MadMonkey: Full Time France 10 - 34 Argentina

The 3rd & 4th play off spot in the Rugby is a nice friendly affair between France & Argentina right now

I think there are more players in the sin-bin than anywhere else

Anyway, half-time and Argentina are 17-3 up, i wondered why tenuki was not on line, probably playing

MadMonkey: Okay then, since you asked for it, Why arent you in my ponds fellowship???

Jim Dandy: The American League, again, because they won the all star game

MadMonkey: I'm sorry, but i had to laugh

Oceans Apart:

Walter Montego:Down 3-1 the Sox are toast.With Cleveland's pitching they'll also beat the Rockies.Does anyone know which side gets homefied advantage in the world series?

Czuch: Cleveland is doing pretty good against them for the pennant right now, even after Boston hit three homeruns in a row. And what was with Cleveland scoring 7 runs in an extra inning? Wow! Your boys better win this game, or Cleveland might take the series without it going back to Boston for game 6.

Walter Montego: Dont count on it

GO BOSOX!

Swept right out they were today. :(
The seven runs Boston scored in the top of the eighth inning wiped them out.
Spanked hard. Some day the Angels might beat Boston in the post season.

Yankees, Indians , lol

Game 2 today in the division series.

MadMonkey: Sorry, mabe win wasnt the right word lol he needs a good weekend lets say lol

MadMonkey: it is all based on earnings, it is only the top 115 that get to retain their cards, he needs at least 40,000 euros to do that 

Oceans Apart: Surely he does not have to win
He must play in & do well in enough Tournament to keep it

MadMonkey: He is evens at the moment after 3 at Carnoustie . He needs a good win, otherwise he isnt going to be able to retain his card

Oceans Apart:

And an early good luck to Lewis Hamilton, who could win the Formula 1 world championship this Sunday

Good luck to Mark Pilkingotn who is playign the Triple challenge, at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns

Ferjo: yes, football :)

!Undertaker!:
S?*?*?, what is this sport?!?!?!? Football Undertaker!

I would have voted that way too... tainted as it is,I was amazed the Baseball Hall of Fame accepted it as a something they will display as noting it was an era of drug usage.......

!Undertaker!: Yes he was the best i must agree there. This new boss wont train on a sunday, it is against his religion apparently lmao

MadMonkey: Chelsea boss is stupid and don't understand anything about soccer. Now, Chelsea is going lose points every weeks. Mourinho is the best and a little or very arrogant (eheheh) but he is the best

Jim Dandy: LMAO

Oceans Apart: No wonder you beat us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on3itHlY7PE

The Canadian team performs I'm a Little Teapot,how can we compete?

MadMonkey: LMAO , yeah one of the reps  (who is a friend of mine) has just been here, and told me

Jim Dandy: LOL

Oceans Apart: I would hope so,that would have been quite the upset if we won,it's not our strong point

Jim Dandy: Wales beat you in the Rugby World Cup

Oceans Apart: I misunderstood,I thought you meant Canada was playing a few games agaist them

Jim Dandy: hmmmmm we did and you lost lol......had to think for a minugte what u were on about lol

Oceans Apart: bring it on!

 
MadMonkey: Darius Henderson is back on top form now

Oceans Apart: A funny game, you went 1-0 up, then 2-1 down, then won 3-2

but its a win

Well done to WALES for beating Canada today in the Rugby World Cup, but my chappies if it hadnt of been for Steve Jones and Gareth Thomas coming on, Canada would have stuffed you, so get ya blimmin act together for the next game

Dont forget, those who use Firefox and can not afford to watch the final one day match England Vs India on Sky or whatever. Its 3-3 and has been a great series......

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MadMonkey: Bravooo Los Pumas!!!!!!!!!!!

MadMonkey:

Oceans Apart: What can you say

Well played Argentina, and they did not even have to bring tenuki on

Tuesday: That sounds like an Intentional Walk as you describe it. I doubt if the bases were loaded prior to the walk, but perhaps the walk loaded them up? As far as the rule that says if a walk is intentional or not, it doesn't change the fact that the batter has walked. There's no rule that prevents the pitching team from being able to intentionally walk a batter or not, so whether or not it looks deliberate or not doesn't matter. It's up to the pitching team to decide to pitch to the batter or not. Sometimes they'll not intentionally walk a batter, but pitch him very carefully and he gets a walk out of it because the pitcher wasn't able to catch the corners of the plate. The manager has already decided that if the batter gets walked that he has a back up plan. Kind of an unintentional intentional walk, so to speak.

awesome: I've never liked intentional walks. While checking out your post's information I came across a link to a book about various strategies employed in baseball called "The Book". I'll have to see about acquiring it.
There's pros and cons to putting someone on base. It certainly gives the batter that's after the guy that receives the intentional walk incentive to get a hit. They're showing him up by saying they'd rather pitch to him than the guy they walked. And if he does get a hit, the guy that was intentionally walked is an extra man on base.

I've never seen a wild pitch during an intentional walk, but I've seen a couple of wild throws that almost got past the catcher.