You too, can't take the story of Sunderland losing?
On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > ENOUGH! > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> And they beat Sunderland. >> >> Who, by the way, scored in the Moor pit, or whatever the hell that pitch >> is called. >> >> Something ManU was unable to accomplish. >> >> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Burnley beat Manchester United in their first home game in England's >>> top division in 33 years. It's the equivalent of some small college beating >>> Duke in the NCAA basketball tournament. >>> >>> --- On *Thu, 9/24/09, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Beaudoin, John <[email protected]> >>> Subject: RE: Winning the Wildcard >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 2:10 PM >>> >>> >>> Burnly just beat someone a week or so ago and it was fantastic. They’d >>> gotten crushed the week before. And their fans were crazy happy. They’d >>> just come up this season. >>> >>> >>> >>> **************************** >>> >>> John Paul Beaudoin, Sr. >>> >>> Mentor Graphics Corporation >>> >>> Sr. Account Manager >>> >>> Office (781) 684-3011 >>> >>> Cell (508) 277-7276 >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected] ] *On Behalf Of *Matt & Olga McSorley >>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:40 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: Winning the Wildcard >>> >>> >>> >>> Relegation also takes away any incentive to lose, as teams have now with >>> the draft order inversely related to finish. I'd love to see that happen >>> here but there's no way in hell in will. >>> >>> >>> >>> As anyone who's seen European futbol knows, the best and most tense games >>> of the season are the ones between the relegation strugglers at the end. >>> Those games are truly life or death. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- Matt >>> >>> --- On *Thu, 9/24/09, Ray Salemi <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Winning the Wildcard >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 1:32 PM >>> >>> I say we make a new superleague. >>> >>> Yankees, Boston , LA , Mets, and a couple of other big markets. >>> >>> Then you get relegated out of that league down to regular MLB. >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Beaudoin, John < >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The whole relegation mantra is awesome. I love it. Then the AAA >>> affiliates would be privatized and have a chance to move up from time to >>> time as the KC’s and Expo’s of the world get relegated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Interleague play lost its gimmicky luster very quickly. Get rid of it >>> for another generation and then maybe bring it back again. >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>[mailto: >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>] >>> *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi >>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:15 PM >>> >>> >>> *To:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: Winning the Wildcard >>> >>> >>> >>> Relegation is a hoot. >>> >>> That would be another interesting twist to MLB. A six-team league with >>> the bottom team relegated to the regular pool. >>> >>> Let the revenue elephants fight it out. >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 1:12 PM, William Marino >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I don’t think its fewer interleague games, I think it would be better >>> interleague games. Sox vs. Dodgers, Phillies, Cardinals, Cubbies, Mets, >>> etc, would all be great series. Then, though, I guess it starts to look >>> like a premier league, like EU soccer. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>[mailto: >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>] >>> *On Behalf Of *Tom Salemi >>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:05 PM >>> >>> >>> *To:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: Winning the Wildcard >>> >>> >>> >>> Again, that's why I'd favor fewer interleague games. I could get amped up >>> with a home/away serise against the phillies (assuming the mets were the >>> regular rivals of the yanks) >>> >>> >>> >>> it's too random now to generate much excitement. >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:28 PM, William Marino >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I like interleague play for two reasons: first, it creates new >>> opportunities for rivalries. Some of them would be geographic, like the >>> Nats and O’s (of course, it would be helpful if the teams didn’t suck), and >>> others that seem like they just should happen—wouldn’t a Cubs- Red Sox >>> rivalry be interesting? Admittedly, this has not gotten as much traction as >>> I would have thought. The second reason is that it provides so much data >>> about how much better the American League is than the National League. That >>> needs to be addressed for the long-term health of the game, and interleague >>> play stats make that point. >>> >>> >>> >>> Btw, not sure wild card winners would fair as well as division champs in >>> the WS. Wild card teams have only one 4 out of 28 times (including both >>> leagues). How do the division champions stats look, anyone know? >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>[mailto: >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>] >>> *On Behalf Of *tomsalemi >>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:17 PM >>> *To:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: Winning the Wildcard >>> >>> >>> >>> not sure about the tournament, but i agree with interleague play. or at >>> least limit it to one or two series. >>> >>> >>> >>> plus, since the NHL is so keen on playing hockey in baseball stadiums. I >>> think MLB should schedule some games on a hockey rink. Think of the hijinks! >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 12:06 PM, rdsalemi >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I would still like to get rid of interleague play, and have a set of >>> midseason regional round-robin tournaments instead. It would give folks two >>> championships to shoot for. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Beaudoin, John < >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Let’s not forget the 1987 Twins winning it all with a regular season >>> record of 85-77, 52 losses on the road, 25 losses at home. No wild card >>> back then, but still a .525 team won it all. Compare that to the Sox record >>> of 98-64 in 2004. 13 games different in the regular season. >>> >>> >>> >>> Let’s face it. The Wild Card was really the only way to go when the >>> league expanded beyond 14 teams. Sure there’s more revenue in the extended >>> play-off rounds, but it just had to happen after 14 teams anyway. It was >>> the right thing to do. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>[mailto: >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>] >>> *On Behalf Of *Steve Gendron >>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:29 AM >>> *To:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* RE: Winning the Wildcard >>> >>> >>> >>> I know baseball purists hate it, but I really like the wildcard system, >>> and I think it is good for baseball. It keeps many more teams engaged as >>> the season winds down, and as you suggest, the second place team in a strong >>> division is often a better playoff contender than division winners. How >>> many wildcard entries have won the world series? Angels back in 2002 (I >>> think), Sox in 2004. Have there been others? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>[mailto: >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>] >>> *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi >>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:08 AM >>> *To:* >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc309.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Winning the Wildcard >>> >>> There has always been part of me that says, "Ho hum, another wildcard. >>> I guess it will have to do." >>> >>> Then I realized that the wildcard race is actually quite difficult to >>> win. 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