Quad Dog said:

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Been around the US a bit and Philadelphia is easily one of the trashiest pos cities in the country.

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The Liberty Bell is probly the most overrated historical landmark too

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So is the Space Shuttle Enterprise, but New York had to have it over Houston. The rest is history.

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That was pure politics as a f you to a State that didn't vote for Obama. F you Schumer.

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We have a Saturn V. The space shuttle was the golf cart of spacecraft.

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Indeed. But that doesn't change the fact that the decision to give that shuttle to New York (which as far as I know had very little if anything to do with its operation) was purely political.

Anyway,

Astros in 5.

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Look how badly JSC has and still is treating their Saturn V, and that's probably a good reason we didn't get a Shuttle.

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Um, you do know it is no longer exposed to the elements, right? Also who appropriates funds for such?

KSC: Inside a great looking facility since 1996.
JSC: Outside until 2007, $2.5 mil refurbish, put inside a metal shed that was supposed to be temporary and rebuilt in 2017.

What are the Phillies going to do with their starting pitchers?

Game 1: Nola
Game 2: Wheeler
Game 3: Suarez
Game 4: Syndergaard/Bullpen?

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Speaking of first base and defense. I love videos like this and just so happens to feature Trey.

The art of catching a baseball. This is a must watch ⚾️💯 pic.twitter.com/q2B8iCRS8K

— Baseball (@mlbelites_) October 25, 2022

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I just made my kid watch this

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Same here.

Stuff like this might force me to get a Twitter account. I'll just have to very carefully curate it to not be full of insanity.

Speaking of Rockets, it was cool seeing Clemens throw out the first pitch against the Yankees as an Astro/Yankee. Too bad we used Oswalt last series too. Who do we think we'll see this weekend?

Quad Dog said:

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KSC: Inside a great looking facility since 1996.
JSC: Outside until 2007, $2.5 mil refurbish, put inside a metal shed.

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Both centers are run by the government are they not? Who appropriates funds for such? Now if you can show Florida took it up itself to fund its Center to house its Saturn V then you have a point.

Biggio and Bagwell would be my guess unless they did for ALDS

Who in the Phillie's lineup is going to be the tough out that will battle and drive pitch counts up (a la Rizzo)?

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Speaking of Rockets, it was cool seeing Clemens throw out the first pitch against the Yankees as an Astro/Yankee. Too bad we used Oswalt last series too. Who do we think we'll see this weekend?

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Eric Bruntlett

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Lidge and Wagner. Let's see if they can still bring it.

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Lidge was on MLB network yesterday, said he's pulling for the Phillies.

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Speaking of first base and defense. I love videos like this and just so happens to feature Trey.

The art of catching a baseball. This is a must watch ⚾️💯 pic.twitter.com/q2B8iCRS8K

— Baseball (@mlbelites_) October 25, 2022

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I just made my kid watch this

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Same here.

Stuff like this might force me to get a Twitter account. I'll just have to very carefully curate it to not be full of insanity.

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Coked up ron washington has some great videos that exist of fielding technique as well.

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Teddy Perkins said:

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Speaking of first base and defense. I love videos like this and just so happens to feature Trey.

The art of catching a baseball. This is a must watch ⚾️💯 pic.twitter.com/q2B8iCRS8K

— Baseball (@mlbelites_) October 25, 2022

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I just made my kid watch this

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Same here.

Stuff like this might force me to get a Twitter account. I'll just have to very carefully curate it to not be full of insanity.

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Let me know how you do that.

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Quad Dog said:

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KSC: Inside a great looking facility since 1996.
JSC: Outside until 2007, $2.5 mil refurbish, put inside a metal shed.

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Both centers are run by the government are they not? Who appropriates funds for such? Now if you can show Florida took it up itself to fund its Center to house its Saturn V then you have a point.

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The Sapce Centers are Government run. The Visitor Centers are not.

KSC: "NASA Kennedy Space Center and industry provided the additional funds to move and restore the rocket."
https://www.spaceflorida.gov/projects/apollo-saturn-v-center/


JSC: "The Smithsonian, which owns the Saturn V and loans it back to NASA for display, began fundraising in 1999 for the rocket's restoration. Half of the $2.5 million required for preservation of the rocket came from a matching grant from the Save America's Treasures Program operated by the White House, National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The remaining funds were raised through donations from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Houston Endowment, Halliburton and other organizations"
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-072007a.html

Space Center Houston certainly has the opportunity to pay for something nice, just like they did for the historic Apollo MOCR: https://spacecenter.org/restoring-apollo-mission-control-center/

Thanks. Appreciate the info.

Didn't he lead the NL in saves in 2008 or 2009? He never seemed to recover from the Pujols homer here...

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What's funny to me is I was perusing Phillies social media pages and their fans seem to think everyone hates them and it's them against the world this WS.....

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That's because the people from Philly are trashiest ahole fans in all of sports and everyone hates them for it.

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True story.

Philly fan booed Santa Claus and cheered when Michael Irvin nearly broke his neck. Pure trash.

So for actual baseball talk…

Who gets the game 1 start at DH. Mancini or Diaz? I'd say Trey does

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So for actual baseball talk…

Who gets the game 1 start at DH. Mancini or Diaz? I'd say Trey does

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Trey because he has the power to accidentally run into one eventually.

tjack16 said:

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So for actual baseball talk…

Who gets the game 1 start at DH. Mancini or Diaz? I'd say Trey does

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Both have sucked vs Nola.

Anyone know where I can find out what all is going on around the ballpark before the game? We are headed in for Game 1. First time ever at a postseason game... much less World Series. The rib and I can hardly contain our excitement. We'd like to pregame around the ballpark but don't know where to find any info. Any advice?