It's baseball season

“Gilmore?”

“He talked about his son--don't know his name--and how he was courted by the White Sox and the Cubs. But I wasn't clear on whether he is playing for any team at the moment or not.”

“You must've met Gary Matthews, Sr. His son is Gary Matthews, Jr., thus the confusion.”

“Oh, then you were talking with GM Sr.

I think he spelled his name Garry.”

“Yep, that must be him. I suppose he would have liked it if I had fawned all over him, but I'm baseball illiterate so I did not at all. Although I do like to go to the games and eat hot dogs and drink cold beer.”

“GM Sr. played on the Cubs in late '70s and early '80s, about when I started being a Cub fan. During that time, several of the players had nicknames. IIRC, GM's was "The Sarge".”

“Okay, I got cornfusimicatered.

Gary Matthews with one R and Garry Maddox with two Rs.

Matthews was Sarge, and Maddox was the Secretary of Defense.”

“If anyone wants his autograph, I know where he is this afternoon in Chicago. hee hee”

“GM, Sr. - 16 seasons (5 SF, 4 Atl, 3 Phil, 3.5 Cubs, 0.5 Sea), .281 avg, 2,011 hits, 234 HR, 183 SB, ...

Source”

“What a dufous!

Keep your eye on the ball!
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“Ahhhh yes, time to oil up the old glove, rub the bats down with linseed oil, and put in the order for steroids.”

“...or flaxseed oil, whatever....”

“The players are taking flaxseed oil now? Is that to replace steroids?”

“That's what Barry said he was told the stuff was that he was taking.

BowlderGal likes to hold up her arm, point to her bicep muscle and say, "Now that's a flaxseed oil arm!"”

“Okay, gotcha.

No oshifer, thash wasn't no booze I wash drinkin, thash wash flaxsheed oil, honesht!”

“Anyhoo, I am ready for some baseball. I suspect the NL East this year will be pretty competitive. We won't have to listen to the Phillies players gripe about Larry Bowa. Maybe they'll play baseball instead.”

“Guess I better get my glove out and find out where the tryouts are, huh?”

“4 Days

That is adjusted to the fact that the pitchers and catchers report on Thursday this year. They usually report on a Friday. They moved it up a day to confuse me, and dammit, it worked!”

“MLB channel debuts on XMN Radio Tuesday.

"MLB Home Plate™ - XM 175 Launches on Tuesday, 2/15!
MLB Home Plate is your source for all things baseball, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Hear it, live it and don't miss a minute of your favorite teams, your favorite announcers and your favorite moments in baseball history and the upcoming season. Features shows hosted by top notch baseball analysts including Rob Dibble from ESPN's Baseball Tonight, Kevin Kennedy from Fox MLB Game of the Week, Charley Steiner from ESPN's SportsCenter and many more!"

That's their teaser. Larry Bowa will be an analyst on that channel too.

Also, they will be broadcasting at least some spring training games, and all the games of all the teams all season long.

WooooooHoooooooooooooo!”

“Just finished watching the Phillies video about last season. Oooookay, I'm ready!”

“Yee-haw!!

Have you ever gone to Spring Training, Geo? One of these days we'll go down to Arizona for a week....”

“Thank goodness!!!
I'm still in shock over the 3 games to none, up in game 4 in the 9th inning with 2 outs with Mariano on the mound. I would of bet the farm and ranch on that one, but to be honest I was like a Red Sox fan, I did not believe it was over til it was over.... I had a bad feeling after the 19-8 game.... Anyway YES a new season! Good luck for your Philly Geo...”

“I was toying with going down to catch a spring training game, but I have other plans for later in the year that took precedence.

Some year. My dad made it down twice before he passed on. He loved it.”

“As for the Fightins, this could be their year. But then again, we have heard that so many times it makes our ears cringe.

We are the perennial bridesmaids. Seems to be our lot in life. I think I can count all our championships in all sports on my hands and still have a finger left over to pick my nose.

Hopefully the managerial change will work for us. Otherwise, we have serious problems with what was supposed to be a contendah.”

“My cousin and her husband are building a dinner theatre in Arizona, right next door to one of the big spring training complexes (can't remember which one)! Hmmmm, guess we'll have to go down to catch a show (and a few games) next spring....”

“Yes, but can you beat Atlanta this year? Please?”

“why can't they get locked out just like hockey, then continue football year round”

“Anybody who beats Bobby Cox is A#1 in my book!!”

“Just too bad it ain't his wife.”

“Yeah, everytime the Brats play the Fightins, the Fightins lay off a bit so Mrs. Cox doesn't get beat to a bloody pulp. I keep telling them not to feel sorry for her.”

“Well, sorta, anyway.”

“Before the last World Series, the previous WS that the Red Sox won was in 1918. The next year's Stanley Cup was cancelled on account of a flu epidemic. Then, 85 years go by, and the Sox win again, but OOPS! The Stanley Cup gets cancelled again, this time because of a greed epidemic.

2090 Sox, anyone?”

“Whoa, had to wait to get the report from Phillies camp in Clearwater.

Now that it's over, saw the press conference with Barry Bonds live. Man, Barry needs to be told not to get into a wizzing match with people who buy their ink by the barrel. He just bought a whole season of grief!”

“Starting in spring training, they'll be broadcasting the home team's broadcast on XM.

The full time MLB talk channel is up and running: channel 175. Commentators include Ron Dibble, Kevin Kennedy, Buck Martinez, and Larry Bowa.”

“Spring Training 2005 picks up where the regular season 2004 left off.

Tigers 7
Phillies 1

Bottom of the 5th”

“Go Tigers!!

Sorry, Geo, the in-laws are all in the Detroit metro area....”

“They don't need you.

8-1 after six and a half.”

“Woo hoo!

Did they score that many runs in any game in the past 3 years?!”

“@#*&%$#!@ $@^@^ing !$~*&man!”

“9-1 in the 8th....”

“Make that a final.

At least the AAA and AA guys didn't give up many more runs.
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“Rematch tomorrow in Lakeland.”

“Los Tigres, ... ptui!”