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« Reply #1200 on: May 25, 2010, 12:31:40 AM » |
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lol...no I got the name from the movie major league.
about to say ... great flick, so kudos on the name. welcome to the board. if you have any baseball ?s just fire away! |
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« Reply #1201 on: May 25, 2010, 01:48:12 AM » |
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lol...no I got the name from the movie major league.
  You could always use his photo as your avatar. |
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« Reply #1202 on: May 25, 2010, 09:09:13 AM » |
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about to say ...
great flick, so kudos on the name. welcome to the board. if you have any baseball ?s just fire away!
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« Reply #1203 on: June 08, 2010, 05:15:45 PM » |
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This is my first post. I've followed baseball in Washington for 11 years (1965-1971 and 2005 to the present). I remember seeing Mickey Mantle play at RFK and my Dad taking me to Senators doubleheaders against the @#$% Orioles in the late 1960's in which we'd routinely lose both games by a combined margin of 15+ runs.  Taking my daughter to a Nats Labor Day game in 2005 was a refreshing change: it was such a strange and wonderful feeling to have my team still in the pennant race in September!  With Strasburg here and Zimmermann and presumably Harper on the way, I'm hopeful I'll see a playoff game in DC long before I die! |
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« Reply #1204 on: June 08, 2010, 09:59:13 PM » |
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Hello all. I'm from Chicago and a huge baseball fan in general. My #1 team is the White Sox, but I've been wanting to take on a second team for a few years. Tonight's game cemented my decision. The Nats seem to be the NL version of the Rays: a terrible team who has been stock piling draft picks and is on the brink of breaking out (at least that's how I see it). Seeing Strasberg tonight (thanks MLB.TV) combined with the Harper pick yesterday tells me the Nats are heading in the right direction. I was very happy to see Washington at the top of the standings this season, so here's to making a run!
I may be a little rough on Nats facts and knowledge about the players, so forgive me and educate me the best you can.
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« Reply #1205 on: June 08, 2010, 10:00:51 PM » |
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« Reply #1206 on: June 08, 2010, 10:38:42 PM » |
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Hello all. I'm from Chicago and a huge baseball fan in general. My #1 team is the White Sox, but I've been wanting to take on a second team for a few years. Tonight's game cemented my decision. The Nats seem to be the NL version of the Rays: a terrible team who has been stock piling draft picks and is on the brink of breaking out (at least that's how I see it). Seeing Strasberg tonight (thanks MLB.TV) combined with the Harper pick yesterday tells me the Nats are heading in the right direction. I was very happy to see Washington at the top of the standings this season, so here's to making a run!
I may be a little rough on Nats facts and knowledge about the players, so forgive me and educate me the best you can.
We seem to be a growing haven for Sox fans looking for a brief respite from what's turning out to be a real downer of a season. You are not alone here, that's for sure! Welcome, make yourself comfortable, feel free to bash the Cubs anytime the spirit moves you. |
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« Reply #1207 on: June 08, 2010, 10:40:30 PM » |
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This is my first post. I've followed baseball in Washington for 11 years (1965-1971 and 2005 to the present). I remember seeing Mickey Mantle play at RFK and my Dad taking me to Senators doubleheaders against the @#$% Orioles in the late 1960's in which we'd routinely lose both games by a combined margin of 15+ runs. Taking my daughter to a Nats Labor Day game in 2005 was a refreshing change: it was such a strange and wonderful feeling to have my team still in the pennant race in September! With Strasburg here and Zimmermann and presumably Harper on the way, I'm hopeful I'll see a playoff game in DC long before I die! Welcome, young fellow! I'm an old RFK veteran myself, though my dad made it Yankees doubleheaders for me. Ugh. Glad to see the Nats have rekindled that passion! |
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« Reply #1208 on: June 09, 2010, 12:48:04 AM » |
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I didn't want to start a whole new thread for a question taht is probably pretty basic, so I figure I'll ask it here in the noobie thread.
Do you consider Expos history part of your history? Are the Senators part of your history (even though they moved to Minnesota and I think may be part of Twins history)? Coming from a team who has never moved, I get a bit confused.
Please be patient with me, just trying to learn the culture.
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« Reply #1209 on: June 09, 2010, 02:22:59 AM » |
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I didn't want to start a whole new thread for a question taht is probably pretty basic, so I figure I'll ask it here in the noobie thread.
Do you consider Expos history part of your history? Are the Senators part of your history (even though they moved to Minnesota and I think may be part of Twins history)? Coming from a team who has never moved, I get a bit confused.
Please be patient with me, just trying to learn the culture.
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« Reply #1210 on: June 09, 2010, 07:45:12 AM » |
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I guess first I should say a big welcome to both Gnome and GNatsNoMore.As far as I'm concerned, the Senators are part of Washington baseball history, so they are definitely in. The Expos are not, in spite of the technicality that it's the same team (or was) as the Nats. It's the Washington connection that I go by.
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« Reply #1211 on: June 09, 2010, 09:09:53 AM » |
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I didn't want to start a whole new thread for a question taht is probably pretty basic, so I figure I'll ask it here in the noobie thread.
Do you consider Expos history part of your history? Are the Senators part of your history (even though they moved to Minnesota and I think may be part of Twins history)? Coming from a team who has never moved, I get a bit confused.
Please be patient with me, just trying to learn the culture.
Walter Johnson, probably the greatest pitcher of all time, never set foot in Minnesota his entire career pitching for the Nats. By what rights should the Twins consider him a part of their history? Was Frank Howard, THE Washington Monument, who once hit 10 home runs in 20 at bats, a Texas Ranger all the time while accomplishing this unmatched feat for the Nats? You might catch Hondo watching the Rangers these days, only if they are visiting Nats Park in interleague play. Even the great Harmon Killebrew, when I met him a few years ago in Fairfax, was autographing pictures of himself in his Senators uni, taken in old Griffith Stadium. Killebrew, one of the most famous of all Twins, began his career here in Washington and knew that it's the home town team that people cheer for, not the articles of incorporation, or league charter. I think it's great that a few Expos fans have continued to follow the team as it moved to DC. In this modern era, it's a far more pragmatic option than it was in 1960 or 1972. But the arrival of the Expos in DC did not arouse in me any interest in digging deep into franchise history. Dawson, Carter, Vladdy, these were great players, but they mean nothing to me, no more than any Indian, or Red, or Dodger. If I didn't care about the '94 Expos then, why would I care now? |
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« Reply #1212 on: June 09, 2010, 10:54:21 AM » |
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I guess first I should say a big welcome to both Gnome and GNatsNoMore.As far as I'm concerned, the Senators are part of Washington baseball history, so they are definitely in. The Expos are not, in spite of the technicality that it's the same team (or was) as the Nats. It's the Washington connection that I go by.
I didn't see them honoring Walter Johnson or Washington in Dallas. Of course any Expos fans that stayed around, that's cool, but forget the history, logo, whatever. DC deserves it's own team without baggage. |
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« Reply #1213 on: June 09, 2010, 06:10:19 PM » |
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Hello all. I'm from Chicago and a huge baseball fan in general. My #1 team is the White Sox, but I've been wanting to take on a second team for a few years. Tonight's game cemented my decision. The Nats seem to be the NL version of the Rays: a terrible team who has been stock piling draft picks and is on the brink of breaking out (at least that's how I see it). Seeing Strasberg tonight (thanks MLB.TV) combined with the Harper pick yesterday tells me the Nats are heading in the right direction. I was very happy to see Washington at the top of the standings this season, so here's to making a run!
I may be a little rough on Nats facts and knowledge about the players, so forgive me and educate me the best you can.
Gnome is a buddy of mine from over @ www.southsiders.net, one of my White Sox Forum hangouts. He's a young whipper snapper, but a great guy. I actually watched Frank Howard play, so I can weigh in on the Expos-as-history concept. I don't think Gnome goes that far back. So be good to the Gnome. White Sox buddies are forever buddies. And the same goes for the Nats! |
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« Reply #1214 on: June 09, 2010, 09:21:42 PM » |
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Walter Johnson, probably the greatest pitcher of all time, never set foot in Minnesota his entire career pitching for the Nats. By what rights should the Twins consider him a part of their history? Was Frank Howard, THE Washington Monument, who once hit 10 home runs in 20 at bats, a Texas Ranger all the time while accomplishing this unmatched feat for the Nats? You might catch Hondo watching the Rangers these days, only if they are visiting Nats Park in interleague play. Even the great Harmon Killebrew, when I met him a few years ago in Fairfax, was autographing pictures of himself in his Senators uni, taken in old Griffith Stadium. Killebrew, one of the most famous of all Twins, began his career here in Washington and knew that it's the home town team that people cheer for, not the articles of incorporation, or league charter.
I think it's great that a few Expos fans have continued to follow the team as it moved to DC. In this modern era, it's a far more pragmatic option than it was in 1960 or 1972. But the arrival of the Expos in DC did not arouse in me any interest in digging deep into franchise history. Dawson, Carter, Vladdy, these were great players, but they mean nothing to me, no more than any Indian, or Red, or Dodger. If I didn't care about the '94 Expos then, why would I care now?
Not only that, I never heard anyone say "First in War, First in Peace and last in the American League" about either the city of Montreal (even though it's a beautiful city) or the Expos. So they're not part of our time-honored tradition.  |
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« Reply #1215 on: June 09, 2010, 09:29:12 PM » |
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Gnome is a buddy of mine from over @ www.southsiders.net, one of my White Sox Forum hangouts. He's a young whipper snapper, but a great guy. I actually watched Frank Howard play, so I can weigh in on the Expos-as-history concept. I don't think Gnome goes that far back. So be good to the Gnome. White Sox buddies are forever buddies. And the same goes for the Nats! LOL, no problem. I tend to get a little fired up if someone suggests I should care about the Expos, simply because it's our "franchise" history. I'm interested in our city's real baseball history, not some tedious legal distinction. |
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« Reply #1216 on: June 09, 2010, 11:43:01 PM » |
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So after stalking you guys for over a year, I've finally decided to join in on the fun. I've been a Nats fan since they've moved back to DC and was about 15 feet from Ryan Zimmerman's game-winning home run on Opening Night at Nats Park. I look forward to talking NATS baseball with you all!
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« Reply #1217 on: June 09, 2010, 11:44:54 PM » |
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Don't know what took you so long to jump in but welcome aboard Ice.  |
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« Reply #1218 on: June 10, 2010, 09:15:16 AM » |
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So after stalking you guys for over a year, I've finally decided to join in on the fun. I've been a Nats fan since they've moved back to DC and was about 15 feet from Ryan Zimmerman's game-winning home run on Opening Night at Nats Park. I look forward to talking NATS baseball with you all!
Welcome to the board, so do you still sit out there on the porch? |
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« Reply #1219 on: June 10, 2010, 12:10:44 PM » |
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When I go to games, which is only 3 or 4 times a year, I usually try and get seats on the porch. Love those seats.
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« Reply #1220 on: June 10, 2010, 05:40:34 PM » |
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When I go to games, which is only 3 or 4 times a year, I usually try and get seats on the porch. Love those seats.
No argument from me, that's where I spend most games. |
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« Reply #1221 on: June 10, 2010, 06:07:30 PM » |
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Gnome - I'm one of those transplants to Washington (from the other Sox country up the coast), so I have a lot less sense of Washington history than most here. My sense is along the lines of what others have said - Walter Johnson is a Nat and in the baseball history of this town. There seems to be some empathy for the plight of the Montreal among some, having lost a team twice here, so the Expos fans are encouraged to follow the Nats. As for me, I followed the Expos a bit as my NL team, especially after Bill Lee went there, and will occasionally chime in about an Expo throw back uni tribute on Canada Day (loved the logo). But at most, that is not "washington baseball." I think there is more sentiment about the Grays of the Negro League as part of our tradition than there is about Rusty Staub.
Oh, and welcome!
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« Reply #1222 on: June 10, 2010, 06:20:42 PM » |
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welcome to NATTY ICE.
As for history, I'll keep it short and say that my views are similar to TomTerp!
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« Reply #1223 on: June 10, 2010, 10:18:25 PM » |
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I'm new in these parts. I'm a lifelong Expos fan from Lloydminster, Alberta. I am in the minority where the various incarnations of the Senators have nothing to do with this team. To me this is still Nos Amours and the Expos by another name. That said I am not here to stir the pot, though occassionally I might complain about calling things franchise records when they aren't.
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« Reply #1224 on: June 11, 2010, 08:57:10 PM » |
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Welcome Shootmaster.
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