1 wrote:Hope they can keep the lights on

You did better than I would have, very good.

Bucky wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:Miami gets the 2017 All-Star game

as it should be


at least SOMEONE is paying attention

Prompted me once again to look into why the Phillies haven't hosted an All Star game in so long (it's nice when you get old and keep learning things anew over and over again). Apparently it's so they don't spoil their chances of getting the game in 2026.

"We think the Year 2026 is a pretty special time for this city and our country," Phillies president David Montgomery told the Daily News on Wednesday. "We were fortunate enough to host the All-Star Game in 1976. If we were to get in line and get that opportunity a couple years before, it would foreclose the opportunity to host in 2026."

Jeebus, I can remember when it was here in 1976, so what are the chances of me being around to see it fifty years later? And, not to be cruel David Montgomery, but your chances might be even slimmer.

MLB announced today that the AL will be the home team for the 2016 game in San Diego, so the AL/NL "home" rotation will continue no matter where the game is held

Looks like the 2018 game will be Toronto or Baltimore, with 2019 going to the Nats

Mariners top-10 prospect Victor Sanchez is in intensive care with a double skull fracture after he was hit by a boat

swishnicholson wrote:

Bucky wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:Miami gets the 2017 All-Star game

as it should be


at least SOMEONE is paying attention

Prompted me once again to look into why the Phillies haven't hosted an All Star game in so long (it's nice when you get old and keep learning things anew over and over again). Apparently it's so they don't spoil their chances of getting the game in 2026.

"We think the Year 2026 is a pretty special time for this city and our country," Phillies president David Montgomery told the Daily News on Wednesday. "We were fortunate enough to host the All-Star Game in 1976. If we were to get in line and get that opportunity a couple years before, it would foreclose the opportunity to host in 2026."

Jeebus, I can remember when it was here in 1976, so what are the chances of me being around to see it fifty years later? And, not to be cruel David Montgomery, but your chances might be even slimmer.

We did host it in 1996. I thought we'd have had it within a couple years of the bank opening. By 2026 people will be talking about how it's time we build a new stadium - pretty much like they were doing in '96.

I was there in 96. Just a young buck, but I remember it was really cool

cartersDad26 wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:

Bucky wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:Miami gets the 2017 All-Star game

as it should be


at least SOMEONE is paying attention

Prompted me once again to look into why the Phillies haven't hosted an All Star game in so long (it's nice when you get old and keep learning things anew over and over again). Apparently it's so they don't spoil their chances of getting the game in 2026.

"We think the Year 2026 is a pretty special time for this city and our country," Phillies president David Montgomery told the Daily News on Wednesday. "We were fortunate enough to host the All-Star Game in 1976. If we were to get in line and get that opportunity a couple years before, it would foreclose the opportunity to host in 2026."

Jeebus, I can remember when it was here in 1976, so what are the chances of me being around to see it fifty years later? And, not to be cruel David Montgomery, but your chances might be even slimmer.

We did host it in 1996. I thought we'd have had it within a couple years of the bank opening. By 2026 people will be talking about how it's time we build a new stadium - pretty much like they were doing in '96.

I hope not. I hope CBP lasts forever.

ChuckKnoblauch
Congrats to 46. Yankees retiring his number. Hopefully they don't retire it like his HGH testimony.

oh shit

There's a shots fired / case of the yips joke in there somewhere

Giambi finally retired

BigEd76 wrote:

ChuckKnoblauch
Congrats to 46. Yankees retiring his number. Hopefully they don't retire it like his HGH testimony.

oh shit

You're making too much of it. It's just a throwaway line.

who is 46

Pettitte. The Yankees are retiring his number this year and possibly Bernie's #51 and Posada's #20 next year

Former-almost-Phillie, Andy Petttitttte

they're gonna need triple digits soon

The DBacks are the latest team to get a $1B TV deal

swishnicholson wrote:Prompted me once again to look into why the Phillies haven't hosted an All Star game in so long...

I mean, the Phillies hosted in 76, then 96. Technically, with 29 other clubs, they got a turn early by hosting in 1996, and their "turn" shouldn't come due until 2025, so 2026 is more or less right on schedule.

BigEd76 wrote:The DBacks are the latest team to get a $1B TV deal

wuh?