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Wow, career-high 12 K's. The only Chicago base-runner reached on a walk.

We already clinched the 25% chance at the first pick, if that's what you mean.

The game was fun. I was able to go on the court at the end, and I made one of my two FT's.

Brandon Roy won't be returning to the game after injuring his knee.

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Philly is leading the league with 41 runs scored, and the second highest total in the league in St. Louis' 30.

Well this news is a couple days old, but it's still a hot topic. Link Link Link What does being two of the best teams in baseball have anything to do with the speed of the game? Maybe West should consider the offensive battles and pitching battles that these teams have just about every game, the amount of pitches several batters take, and the number of pitching changes that are made. As an umpire, your job is to go out there, calls balls, strikes, and outs, and that's the end of the story. If you don't like the time of the game, then don't ump.

So much to love about this game. -C.C. pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and goes 23 outs before allowing a hit in an April start. -The defense was incredible. A-Rod, Teixeira, Cano, and C.C. put together several highlight reel-worthy plays. -A-Rod got his 1,000th hit as a Yankee, -Teixeira hit the ball well all four times. He got his first hit of the season on his second time up at bat. His next two AB's were base hits as well. -Teixeira and A-Rod had back-to-back hits for the first time this year. -The Yankees were 6-13 with RISP. Everyone got on base. -Cervelli caught nine shutout innings in which just two hits were allowed.

Yep. You can't buy aces, walk-off wins, division titles, or championships either.

That would have had a chance at being funny a couple months ago.

A couple of other odd things are happening. Occasionally, I've been scrolling down and seeing the Nets forum come up under watched forums. The first time I clicked on it, everything in the forum was already read. Another time I was scrolling down and it showed up, so I clicked on the forum link, and a topic that I previously read (which was also marked as read before) was now showing up as unread despite not having any new posts.

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I'm not worried about Javi yet. He had amazing stuff the first three innings. It just seems like he had a mental collapse after he gave up the game-tying homerun. If Swisher had somehow got on base in that bases loaded situation in the eighth inning, I really think we would have come back.

I haven't watched a basketball game since before Opening Day. I need to catch up on uploads. It's too tedious to post them on here, though. I can't wait for the draft lottery, though. I'm glad to hear reports that Evan Turner is declaring for this year's draft. I may get tickets for the last ever Nets game at the Izod Center. They have an offer that lets fans take a free throw on the court at the end of the game.

Obviously, if you don't watch a sport, you'd rather not have it get covered at all. There's nothing you're proving that's not obvious. Your Tiger example is a situation that was off the field, so it naturally attracts attention from a lot more people. Why? Because it has NOTHING to do with golf. You don't like golf, so if Tiger was opening eyes in the Masters, you probably wouldn't care. I might as well say that if someone doesn't like baseball, they would still love to see coverage of A-Rod's off the field life. Why? Because it has NOTHING to do with baseball.

I don't expect this thread to make much of a point. Chances are there's going to be a major difference in the vote count in favor of "no" because there's going to be people who don't care about baseball, who just vote without posting anything (because they don't watch the sport to begin with).

Wouldn't you also watch something else on TV if the Yankees were beating your Angels in an ALCS game 3-0 even though the Angels have plenty of time to make a comeback? And so what if the Yankees play the Red Sox plenty of times a year? That's what makes the rivalry so incredible. Time and time again, either the teams' pitching or their offenses start battling, and you can rarely say the game is over before it's actually over. --------- But back on topic, there was a lot to love about the game. Aceves continued doing what he did last year, and Joba showed some of his 2007-self with the high velocity and great break on his pitches. Rivera closed it out with little difficulty. Nick Johnson's excellent plate discipline gave us the lead, and Cano's red hot bat gave us an insurance run. Burnett stumbled, but he closed out his outing well.

I'm not just talking about the heat between the two fanbases. I'm talking about having games like a 2-0 win in 15 innings and 5-hour battles, etc.

If you don't think that Yankees-Red Sox is hands down the best rivalry in sports, then I pity you.

Sorry to hear you guys are missing out. I noted two bad pitches from Burnett in the game. He got away with the pitch to Pedroia that was thrown almost exactly where Park threw it two days ago (Pedroia fouled it a few feet left of the pole). Then he had to pay for the pitch right down the middle to Martinez. His pitches look pretty impressive, though. Control isn't totally there. Our offense has hit the ball well a few times off Lester. Lester has had to work, but he's been getting out of some jams, which we need to fix.

The fact that he has a positive history is enough for me to say that he may earn a major role on this team. It's not a guarantee, but it's worth having some faith in him. While we wait for him to get comfortable, we have guys like Joba and Robertson who can get the job done when we need them to.

Vizcaino had an ERA over 7 in June. When Rivera started working with him, that ERA started dropping, and it was well below 4 by the end of August. He had a rough September, but that's because Torre didn't do a great job with the relievers and a lot of arms were burned by September. And Torre's management also clearly had an effect on Farnsworth. Guys like him and Proctor didn't look so great all the time because of the odd spacing between their appearances. Girardi has done a great job with the bullpen, and he got Farnsworth to show his best in 2008. Chances are that would have continued if he wasn't traded. My point is that Chan Ho can have a turnaround as well. I know the NL East isn't the same as the AL East, but it's not like he was playing in AA. There is still pressure incorporated into pitching for Philly.

The way everything played out last night is still bothering me a bit right now. I know C.C. tends to get off to slow starts every year, but I'm hoping that the struggles don't extend into later April starts. He started off well, but I sensed that he was having some trouble with control, and then eventually, he got hit. As for the bullpen, Chan Ho Park made a DANGEROUS pitch to Pedroia and he had to pay for it. He definitely has good stuff, but I guess all of our pitchers had their flaws yesterday. Eventually, we're going to have to learn how to go into Boston and shut down that offense for nine innings. I don't know if anyone can do it as easily as Wang did, but even if it takes three or four guys to combine for a solid nine innings, it's a big help. Though Joba had some troubles, it was good to see him working quickly and showing little hesitation. With our defense, we had a bad throw from Gardner, a misplayed line drive by Swisher that allowed a Youkilis triple, and a passed ball by Posada. Our offense was one bright spot. Everyone got on base, and at least we managed to fight against the Boston momentum after they tied it up at 5. Unfortunately, we lost the lead again. I can't wait until tomorrow. Burnett will have a changeup at hand.

I'm not sure if you understood my post. I'm saying that even though I'm disappointed with Park's performance, you have to remember that Vizcaino and Farnsworth had some rough points in their time in pinstripes, but they both became key guys out of the bullpen. The same thing can happen to Chan Ho.

I wouldn't be so quick to say that. I'm disappointed, but let's not forget about guys like Farnsworth and Vizcaino who eventually found their way and became key eighth-inning men.