Crazy-Davey,<br><br>You're right, and I'm wrong. The Mariners absolutely stink, and they always have. They couldn't beat any but the worst possible teams in all of history...<br><br>...and yet they have a .833 win percentage lifetime against your Phrillies!
<br><br>HA!<br><br>Deacon<br>
<br>P.S. Tell me, what's it like to be a fan of a loser of a team in an inferior league?<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/11/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Williams</b> <<a href="mailto:davidwilliams365@hotmail.com">
davidwilliams365@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Flame-O-Deacon,<br><br>I believe your assertion was the Philadelphia had "the worst teams in sports
<br>history". Now was that accurate (think slowly and carefully, maybe a few<br>deep breaths)? Quit hiding behind the mediocrity of your city and its poor<br>performances. One of the great things about cheering for Seattle is that
<br>there never has, never is, and never will be any expecation to win ANYTHING,<br>from the World Series to the Homerun Derby. Oh, wait a minute. KG jr. won<br>it a few years back. Hey, I've got an idea. Maybe you could add that to
<br>the list of Seattle sports success. It could use a little lengthening,<br>something besides a hockey team from 1917.<br><br>DW<br><br>p.s. You mentioned Philly as being dead last out of the 13 cities each with<br>4 pro sports teams. Funny, thats the same number of World Series we've been
<br>to. You could have Nethaniel Ealy's right hand, and still count the number<br>of times Seattle has been to the Fall Classic.<br><br><br>>From: "Deacon James" <<a href="mailto:deaconblues42@gmail.com">
deaconblues42@gmail.com</a>><br>>To: "David Williams" <<a href="mailto:davidwilliams365@hotmail.com">davidwilliams365@hotmail.com</a>><br>>CC: <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com
</a><br>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Poor Sportsmanship<br>>Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:43:38 -0700<br>><br>>Lame-O-Dave,<br>><br>>You're such a big man, comparing your beloved metropolis with a second-rate<br>
>west coast city. Next thing you know, you're going to start intentionally<br>>walking the good kid to pitch to the invalid with cancer and glasses. Jerk.<br>><br>>Phrilladelphia one of thirteen cities to have each of the four major sports
<br>>(MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL), and the last championship came from the 76ers in<br>>1983.<br>>1983! That's TWENTY-THREE years ago! Ha! Your dump of a town is the last of<br>>the thirteen cities to bring home a championship.
<br>><br>>I guess Phrilladelphia isn't zoned for WINNING. The last time they had a<br>>championship parade in Philadelphia was when the founding fathers were<br>>signing the Declaration of Independence.<br>>
<br>>Best,<br>><br>>Deacon<br>><br>>P.S. Maybe the Phrillies will win the wild card.<br>><br>>P.P.S. Maybe the moon is made of cheese.<br>><br>>On 8/11/06, David Williams <<a href="mailto:davidwilliams365@hotmail.com">
davidwilliams365@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>>Deacon,<br>>><br>>>What DO you know of Philadelphia sports history?? You've mentioned it a<br>>>few<br>>>times now, and in typical viz style, you've offered no proof. I can do
<br>>>you<br>>>one better. I know that Philadelphia is NOT the worst sports city in<br>>>history. Why?? Because Seattle IS. I did a little research to make sure<br>>>my impression of Seattle sports teams was correct, and boy was it
<br>>>ever. In<br>>>'95, when Griffey Jr. and co. managed to get to the ALCS, it was termed<br>>>the<br>>>"magical season". Now, you know there must be something wrong with an<br>>>organization which considers a 4-1 series loss to the Cleveland Indians a
<br>>>magical season. The list of Seattle sports success was so thin, they had<br>>>to<br>>>list the Seattle Metropolitans winning the Stanley Cup in 1917. Who were<br>>>the Metropolitans, you ask? My point exactly. Philadelphia on the other
<br>>>hand has had its fair share of sports glory. For you, Deacon, I've listed<br>>>Philadelphia's illustrious Baseball history. The Phillies have won the<br>>>World Series six times (1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, and 1980) and been
<br>>>there 13 times. What about your Mariners, hmm?? Oh, thats right, they<br>>>have<br>>>NOTHING, nada, zilch, zero. Care to retract??<br>>><br>>>DW<br>>><br>>> >From: "Deacon James" <
<a href="mailto:deaconblues42@gmail.com">deaconblues42@gmail.com</a>><br>>> >To: "David Williams" <<a href="mailto:davidwilliams365@hotmail.com">davidwilliams365@hotmail.com</a>><br>>> >CC:
<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>>> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Poor Sportsmanship<br>>> >Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:31:07 -0700<br>>> ><br>>> >David,<br>
>> ><br>>> >The Phrillie Self-Implosion Machine has about as much of a chance of<br>>> >winning<br>>> >the Wild-Card as the Devil Rays have in winning the AL East.<br>>> ><br>>> >Must be rough being a fan of the city with the worst sports teams in
<br>>> >history.<br>>> ><br>>> >Take care,<br>>> ><br>>> >Deacon<br>>> ><br>>> >On 8/11/06, David Williams <<a href="mailto:davidwilliams365@hotmail.com">davidwilliams365@hotmail.com
</a>> wrote:<br>>> >><br>>> >>I think I'd have to agree with Deacon on this one. The chief<br>>> >>responsibility<br>>> >>of any leadoff hitter is to get on base, no matter what. You put your
<br>>> >>team<br>>> >>in a hole by being impatient at the plate, swinging for the fences<br>>>(unless<br>>> >>you're Ryan Howard), or, in this case, pandering to a potential<br>>> >>no-no. This
<br>>> >>applies specially to rubber matches, in which small ball (i.e. bunts,<br>>>sac<br>>> >>bunts, sac flys, stolen bases, smart base-running) usually provides the<br>>> >>margin for winning or losing. Kudos to Zobrist for his hustle and game
<br>>> >>focus, especially on a team with sub-500 record playing in a division<br>>> >>buried<br>>> >>by the likes of Toronto, Boston and the Yankees. A quick disclaimer: I<br>>> >>might feel a bit different and sympathize more with Scott than I
<br>>>currently<br>>> >>do if Zobrist did the same things against the Phillies. Not so much<br>>>that<br>>> >>he<br>>> >>would've ruined a no-hitter (I've already seen one), but b/c the Phil's
<br>>> >>are<br>>> >>in the wild-card hunt, and they need EVERY win. Apart from 3-game<br>>>series<br>>> >>against the Mets, Philadelphia's remaining schedule doesn't include one
<br>>> >>team<br>>> >>with a record currently over .500. GO PHIL'S!!!<br>>> >><br>>> >><br>>> >> >From: "Deacon James" <<a href="mailto:deaconblues42@gmail.com">
deaconblues42@gmail.com</a>><br>>> >> >To: Vision2020 <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>><br>>> >> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Poor Sportsmanship<br>>> >> >Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:59:45 -0700
<br>>> >> ><br>>> >> >Scott,<br>>> >> ><br>>> >> >Suspension? That's taking unwritten rules a bit far, don't you think?<br>>> >> ><br>>> >> >Initially, I felt it was cheap as well. However, it was the beginning
<br>>>of<br>>> >> >the<br>>> >> >6th inning in a 1-0 game. A no-hitter through 5 is nothing. Hardly a<br>>> >>week<br>>> >> >goes by without a pitcher achieving that.
<br>>> >> ><br>>> >> >I think the argument stands if the D-Rays were down by 5 in the 8th;<br>>>at<br>>> >> >that<br>>> >> >point the game would be out of hand. In a one run game just over
<br>>> >> >half-spent,<br>>> >> >you can't fault Zobrist at all. In my opinion, he was doing whatever<br>>>he<br>>> >> >could to get on base, and he ought to be applauded.
<br>>> >> ><br>>> >> >Take care,<br>>> >> ><br>>> >> >Deacon<br>>> >> ><br>>> >> >On 8/11/06, Scott Dredge <<a href="mailto:sdredge@yahoo.com">
sdredge@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> >> >><br>>> >> >>At the M's game on Wednesday, Jarrod Washburn was pitching<br>>>beautifully<br>>> >>and<br>>> >> >>had a no-hitter going until the 6th inning when Tampa Bay's Ben
<br>>>Zobrist<br>>> >> >>lead<br>>> >> >>off the 6th inning with a bunt single. In my opinion this was<br>>> >>UNETHICAL<br>>> >> >>and<br>>> >> >>Zobrist should be suspended for at least one game by the Tampa Bay
<br>>> >>manager<br>>> >> >>if not the league commisioner. Alternatively, the M's official<br>>>scorer<br>>> >> >>should have initially ruled the play an error on Adrian Beltre in
<br>>>order<br>>> >>to<br>>> >> >>keep the no-hitter intact and the scorer could have later changed<br>>>the<br>>> >>play<br>>> >> >>to a hit once the Devil Rays actually produced a legitimate hit.
<br>>> >> >><br>>> >> >><br>>> >> >><br>>> >><br>>><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_ylt=Ag6F94JwmxUZLdr6UuPHWrUn0bYF?gid=260809112">http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_ylt=Ag6F94JwmxUZLdr6UuPHWrUn0bYF?gid=260809112
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