Baseball Playoffs

[Spence]

Virtually everyone I know, including those annoying purists, believes the decision to add a wild card to the MLB playoffs has been a smashing success. Only one owner voted against adding the wild card. He said this:"I made my arguments and went down in flames. History will prove me right. This is an exercise in folly."Who was the dope who said that? Can't you guess? (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2004-10-04-wild-card-cover_x.htm)

[lakewinola]

Is the same idiot who traded Sammy Sosa?

[akhhorus]

Bill Clinton's Penis? Bill O'Reilly's vibrator?

[RedskinsDave]

Is the same idiot who traded Sammy Sosa?

Yeah he should've had the foresight to know a .238 hitter would start taking steroids and become one of the biggest farce golden boys of all time.

[lakewinola]

Yeah he should've had the foresight to know a .238 hitter would start taking steroids and become one of the biggest farce golden boys of all time.

Yeah, I guess you see it as one of the greatest trades ever for the Rangers.

[RedskinsDave]

No, I see it as incredibly good hindsight on your part.

[lakewinola]

No, I see it as incredibly good hindsight on your part.

Man, your man can really do no wrong. How bout giving some of that love to Snyder?

[lakewinola]

Back to the question, Is this the same guy who forced the citizens of arlington to raise their sales tax to pay for a new stadium or they would move the team away?

[RedskinsDave]

I've never said he can do no wrong. That's hero Kerry to you. Acting like that trade was so horrible when it took 5-6 years before Sammy was even worth a salt is pretty good assessment so many years later.

[lakewinola]

Is it the guy who had family political friends and donors give him 10% of the team for doing absolutely nothing?

[Spence]

Back to the question, Is this the same guy who forced the citizens of arlington to raise their sales tax to pay for a new stadium or they would move the team away?Yes. I guess he's not against all taxes. Just those he has to pay.

[RedskinsDave]

Back to the question, Is this the same guy who forced the citizens of arlington to raise their sales tax to pay for a new stadium or they would move the team away?

Forced?

1991 Arlington voters approve a half-cent sales tax increase to finance up to $135 million of municipal bonds for construction of a new stadium.

link (http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/updatecitypage/2001/11/archive_1101_02.html)

[lakewinola]

Forced?



link (http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/updatecitypage/2001/11/archive_1101_02.html)

Yeah!!! That was the choice, raise your taxes or the team is outta here!

[Minnesota Mike]

So on this Wild Card thing, Bush and Bud Selig disagreed and Bud Selig was the one who was right?!?

Now if that isn't a stinging indictment of Bush, I don't know what is.

[fent]

Yeah!!! That was the choice, raise your taxes or the team is outta here!

i grew up as a fan of this team...could spit on the ballpark from my backyard...and there was never, yes NEVER, a threat of this team leaving...not that anyone ever believed at least, including the players and media

[MrWiggles]

So on this Wild Card thing, Bush and Bud Selig disagreed and Bud Selig was the one who was right?!?

Now if that isn't a stinging indictment of Bush, I don't know what is.

I wish you hadn't pointed this out. I think I'm gonna be sick.