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One other itty bitty....I am very happy we do not have pro hockey..That is about the dumbest thing I have ever seen.They players literally try to kill each other and as far as being able to see the puck from anywhere but rink side is like,4-get it.Plus, there's just no real intelligence working there on the objective;whack the puck into the net.

Basketball is a little better, bot not all that much.

Arena baseball?

Soccer is awful.


I wish there was more and better boxing.It's day may have passed....like Horsey Racing.I accidentally(honest) placed my hand and cupped it perfectly onto a 22 year old girl's boo bee.I somewhat quickly removed it and apologized profusely,telling her it was entirely a mistake.All she could do was turn the brightest shade of red and laugh.

That is not a sport, but it should be.

[horseofcourse]

The Cavaliers had a 42-16 lead in their most recent game. It just wasn't a big enough lead evidently!! The Brazilian was back flopping and rebounding so that's a good thing at least! It's Browns bye week, that's always a good thing. They go to the Jerry Jones house of horrors next...that's usually a place you can pick up a win. That's pure dysfunction in that place.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by pointmanscousin

One other itty bitty....I am very happy we do not have pro hockey..That is about the dumbest thing I have ever seen.They players literally try to kill each other and as far as being able to see the puck from anywhere but rink side is like,4-get it.Plus, there's just no real intelligence working there on the objective;whack the puck into the net.

Basketball is a little better, bot not all that much.

Arena baseball?

Soccer is awful.


I wish there was more and better boxing.It's day may have passed....like Horsey Racing.I accidentally(honest) placed my hand and cupped it perfectly onto a 22 year old girl's boo bee.I somewhat quickly removed it and apologized profusely,telling her it was entirely a mistake.All she could do was turn the brightest shade of red and laugh.

That is not a sport, but it should be.

Yeah, back in the 70s I could probably name the top 5 boxers in almost every weight class as a kid. Frank Luca trained Ernie Shavers and his son was my age and we went to Sunday school together. He went to the Ali/Shavers fight and I was in awe of him talking about it. Today I cannot name one professional boxer.

Interesting and so very true.


Maybe slot machines at boxing matches would turn things around.

I think installing slot machines at GMC dealers could have saved us a lot of money.

In fact,here in Cleveland....I would right now settle for a slot machine in left and at third.

[horseofcourse]

I actually have some hope for Chisnehall at third. He broke his arm last year. But I've had hope for lots of guys before. That a farm system can produce zero outfielders when you play 3 of them every day at every level is a bit dispiriting however. Plus I think you're gonna be forced to trade chew this year too which leaves a slot machine in right field too.

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I have long harped on this about guitar hero Carlos Santana and playing first base only for years it seems like now. With the internets you can actually get these stats pretty easily now. In the first half he played exclusively catcher and allegedly improved on defense but he hit under .220....he started to play some more first base in the second half and ended up at .252.

Here you go, Santana in his over 100 games catching... 349 at bats, 10 home runs, .241 average, .345 on base percentage, .393 slugging.


Santana in 20 starts at first base..... 61 at bats, 5 home runs, .344 average, .475 on base percentage, .656 slugging.


If even an idiot like me can figure this out...."hey kid, go stand at first base, catch it when it's thrown to you and hit the crap out of the ball", is all the coaching required for this guy and they refuse to figure out what is staring them in the face. I dont' get it.

(although I looked and in 2011 he actually hit a hair better while playing catcher! so I'm just manipulating stats to make my point, it's fun, I should be a politician.)

Gosh!!...that was highly amusing stuff,sir!


I've always thought a huge mistake was made when they switched him from stratocaster to dropper.He has dh written all over him.It's funny, good defensive catchers are important.Thy have one in Lou...Marston,I think? Between the two positions, I'd much rather have Santana at first.

Here's why( a few instant broadcast replays):

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"Masterson delivers, runner going from first!....called strike 3....oh what a throw by Santana to second!! Bob, if that throw were just 40 feet lower....the runner is a dead duck at second."

"Yous said it,Ray."

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"Shoo circles the fly ball,times the the catch perfectly on the run.....here comes the throw home......Santana applies the tag!!....What's this? The umpire calls the runner safe?"

"Santana didn't have the ball,Ray."

"He didn't?"

"Uh, no."

"How could he miss it? The throw was perfect!"

"New Santana category: Passed balls on outfield throws to home."

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"Aw fer fucl< sakes, Bob."

"Santana just is not a catcher,Ray."

"Bob, how does a 98 mph fast ball right down the middle of the plate get missed by the batter....yet the catcher commits a passed ball??"

"He fell down."

"How the fucl< do you fall down in a catchers crouch!!?"

" Ah dunno, Ray."

[horseofcourse]

Tribe shopping Masterson, Choo....Red Sox interested. Also taking offers for Cabrera and Perez. Could enter season with only 4 major league players on the roster....Brantley, Kipnis, Santana and Pestano. It should work. Maybe they can get Urns back from the Marlins, they're having a big fire sale there. A 550 at bat season for Urns wearing Tribe gear is needed.