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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03e8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b9b6e00.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="224" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The trouble with baseball players going on strike is that we can survive a missed season.</B></div> <div> <B>If you need a baseball "fix", just play it yourself with a computer baseball simulation or a table-top version.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="07943320.gif" border=0 width="67" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The threat of a player strike is repulsive.  These guys get an obscene amount of money, to play a child's game.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>That game would be fun to play, for most of the "voiceless" fans, who ultimately pay the freight.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Could the owners be as powerless as we are?  Is the tail finally wagging the dog?  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>No wonder I like fantasy baseball so much. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> Reality bites!</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>" Mickey on line"</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Mickey on line"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sports Page"><U>Sports Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Gallery"><U>Photo Gallery</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scoresheet AL Cobb Lumberkings"><U>Scoresheet AL Cobb "Lumberkings"</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Diamond Kings"><U>Diamond Kings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scoresheet Baseball"><U>Scoresheet Baseball</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rotisserie Baseball"><U>Rotisserie Baseball</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy"><U>Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy</U></A>   |   <B>Real Baseball</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Real Baseball</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="10f82820.gif" border=0 width="130" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> I grew up going to Tiger Stadium, first with my dad, then with my buddies.  Now it is no longer the home of the Tigers.</div> <bR> <div> I moved east  (just  north of Cleveland, across Lake Erie)  between Toronto & Detroit.   I bounce around between the Jays, Tigers and Indians, depending on who is on the radio at the moment, but I know I like the American League best.   </div> <bR> <div>  I bought tickets to go to Skydome with my son, but ended up selling them.   I can sit through a basketball game OK (I love the Raptors), but live baseball loses something when you don't have a home team. </div> <bR> <div> I became interested in the Indians, and our local cable company dropped their station (the only Cleveland station we don't get).</div> <div> Wouldn't you know it.</div> <bR> <div> If I was smart, I'd be a Yankee fan.  At least they win a lot.  Nothing beats a "bandwaggon".</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b043320.gif" border=0 width="67" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> click on a link to get great baseball info...</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/baursam/mlb.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/baursam/mlb.htm"><U>http://www.geocities.com/baursam/mlb.html</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basebal"><U>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.foxsports.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.foxsports.com"><U>http://www.foxsports.com</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.espn.go.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.espn.go.com"><U>http://www.espn.go.com</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>