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lbpesq

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« on: February 27, 2011, 12:08:00 PM »
Nothing to do with Alembics, but I'm sitting here listening to the first pre-game show and following it will be the first Oakland A's spring training game of the season.  
 
BASEBALL IS BACK!
 
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL!
 
LIFE IS GOOD!
 
WHOOOOWEEEE!!
 
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 01:25:46 PM »
Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play, today !
 
And too, the World SuperBike season begins this weekend in Phillips Island, Australia.  AMA Racing and Daytona Bike Week in 2 weeks.  
 
Little Darling, the ice IS slowly melting . . .  
 
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« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 04:23:24 PM »
I am waiting for the snow to melt. Then it is Harley Davidson time!!! (the price of gas is rising....LOL)
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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011, 07:51:10 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011, 07:55:08 PM »
No hope in Queens, Bill. If you wear royal and orange, there's much doom and gloom.
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« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2011, 08:07:01 PM »
yeah, the knicks are finally making my season tickets a reasonable thing to own, and the mets might as well take the next couple of years off. so I'm sticking with basketball for now.
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« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2011, 08:53:25 PM »
Billups brought it home tonight. Great finish in Miami. Maybe wearing a Knicks sweatshirt will be less embarrassing for a change.
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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2011, 05:09:18 PM »
Headed to Royals spring training in AZ on Wednesday.
-Jon
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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2011, 07:40:27 PM »
Jon:
 
I'm jealous.  Have a great time.
 
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« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2011, 04:22:39 AM »
Thought this was going to be a thread about how well England are doing at rugby in the 6 nations.
 
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« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2011, 06:21:47 AM »
Buck Showalter - Manager of the Year.  You heard it here first...
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« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2011, 07:14:52 AM »
jacko..yes they are and I agree with Bill, spring is here soon and I welcome it as this has been a long arduous winter.
Mind you, today is a beautiful day even though my jaw hurts after an hour's sitting in the dental chair(ouch)
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« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2011, 08:47:13 AM »
We don't get to see much rugby here in the states but a few weekends back I saw some rugby from NZ I had never seen before and I thought was the coolest thing-- Sevens. What a great game! If I recall right England made a fair showing but the home team took it all...  
 
Do true rugby fans find sevens as authentic or is it a poor representation of the sport?  
 
Oh yeah, Go Red Sox!
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« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2011, 01:20:41 AM »
John. Sevens is a shortened version of the original 15-a-side rugby union that is played under the 6 nations and originated in Melrose in the Scottish Borders where an annual international tournament is still held.
I played union at school and I can tell you it's a brutal sport. The slightly more modern version is rugby league, played in teams of 13 with a limit on the number of tackles (6 I believe) before the ball is turned over to the opposition, I believe the tackles are lighter and the ball is a slighly different shape.  
 
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« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2011, 07:07:56 AM »
John,
 
Never underestimate a rugby fan's appreciation of an opportunity to hammer back a few pints.  
 
I lived in rugby crazy NZ from 2002-2007 and can tell you that there is huge support for both Rugby Union and Rugby League.  Sevens is essentially Rugby Union with all the 'big uglies' taken off the field.  It's rugby sped up with the smaller, quicker guys out on the field.  I don't know if you follow cricket at all, but it's the equivalent of 20/20 cricket... a way to condense the game in order to make it more exciting, quicker and palatable for people who might find the standard version of the game to be a bit slow and lacking in pizazz.
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