SparkyAnderson

Tough loss but gotta keep the faith and hope we can take the game tomorrow and limit the damage. I see that some people are already in full panic mode.

Try not to let this guy bait you into getting yourself banned again he's not worth it. Time to focus on todays game. A win tonight would be really nice to get us rolling again.

lol I had a feeling that was him when I noticed orpheus had 60+ posts in just yesterdays gameday thread. Maybe this will be the account where he finally learns his lesson and acts in a civil manner.

I would love nothing more than to see Stroman destroy the Yankees tonight and have Tanaka s*** the bed, but I think it's more realistic that Stroman pitches a solid game and we manage to get a few runs and squeak out a win. I really do hope you are right and Stroman wins Rookie of the year, but I think its best that we just enjoy the current success we are having and take everything one game at a time. Keep calm and play some solid ball that's what I want to see.

Since I no longer have cable I finally decided this year to get MLB tv and I must say it has been fantastic to have. It's been so awesome to be able to watch all the Braves games again. Lets hope that the Rays can keep helping us out and take this game from the O's.

You agree with my post and then immediately respond to him again. This kind of behavior is the reason people are suspecting you of being a past banned account. New people would just ignore it yet you continue to try and defend the fact that you just joined 2 weeks ago. You have no reason to be so defensive if you are being genuine so just ignore it move on. Trust me you will be much happier in the end.

Why did you even respond to his comment? It wasn't directed at you yet you still felt the need to fight back. I'm pretty sure you said you were going to just put these posters on ignore. Your post is also exactly what people are talking about. Take the high road and just put him on ignore instead of starting pointless arguments. I guarantee you will have a more positive experience on this board if you take that advice.

His numbers from 94-97 are unreal. Incredible player and will be missed. RIP

I was looking at the standings today and noticed how much the Royals have caught up. I was hopeful that KC would tank and maybe we could get Shields for a decent price. It looks like Detroit is sort of coming out of their slump but they still are giving the Royals a glimmer of hope.

This is exactly right. Everybody gets mad once in awhile about really bad calls, errors and so on but its the constant negativity and whining that makes people angry. I recall most recently the game vs the twins where Pillar missed the catch and allowed the runner to reach second base. People were saying things like DFA Pillar, hes a f***ing piece of s*** blah blah. Then when he was batting before people were posting crap about how terrible he is, that he was going to strike out, he sucks at life before the at bat was even finished. There is venting frustration and then there is filling the GDT with pure negativity and contributing nothing of substance. I shouldn't have to ignore half the people posting in the GDT because they are spamming it with crap. If you want to be respected by the other forum users than show some respect to them as well and try and make a positive contribution. Also consider the fact that its a game and in the grand scheme of life not very important. Wishing death on a player for making an error or striking out in a key situation is taking things a bit too far.

The team is just in a bad slump right now and I don't see the offense continuing to be this bad. Like many of you said its a long season and they are going to have periods where they look unstoppable and periods where everything goes wrong. Just have to have some faith that they will rebound.

So much truth to this. Its alright to be a bit frustrated when we have some bad breaks but some people go from praising this team to wanting a player to die for getting out. The game was tied at 4-4 and people were already assuming we were going to lose. How can you even consider yourself a fan when you have absolutely no faith in your team.

You don't think its pathetic to write your team off before the game is even over?

Tolleson should of had that double play but the dive from Pillar was much worse. Honestly he wasn't even close to making that catch

Redmond hasn't been that bad this year. Win/Loss isn't always a great stat to judge a players performance considering he's mainly a mop up guy for blow outs

Left home when it was 5-5. Come back and see we've put up another 5. This offense is on fire right now!

Must have some faith that Happ can give us a semi decent start. Let's hope the bats come alive.

You do realize you are only making things worse for yourself right?

I don't think anyone would have a problem if he just admitted he created a new account and apologized for his past behavior. The issue is that he continues to act like a jerk and denies everything even though he's already done this many times before and been caught.

This series vs Oakland could be trouble. If they can take 2 out of 3 I would be thrilled but the pitching match ups look rough.

This makes a lot of sense. He's proven that he can provide excellent D and he has great speed. You're probably right that he'll never be that great of a hitter, but if he can get on base at a decent clip he could provide good value.

Good to see you finally made your way over here. The old forum has been destroyed by idiots like Sempai and there are very few legit posters left. I still don't understand why some of those guys hate Spanky so much. What did you do to make them so angry?

I think the admins have done a really great job so far. I still lurk on the old forum from time to time and its just terrible. They still have a small group of decent posters but they seem to think that this board is very elitist and puts down anyone with a different opinion. Personally, I've really enjoyed the new board and feel like the core group has a great deal of knowledge.

Lind has looked fantastic this year and I think it would be best not to mess with his success. Find a suitable platoon partner and let the good times roll.

Any lineup with Mark DeRosa batting 6th is pretty scary.