Cardiff match thread sponsored by sheep fiddler (c)

[Geekins]

So a win tomorrow could catipult us to 12th, whereas a loss of 2 goals or more may see us drop one place to 19th.

Draw equals no change for now.

I can certainly live with that.

I noticed the same thing... sadly when i do that we usually disappoint and lose.

[Ian Royal]

So a win tomorrow could catipult us to 12th, whereas a loss of 2 goals or more may see us drop one place to 19th.

Draw equals no change for now.

I can certainly live with that.

I noticed the same thing... sadly when i do that we usually disappoint and lose.

Predicted a draw against Donny and I reckon a loss tomorrow. But I thinking a win against P'boro on Saturday.

[Thames Valley Bluebird]

Sheep you say?

Well I never

[Elm Park Old Boy]

Well yeah. I mean, we knew they were gonna be middling at best going in, and no point spending the money to upgrade right now just to come out atop this crummy division and then go on to get clobbered in the playoffs by a side miles better.

Starting rotation's looking very solid thru '11 with Buehrle, Peavy, Floyd, Danks and whoever slots into the fifth man role. Kids Beckham and Getz looking sharp in the infield; Thome out the door on a waivers deal, and Dye to follow at season's end when they buy out the $12-mill mutual option for next year at a cost of a million bucks, and then only one more year of Konerko's $12-million albatross and so rid of him --scads of cash to go shopping for free agents over the coming winter, really, and it looks like half the Angels' 25-man roster'll be on the market.

Much to like; need good glove guys and some --any-- baserunning ability, and a little more bullpen is never a bad thing.

Yeah that's about how I see it too (although you've put it a lot better than I ever could ).

I'm just happy that I was there when the season was still interesting. Got to watch a couple of games when we still had a chance early to mid August. Good that Thome and Contreras have gone. Interesting to see you're happy to see both Konerko and Dye go. Great that Beckham and Getz are doing well. Now we just need Alexei to start fielding properly!

Wow - a Baseball-loving subset of Hobnob. Who'd have thought? I'm a Cubs man myself, but wish the Sox all the best of course.

[Shaka's Giant Hands]

I for one am looking forward to the predictable late 90's Lovejoy shout of RRRATTTATOUUUUIIII

[brendywendy]

LOL at the "acceptable" racism of the thread title

i for one am appalled, and have a good mind to report this to the anti racism federation

[handbags_harris]

In short, I hope we beat this bunch of Dolly's.

But we won't.

[Ian Royal]

LOL at the "acceptable" racism of the thread title

i for one am appalled, and have a good mind to report this to the anti racism federation

The Welsh aren't really a race, they are a (sort of) nation. So it's not really racism.

[brendywendy]

principalityism

[rotherwick_royal]

LOL at the "acceptable" racism of the thread title

i for one am appalled, and have a good mind to report this to the anti racism federation

The Welsh aren't really a race, they are a (sort of) nation. So it's not really racism.

The English aren't a race either, but if I called you an English tw*t, you might be offended!

[Ian Royal]

LOL at the "acceptable" racism of the thread title

i for one am appalled, and have a good mind to report this to the anti racism federation

The Welsh aren't really a race, they are a (sort of) nation. So it's not really racism.

The English aren't a race either, but if I called you an English tw*t, you might be offended!

Only by the twat. the rest is an accurate discription. I didn't say it wasn't offensive.

[CMRoyal]

Archie...you plonker....

See, this is what's annoying about the internet - in the good old days, Archie would have turned up at an empty stadium last night prompting years of hilarity and mickey-taking amongst his friends and family.

Now, it's just a slightly embarrassing premature posting on a message board.

[CMRoyal]

LOL at the "acceptable" racism of the thread title

i for one am appalled, and have a good mind to report this to the anti racism federation

The Welsh aren't really a race, they are a (sort of) nation. So it's not really racism.

The English aren't a race either, but if I called you an English tw*t, you might be offended!

Only if you have a dislike of tautology.

[FiNeRaIn]

LOL at the "acceptable" racism of the thread title

i for one am appalled, and have a good mind to report this to the anti racism federation

The Welsh aren't really a race, they are a (sort of) nation. So it's not really racism.

The English aren't a race either, but if I called you an English tw*t, you might be offended!

Pathetic none the less and all the sheep related nonsense got old in the 90's, its now boring and tiresome. Perhaps a little growing up needed.

[Wimb]

Well yeah. I mean, we knew they were gonna be middling at best going in, and no point spending the money to upgrade right now just to come out atop this crummy division and then go on to get clobbered in the playoffs by a side miles better.

Starting rotation's looking very solid thru '11 with Buehrle, Peavy, Floyd, Danks and whoever slots into the fifth man role. Kids Beckham and Getz looking sharp in the infield; Thome out the door on a waivers deal, and Dye to follow at season's end when they buy out the $12-mill mutual option for next year at a cost of a million bucks, and then only one more year of Konerko's $12-million albatross and so rid of him --scads of cash to go shopping for free agents over the coming winter, really, and it looks like half the Angels' 25-man roster'll be on the market.

Much to like; need good glove guys and some --any-- baserunning ability, and a little more bullpen is never a bad thing.

Yeah that's about how I see it too (although you've put it a lot better than I ever could ).

I'm just happy that I was there when the season was still interesting. Got to watch a couple of games when we still had a chance early to mid August. Good that Thome and Contreras have gone. Interesting to see you're happy to see both Konerko and Dye go. Great that Beckham and Getz are doing well. Now we just need Alexei to start fielding properly!

Wow - a Baseball-loving subset of Hobnob. Who'd have thought? I'm a Cubs man myself, but wish the Sox all the best of course.

I'll +1 to this crowd

My avatar probably gives away the team I support. Really looking forward to the playoffs this year (though we won't be in them )

[RoyalChicagoFC]

Thome out the door on a waivers deal, and Dye to follow at season's end when they buy out the $12-mill mutual option for next year at a cost of a million bucks, and then only one more year of Konerko's $12-million albatross and so rid of him --scads of cash to go shopping for free agents over the coming winter

Interesting to see you're happy to see both Konerko and Dye go.

Jermaine's a class player, but as I said to a gaggle of young folks on the platform @ the Clark/Division station end of July, you're gonna get three good months at bat out of JD every season and none more; he'll even carry the lineup on his back for a good chunk of that, but when he's awful, he's really awful --I track base hits daily, and I'd be lyin' if I said that I can recall the last time he reached base that way.

Anyway, age has caught up. He's still got an arm out in rightfield, but he doesn't cover the ground as he used to, and he costs a bundle; if I'm the club, ain't no way I'm taking my half of that $12-mill option for '10, and I'll get the same production and defensive effort in right out of someone else for less than half of that.

Konerko --speaking of a guy good for three solid months and none more-- I've never liked, but of course he had to go and put up a monster October on the way to a World Series title in his walk year, and so we had no alternative to re-upping him at the time. He's good with the glove (although it's only first base), but he'll be 34 by the end of next season and was born maddeningly slow of foot, which can't be fixed. He's kind of a media prettymouth too, or at least he used to be, which I always found annoying.

So...are the teams in yet?

[SLAMMED]

Can you keep your baseball shit off the TB please.

[winchester_royal]

[spacey] Can you keep your baseball shit off the TB please. [/spacey]

[SLAMMED]

We're supposed to be a team w_r

[Arch]

I'm a Cubs man myself.

It never ceases to amaze me that people are actually willing to admit to this.