the Cards, they'll be in great shape.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sure, they'll probably beat the Giants, but you're usually expected to beat a Wild Card team. The Cardinals have the offense to crush Maddux and Milwood. They'll do to Glavine what the Giants did to him 2 games ago. Look at what they did to Randy Johnson, the NL Cy Young shoe-in.
Even if they do get past the well rested Cards, they'll have to answer to the Twins, As or Angels. The As pitching trio is pretty tough to beat. Zito's got the AL Cy Young wrapped up, Mulder destroyed the Twins in his last outing. The Angels have a damn good bullpen and an offense full of guys that will hack at anything.
The Cards will roll right past whichever team meets them in the NLCS. The only questions remaining are which of the three remaining AL teams will make it to the final showdown...and who will win the World Series.
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<strong>Alas my Twins were trounced by Mulder and the A's, 9-1. But they'll bounce back in the Dome, Zito or no Zito.
One thing you won't see in the Dome that you saw a lot of in Oakland: empty seats.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Zito is kawazee. 23-5 or something like that. you'd better hope the dome-field advantage can overcome this, otherwise you might see more of Mulder in game 5.
Empty seats? Wait a minute? Which team was almost contracted?
Also, the games in Minnesota are more important than the first two in Oakland since neither team can win it all in 2 games. I wonder what the crowds will be like for game 5, if needed
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<strong>Not sure how many the Coliseum holds, but they had 35,000 fans there Tuesday and 32,000 Wednesday. I guess you'd expect the football seats in the outfield upper deck to be empty, but a lot of the upper deck seats down the foul lines were empty as well.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Oh well, the bay area has two baseball teams to root for. Obviously the fans will have to be split between the Giants and As.
Most likely, Expos to DC, and pissing off the Orioles folks.
Devil Rays to ride it out in Tampa Bay another year trying to draw a respectable crowd.
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Way to go Angels! They can clinch at home now... it'll be nice to see the Yankees take a seat for a change. Maybe Jason Giambi can watch the A's play in the ALCS in the comfort of his posh living room
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<strong>The Twins really fell flat today ...
Way to go Angels! They can clinch at home now... it'll be nice to see the Yankees take a seat for a change. Maybe Jason Giambi can watch the A's play in the ALCS in the comfort of his posh living room
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uh... before you start looking stupid.... you should change it to... "it would be nice"... not "it'll be nice"
Only a fool would count the Yankees out already.
<strong>Not sure how many the Coliseum holds, but they had 35,000 fans there Tuesday and 32,000 Wednesday. I guess you'd expect the football seats in the outfield upper deck to be empty, but a lot of the upper deck seats down the foul lines were empty as well.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That's what happens when they decide to charge $35 for a shitty bleacher seat. The Coliseum used to be a great stadium, and then the Raiders came back, and now sucks ass.
Damn, now that I'm in England, I haven't been able to see any games. I'm hanging on by box scores and the mercury news website for recaps.
Is it too late now?
Angels win series 3-1.
Braves vs Giants...Livan will choke early and the Giants will make another first round exit.
Yankees vs Angels...decided
And I don't think the D'Backs can win 3 in a row vs the Cardinals.
Angels vs As should be a great series. I don't know who to root for.
Cardinals vs Braves should also be a great series. I hope the Cardinals destroy the Braves.
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Is it too late now?
Angels win series 3-1.</strong><hr></blockquote>
nope.... Angels deserved it... they played a stronger series and played with more heart... the yankees were pathetic and I hate to see what insane moves and additions steibrenner is going to pay for this offseason
Today's game rocked ... I was in row 28 of the upper deck more or less behind home plate ... we were looking right down the third-base line. (It was $20 per seat, btw agent302 ... could have had $10 a seat if we sat in the outfield.)
The place was packed ... announced crowd of 55,960. The place was going nuts during the big 4th inning,
Game 5 is tomorrow afternoon in Oakland ... all five games have been day games. God forbid Fox puts the Twins on in prime time. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />
Congrats to the Angels ... although those "thunder sticks" are annoying as hell. (Yep I got my Homer Hanky, but at least we rely on our own throats to make noise.)
One down note: in the 5th inning the place was actually doing "the Wave" ... good lord, I didn't know any self-respecting fans were still doing that.
Winning 99 games is no small feat. Fück the Yankees and everyone who "predicted" the Yankees in 4. Weak.
err, wait... never mind... i need a drink
Oh wait. I don't think anyone told them that a strike had been averted.
<strong>Go Braves! This is their year, I feel it. Bring on the derogatory comments, but their pitching has never been better and their hitting is about the way it always is. If they can get past the Cards, they'll be in great shape.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sure, they'll probably beat the Giants, but you're usually expected to beat a Wild Card team. The Cardinals have the offense to crush Maddux and Milwood. They'll do to Glavine what the Giants did to him 2 games ago. Look at what they did to Randy Johnson, the NL Cy Young shoe-in.
Even if they do get past the well rested Cards, they'll have to answer to the Twins, As or Angels. The As pitching trio is pretty tough to beat. Zito's got the AL Cy Young wrapped up, Mulder destroyed the Twins in his last outing. The Angels have a damn good bullpen and an offense full of guys that will hack at anything.
The Cards will roll right past whichever team meets them in the NLCS. The only questions remaining are which of the three remaining AL teams will make it to the final showdown...and who will win the World Series.