Post by: wildcoyote on March 01, 2007, 11:59:05 pm
Let me go on record early and say I am thrilled with the Yanks off season moves.
Randy needed to go. I don\'t care about his win totals. With that line up behind him, a decent pitcher should win 15 games. Too often he got shelled real bad, real early, draining the bullpen for the rest of a series. He was too often ineffective at 43 years old. What reason do we have to think it will improve this year? His stats may improve against softer NL lineups, and he\'ll probably be happier back in AZ, but regardless- good riddance.
I hate to say this but unloading Sheffield made sense too. I think he\'s still got a great bat, but with the aquistion of Abreu, something had to give. His annual contract circus is also a distraction they don\'t need. Scouts say the Yanks received a decent haul of young pitching in return, so I\'m all for this. While I\'d boo Johnson, I\'ll give Sheff a standing O.
It hurts to write this, but Bernie belongs at home this year. My understanding of the situation was that they brought him back last year after a terrible 2005 for one last hurrah. That was it. Last year he didn\'t suck. That\'s really all you could say. His defense was actually worse, but expectations were lowered and he wasn\'t starting in CF anymore so he got a pass. He hit .281 (.768 ops) with 12 homers in 420 AB\'s. Not exactly DH material when you have Giambi around and your rivals have David Ortiz and Frank Thomas. What else could they do with him? Melky needs AB\'s too. Retire his number, put up a monument, but Bernie needs to understand there are limited roster slots, and he is no longer one of their 25 best.
Opening Day in 1 month!
Post by: Me! on March 02, 2007, 01:22:12 am
Post by: FrankZappa on March 02, 2007, 06:43:59 am
Theres a great \'this is sportscenter\' comercial coming out soon. Posada and Ortiz are sitting at a table and Ortiz is making fun of him because his hat needs to be broken in so Ortiz takes the Yankee hat and shows him how to break it in. a minute later the green monster is walking down the hall delivering tapes and looks in to see Ortiz wearing the Yankee hat and freaks out. :P
predictions for this year: Red sox will win a bunch of games, so will the yankees, mark will still be rooting for the cardinals and pitchy will still be rooting for the mets. Wolf will write a big long breakdown about something and a lot of little fights will break out. Oh, and the sox beat the cubs in 5 games to take the pennant, chicago is destroyed in the ensuing riots. I\'m calling it now.
I can\'t wait. [banana]go soxs![/banana]
Post by: Mark on March 02, 2007, 09:51:58 am
Post by: booztravlr on March 02, 2007, 09:59:10 am
I jumped on for the beginning of summer phish tour \'03 (phoenix, san diego, mtn. view, gorge) and on my flight from phoenix to san diego i left my hat on the plane. when we landed i decided to pick up a new one, which happened to be a padres hat. i was always sick of watching the yankees, mets, and red sox. because of this i never really gave baseball a chance. i figured it was time i picked up a team and started getting into the sport. since then i have become a big fan of the padres and baseball as a whole and plan on ordering the mlb ticket from directv this year. i had the mlb radio the past 3 seasons but that just doesnt cut it anymore.
i feel good about the padres chances this year. maddux is going to be a great addition to their rotation and he will also play a key role in further developing peavy and young. wells is a good #5 starter and if people get hurt i am sure he can step up his role. i am surprised they dealt barfield. he was fantastic last year and they werent going to pay him shit for the next couple years. however i feel giles will be a solid 2b for them. i am glad they finally got rid of klesko but i am sure they will miss having roberts leading off. the man may be old but he is still very fast and plays well in CF. they have one of the best bullpens in the league and fortunately they realized keeping linebrick was a much better option than trying to get randy johnson. the left side of their infield is going to be a little shaky until people settle into their positions.
each division has won the world series over the last 6 years and it all started out with the diamondbacks from the nl west. hopefully that means another team emerges from this div in the fall. dodgers are always contenders and the giants should be too but theyre old and i dont think theyll have the endurance to last. diamondbacks should be better but i think this race will come down to two teams in september, dodgers and padres. hopefully they can pull their third straight div champs.
i look forward to seeing a-rod in a padres uniform at SS in \'08. :duck:
Post by: FrankZappa on March 02, 2007, 10:11:58 am
Quote from: booztravlr;137031
^ go soxs...as is go both red and white sox?
:no: :asskicked :sigh: :doh: :point: :slap:
Red Sox broseph, Red Sox.
Post by: booztravlr on March 02, 2007, 10:23:25 am
Post by: FreeSpirit on March 02, 2007, 10:38:15 am
Quote from: FrankZappa;137024
predictions for this year: Red sox will win a bunch of games, so will the yankees, mark will still be rooting for the cardinals and pitchy will still be rooting for the mets. Wolf will write a big long breakdown about something and a lot of little fights will break out. Oh, and the sox beat the cubs in 5 games to take the pennant, chicago is destroyed in the ensuing riots. I\'m calling it now.
rotfl soooo true! :lol:
Post by: ChrisPitch on March 02, 2007, 12:10:01 pm
In other words, here we go again.
Post by: leith on March 02, 2007, 12:24:29 pm
Quote from: booztravlr;137031
^ go soxs...as is go both red and white sox?
I jumped on for the beginning of summer phish tour \'03 (phoenix, san diego, mtn. view, gorge) and on my flight from phoenix to san diego i left my hat on the plane. when we landed i decided to pick up a new one, which happened to be a padres hat. i was always sick of watching the yankees, mets, and red sox. because of this i never really gave baseball a chance. i figured it was time i picked up a team and started getting into the sport. since then i have become a big fan of the padres and baseball as a whole and plan on ordering the mlb ticket from directv this year. i had the mlb radio the past 3 seasons but that just doesnt cut it anymore.
i feel good about the padres chances this year. maddux is going to be a great addition to their rotation and he will also play a key role in further developing peavy and young. wells is a good #5 starter and if people get hurt i am sure he can step up his role. i am surprised they dealt barfield. he was fantastic last year and they werent going to pay him shit for the next couple years. however i feel giles will be a solid 2b for them. i am glad they finally got rid of klesko but i am sure they will miss having roberts leading off. the man may be old but he is still very fast and plays well in CF. they have one of the best bullpens in the league and fortunately they realized keeping linebrick was a much better option than trying to get randy johnson. the left side of their infield is going to be a little shaky until people settle into their positions.
each division has won the world series over the last 6 years and it all started out with the diamondbacks from the nl west. hopefully that means another team emerges from this div in the fall. dodgers are always contenders and the giants should be too but theyre old and i dont think theyll have the endurance to last. diamondbacks should be better but i think this race will come down to two teams in september, dodgers and padres. hopefully they can pull their third straight div champs.
i look forward to seeing a-rod in a padres uniform at SS in \'08. :duck:
OH HOT DAMN! There is another Padre fan! This is gonna be a fun year.
Pads are loookin\' gooood!!!! I do believe they are going to follow up the franchise\'s first back to back Division Championships w/ a third.
Oh and Kahlil will have to screw up big time to lose his job. A-Rod costs to much for too little.
Post by: FrankZappa on March 02, 2007, 12:30:11 pm
This was just the spring training footage one, so we get to do it all over again in a few weeks for regular season games.
Post by: wildcoyote on March 02, 2007, 12:58:02 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;137045
well, just edited the copyright (cannot be rebroadcast without the express written concent of the commisioner of baseball thing) again for espn and I\'m happy to announce that for the 3rd consecutive year, the RED sox and mets are well supported while there is not a trace of the yankees to be seen. :hehehe:
There\'s not a trace of the Yankees in the copyright you edited for ESPN? Heh? :hscratch:
Post by: booztravlr on March 02, 2007, 01:47:10 pm
Post by: Mark on March 02, 2007, 03:06:54 pm
Post by: Klout on March 02, 2007, 06:04:54 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on March 03, 2007, 06:38:37 am
Quote from: wildcoyote;137050
There\'s not a trace of the Yankees in the copyright you edited for ESPN? Heh? :hscratch:Well, TECHNICALLY there is...
We put in Twins left fielder Jason Kubel making a diving catch on Robinson Cano in the third. However, you don\'t see the yankees in the shot, but it is the twins giving them an out. :biggrin:
Sadly, the twins lost 1-6.
Quote from: Mark;137070
I think we should arrange a .info day at the park!
I\'m telling you; get a bus and a group of seats for a day game to boston, followed that night by breakfast at bills bar. Talk about a party.
Post by: Me! on March 03, 2007, 02:38:21 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;137117
I\'m telling you; get a bus and a group of seats for a day game to boston, followed that night by breakfast at bills bar. Talk about a party.
Sign me up, I would be all about that, haven\'t been to Fenway in years.
Post by: antbach on March 03, 2007, 03:56:40 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;137117
I\'m telling you; get a bus and a group of seats for a day game to the stadium, followed that night by breakfast at the knitting factory. Talk about a party.
fixed.
Post by: bdfreetuna on March 03, 2007, 05:09:47 pm
Quote from: Klout;137091
sox fans = wicked retaahdid
we like to think its just the headies :biggrin:
Post by: FreeSpirit on March 03, 2007, 05:44:25 pm
Post by: Me! on March 03, 2007, 05:59:47 pm
Post by: Gfunk on March 13, 2007, 04:28:27 pm
Post by: Klout on March 13, 2007, 06:49:30 pm
Post by: Spacey on March 13, 2007, 07:54:06 pm
I get myself sucked into a league here at work and I have never done Fantasy baseball and the only teams I know are NY and Boston.
I might be screwed here.
Post by: Klout on March 13, 2007, 09:29:37 pm
Post by: Spacey on March 13, 2007, 11:03:19 pm
Post by: Me! on March 31, 2007, 03:50:53 pm
Monday April 2nd
Home Opener
Tuesday April 10th
vs. Seatlle
God this snuck up on me, I\'m pumped ready for some baseball!
Post by: wildcoyote on March 31, 2007, 07:03:32 pm
I\'ll be there checking out my new seats. I actually moved up 6 rows from last year. HR territory now.
Crazy Carl Pavano gets the start. I\'m predicting 16 wins for him this year (for real).
Post by: kartoon42 on April 01, 2007, 12:29:24 pm
Post by: Rujah on April 01, 2007, 01:11:49 pm
The NL East is probably the strongest division in baseball but I just dont see the Philles being as good as everyone thinks. As far as the Marlins go, well there is a reason joe giraridi (sp) left. I am not worried that much about the NATS, they should just move back to Montreal.
Post by: ChrisPitch on April 01, 2007, 02:24:39 pm
Post by: Rujah on April 02, 2007, 10:40:51 am
Post by: davepeck on April 02, 2007, 01:10:44 pm
880 is NOT coming in for me. :mad: i so want to go home right now..
Post by: booztravlr on April 02, 2007, 01:23:46 pm
Post by: Rujah on April 02, 2007, 01:41:09 pm
Post by: davepeck on April 02, 2007, 01:43:24 pm
and gamecast isn\'t refreshing at all.
fuck.
Post by: jocelyn on April 02, 2007, 03:34:55 pm
The level of convenience here is overwhelming.
:P
Actually- all is not well really. I only have half an hour to get some more beer.
ha haaaaaa working suckers.
Post by: antbach on April 02, 2007, 05:31:37 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on April 02, 2007, 07:09:57 pm
Pavano wasn\'t great, but really didn\'t suck either. He was the victim of 2 errors in the first 2 innings, (both plays, properly made would have ended the inning) and didn\'t get rattled. I was really afraid he would come undone after the second, but he kept his head.
The bullpen pitched great. Bruney, Henn and Vicaino did the job. Farnsworth was hitting 99mph, and Mo was his same old self.
The bats worked Kazmir to 101 pitches by the 6th, and he left the inning w/o recording and out. Giambi and Jorge were clutch, and A-Rod came around with a coffin nail blast into the Yankee bullpen. Can\'t wait until Sunday.
Post by: Me! on April 03, 2007, 01:01:24 am
Quote from: antbach;140956
<--- vows to stay out of this thread until September.
I\'d like to say that but I know I could never do it.
What an awful opener for Boston and Shilling. But somewhat in relation to Antbach\'s post, not much this early really matters anyway. but :doh: none the less.
Post by: Rujah on April 06, 2007, 11:00:09 am
Post by: wildcoyote on April 06, 2007, 12:51:56 pm
Watching the game last night he botched a deep shot by A-Rod that, though difficult, he probably should have caught. Rays pitcher Jee Soo sort of shows him up after with a mini tantrum on the mound, and later in the dugout. Next 2 pitches hit to Dukes he pulls up sort and lets them drop in front of him for bloop hits. Again, both these would have been tough plays, but he didn\'t appear to try.
Dukes is considered a top caliber talent, but fell to the D-Rays in the 3rd round of the draft due to a reputation of attitude problems, and numerous (7 I think) arrests.
Post by: Rujah on April 06, 2007, 02:00:37 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on April 06, 2007, 02:36:49 pm
Quote from: Rujah;141317
who cares they won and more importantly the yankess lost. a-rod stiffens up again in a clutch at-bat with the bases loaded, two outs and the yankees down by a run. damn. gotta love baseball season.
/\\/\\/\\ Intelligent, insightful, Post of the Year IMO.
Post by: wildcoyote on April 07, 2007, 04:34:40 pm
This is much bigger than just a walk off.
This is a 1,000 lb. monkey off a man\'s back.
This is equivilant to Peyton Manning beating the Pats in the playoffs.
This is a superstar with a relieved and renewed psyche.
The sleeping giant has awoken.
Post by: davepeck on April 07, 2007, 04:43:55 pm
Post by: booztravlr on April 08, 2007, 05:09:19 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;141438
Where are all the haters now?
This is much bigger than just a walk off.
This is a 1,000 lb. monkey off a man\'s back.
This is equivilant to Peyton Manning beating the Pats in the playoffs.
This is a superstar with a relieved and renewed psyche.
The sleeping giant has awoken.
are you kidding me? youre comparing a-rods bottom of the ninth grand slam (in their second series of the season against baltimore, none the less) to peyton finally beating the pats in the PLAYOFFS and earning a spot in the superbowl? i sure hope youre joking. that at bat means nothing. they were losing to one of the worst teams in the AL (they lost the series today actually) no one has really questioned arods skills during the regular season so i still dont see this as anything big. lets see how well he does in this situation when the playoffs come in to play.
Post by: Rujah on April 08, 2007, 05:41:17 pm
Post by: WALSH on April 10, 2007, 08:31:52 am
Post by: Me! on April 11, 2007, 01:41:27 am
Quote from: booztravlr;141490
Quote from: wildcoyote;141438Where are all the haters now?
This is much bigger than just a walk off.
This is a 1,000 lb. monkey off a man\'s back.
This is equivilant to Peyton Manning beating the Pats in the playoffs.
This is a superstar with a relieved and renewed psyche.
The sleeping giant has awoken.
are you kidding me? youre comparing a-rods bottom of the ninth grand slam (in their second series of the season against baltimore, none the less) to peyton finally beating the pats in the PLAYOFFS and earning a spot in the superbowl? i sure hope youre joking. that at bat means nothing. they were losing to one of the worst teams in the AL (they lost the series today actually) no one has really questioned arods skills during the regular season so i still dont see this as anything big. lets see how well he does in this situation when the playoffs come in to play.
I just had this conversation with someone at work today, he was saying that people should stop talking shit about A-Rod now (cause he hit another bomb tonight), but exactly as booztravlr said it wasn\'t about the regular season with him he was chokin in the post season. We\'ll see how he\'s doing in September.
Post by: Gfunk on April 11, 2007, 09:54:14 am
Post by: booztravlr on April 11, 2007, 10:36:13 am
padres played like crap defensively early on last night and just couldnt recover. they have lost 3 games this year by a total of 4 runs. hopefully some breaks will fall their way soon.
Post by: wildcoyote on April 11, 2007, 12:39:34 pm
2. MLB scheduling I\'ve been meaning to post about this. How stupid is this? Early April games in New York, and Cleveland with snow! It only makes sense to try to schedule season openers in warmer climates/ domes. In many parts of the country early April is still winter. In the American League: Anaheim, Texas, Oakland, Seattle, Minnesota, Toronto, Tampa all offer relatively warm playing environments. That is exactly half of the league. With risk of injury to players and cancelation of games, teams like NY, Boston, Cleveland etc. should start the season with 2 series on the road. Always.
3. Anyone else miss Harold Reynolds on Baseball Tonight?
Post by: Stephengencs on April 11, 2007, 01:08:17 pm
2 - They should suck it up, they are supposed to be professionals
3 - Though I havent caught baseball tonight so far this season (didnt realize H Reynolds was gone), but I definitely liked him on the show. He is very knowledgeable and somewhat entertaining......
Post by: bezerker on April 11, 2007, 03:23:19 pm
Post by: Stephengencs on April 11, 2007, 03:48:02 pm
Quote from: bezerker;141828
fenway debut for daisuke tonite !!! cant wait for this shit
he definitely looked like the real deal in his major league debut. However most pitchers look good when they face batters who have never ever ever faced them before...... Lets see how he\'s doing post all-star break before all you red sox fans start sucking eachothers pricks....
Post by: booztravlr on April 11, 2007, 08:52:06 pm
Quote from: bezerker;141828
fenway debut for daisuke tonite !!! cant wait for this shit
he looks more like dice clay out there tonight
(http://www.destination-guide.com/showpic/andrewdiceclay.jpg)
so i got my tongue up this chick\'s ass right...
Post by: Me! on April 12, 2007, 01:14:15 am
Quote from: booztravlr;141775
seattle is not entirely filled with poor pitching either. wait until you see felix hernandez tonight. this kid is nasty.
He certainly proved that tonight, pitching a 1 hitter against the big bats of Boston, Dice-K pitched well but to no avail.
Quote from: Stephengencs;141838
Quote from: bezerker;141828fenway debut for daisuke tonite !!! cant wait for this shit
he definitely looked like the real deal in his major league debut. However most pitchers look good when they face batters who have never ever ever faced them before...... Lets see how he\'s doing post all-star break before all you red sox fans start sucking eachothers pricks....
granted, it\'s still very early in the season.
but he\'s a good pitcher you can\'t really argue that. He was considered the best pitcher in Japan, which is no small feat. Will he be the hottest shit in the MLB? :shrug: But he\'s def a good pitcher, and a good addition to the Red Sox rotation, so we\'re always gonna be excited to see him pitch.
Post by: Me! on April 14, 2007, 01:31:17 am
Post by: antbach on April 16, 2007, 07:22:50 pm
Post by: WALSH on April 16, 2007, 10:34:35 pm
Post by: bezerker on April 17, 2007, 01:18:39 pm
Post by: booztravlr on April 17, 2007, 01:26:26 pm
Post by: davepeck on April 17, 2007, 01:34:55 pm
Post by: Spacey on April 17, 2007, 02:26:15 pm
Quote from: bezerker;142382
Daisuke tonite brohaaaans. yipee!!!!!!
lets see how he plays now that he is going to start facing real teams and not a minor league KC royals.
Post by: RudeBwoy on April 17, 2007, 02:39:34 pm
Post by: booztravlr on April 17, 2007, 02:39:48 pm
Quote from: davepeck;142399
yanks need to get roger on the phone, stat.
no kidding. Pettitte, Igawa, and Rasner are all i see in their depth chart right now. but as nice as it would be for them to sign clemens now, hes too old and out of shape to start a season this early in the year. you only want him for august - october in all reality.
Post by: kindm's on April 17, 2007, 03:56:49 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuN7hmlQrkw
Post by: davepeck on April 17, 2007, 04:32:07 pm
Quote from: kindm\'s;142464
I thought this was pretty funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuN7hmlQrkw
rotfl
fantastic.
Post by: wildcoyote on April 19, 2007, 04:52:17 pm
Post by: davepeck on April 19, 2007, 04:53:46 pm
Post by: lele on April 19, 2007, 04:57:07 pm
Alex is on fire!!!!! :banfire:
(& those eyes...)
:drool:
Post by: skalnbyc on April 19, 2007, 05:10:00 pm
Quote from: lele;142786
All I have to say is...
Alex is on fire!!!!! :banfire:
(& those eyes...)
:drool:
Dave, stop posting under Lele\'s name.
Post by: bezerker on April 22, 2007, 09:29:01 pm
Post by: booztravlr on April 23, 2007, 10:11:14 am
Post by: Gfunk on April 28, 2007, 01:01:01 pm
Post by: Spacey on April 28, 2007, 01:36:50 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on April 28, 2007, 02:52:56 pm
Quote from: ESPN.com;
Yankees 8-13
What is up with that?
Post by: Spacey on April 28, 2007, 04:36:09 pm
Post by: booztravlr on May 04, 2007, 02:46:19 pm
Post by: Stephengencs on May 06, 2007, 03:20:59 pm
Roger Clemens just announces after the God Bless America, from the owners box, that he will be back in pinstripes.....
Just picked him up in my fantasy league.....WORD!
Post by: Rujah on May 06, 2007, 03:49:02 pm
Post by: Me! on May 07, 2007, 12:34:50 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;144554
Attention Yankee Fans.....
Roger Clemens just announces after the God Bless America, from the owners box, that he will be back in pinstripes.....
Just picked him up in my fantasy league.....WORD!
:pissed: I heard about this, but honestly if anybody needs the pitching....
Post by: leith on May 07, 2007, 06:15:54 pm
Quote from: Me!;144611
Quote from: Stephengencs;144554Attention Yankee Fans.....
Roger Clemens just announces after the God Bless America, from the owners box, that he will be back in pinstripes.....
Just picked him up in my fantasy league.....WORD!
:pissed: I heard about this, but honestly if anybody needs the pitching....
Ah come on Chris, like it\'s gonna help the Yankees anyway. That team is lost. Even w/ A-Rod having one of the best Aprils ever they still flounder.
and just incase you may be bewildered by this post so far, Bosox still Suck!
Post by: booztravlr on May 08, 2007, 09:22:01 am
though they may be older and close to their final years, wednesday night maddux takes the mound in atlanta against smoltz. this is going to be a classic matchup and most likely the last time they would ever face each other. i am really looking forward to this matchup especially when they have to pitch to each other.
Post by: Spacey on May 08, 2007, 11:21:15 am
I am looking forward to Bonds breaking the HR record on the road and A-Rod breaking it 10 years down the road from that.
Post by: jocelyn on May 08, 2007, 12:03:18 pm
Quote from: leith;144650
Ah come on Chris, like it\'s gonna help the Yankees anyway. That team is lost. Even w/ A-Rod having one of the best Aprils ever they still flounder.
and just incase you may be bewildered by this post so far, Bosox still Suck!
He\'ll still be a help. But really the money might have been better spent getting a pitcher who can make it longer than 5.9whatever innings. (Alright, we\'ll say 6.) Especially with the lack of depth in their bullpen.
I just hope they don\'t wear out/injure the old feller.
Post by: bezerker on May 09, 2007, 06:55:34 pm
Post by: Wolfman on May 14, 2007, 12:54:13 am
(http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/05/13/1179095569_4698.jpg)
Went to the game today on a whim after taking mom to brunch and a museum. Scored a nice $40-face-value seat for $15 in the bottom of the 1st. And what do I get? A 6-run ninth inning rally to win 6-5. OMG I love these guys. With the AL East crown and Super Bowl XLII already locked up, this city is one clutch lottery ping-pong ball away from total big-3 sports domination. It is new though, as a Sox fan, being in a situation where anything besides a championship would be a failure. I mean, this team is so good and built for postseason play. Fortunately most Sox fans have been through this recently with the Patriots so it\'s not completely new. But wow, the Boston Red Sox are the indisputable favorite to win the World Series. The preceding statement has only existed as fact for 24 hours before now; that being the 24 hours between game 3 and game 4 of the 2004 World Series. See you in October! (Unless you\'re a Yankees fan. Say something now Yankees fan, cause come October it\'s gonna be cricket city in the Bronx!)
Post by: booztravlr on May 14, 2007, 09:48:02 am
Post by: Klout on May 15, 2007, 11:24:17 am
Stat wise we are almost dead equal at the top of the heap about 1/4 of the way through the season with a slight offensive advantage to the Sox and a slight pitching advantage to the mets which is pretty much just do to the leauge differences.
However the mets are without our best pitcher and our #1 and #3 relievers. Also our clean up hitter has not started hitting and our #5 guy is just coming out of a big slump and our starting second baseman and left fielder are on the DL. So if we can get healthy and stay that way and get rolling on all cylinders by october we will win the series in 6 games vs the sox. You heard it here first.
oh and roger clemens is a total a-hole and I wouldnt doubt he used roids and got leauge exception to not have it be public. I can\'t BELIEVE he had the nerve to LIE ON CAMERA and say he didn\'t even know the \'not being with the team on off days\' clause was in his contract. Give me a break! How stupid do you think we are Roger??? You demand it to play one year and then you don\'t even realize its part of your contract the next year? Riiiiiight. Just shows you what a pathetic piece of crap this guy is though.
Post by: Rujah on May 15, 2007, 02:10:35 pm
Quote from: Klout;145339
I think it will be mets and Sox World Series...
Stat wise we are almost dead equal at the top of the heap about 1/4 of the way through the season.
Am I wrong or did the Braves take four of six from the Mets already this season? The Braves own the Mets and the NL East. One year is not going to change that fact.
On a side note, I will be in Boston on Sunday (5/20) for their game against the Braves. Looks like it will be Hudson vs. Wakefield
Post by: Klout on May 15, 2007, 02:34:12 pm
Our Team Batting Avg. is #1 in baseball. Yours is 17th.
Our ERA is #1 in baseball......Yours is 14th.
Again without Ace, #1 and 3 relievers and 4 and 5 hitters in season long slumps.
As far as games against goes you\'ve won 4 of 18 games we will play against each other this year and we have won 2. So using that fact to say you own us at this point of this season is prett dumb.
I hope you do hang around tho to make it a bit more exciting. You might even take the wild card if your lucky.
Post by: jocelyn on May 15, 2007, 03:49:01 pm
Had a fantastic time at the game the other day.... I missed that ballpark. In the ninth we were completely kidding about them potentially tying (or winning) the game... And then it happened.
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Going back again in two weeks and I can\'t wait.
Post by: Klout on May 15, 2007, 11:06:41 pm
Post by: jocelyn on May 16, 2007, 10:51:33 am
And I am so not from Hollis. I just happened to live there for my senior year of high school, and then a couple of times after that when I was between homes. Albeit my time there was much enjoyed.
I was born in Billerica and grew up in Pepperell.
Post by: skalnbyc on May 16, 2007, 06:59:04 pm
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I was born in Billerica and grew up in Pepperell.
Do you know Marc Laflamm? I went to school with him and got him a job when he graduated.
Post by: Me! on May 19, 2007, 06:53:54 pm
GO SOX!!
Post by: jocelyn on May 19, 2007, 09:34:17 pm
Post by: Rujah on May 19, 2007, 09:50:36 pm
Post by: Me! on May 19, 2007, 10:00:55 pm
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Second game\'s looking [-]tough[/-] BRUTAL......
ah well what are you gonna do, hopefully Beckett will be back soon.
Post by: Rujah on May 19, 2007, 10:21:58 pm
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Quote from: jocelyn;145767Second game\'s looking [-]tough[/-] BRUTAL......
ah well what are you gonna do, hopefully Beckett will be back soon.
enjoyable, especially if you are a Braves fan like me. I was only able to hear the game today so watching this one on the MLB extra innings quickly made me forgot about the eariler debacle
Post by: jocelyn on May 20, 2007, 02:10:07 pm
Edit: Just realized that you posted that yesterday and not today. Sorry; wasn\'t paying attention.
Post by: wildcoyote on May 20, 2007, 11:03:49 pm
The following home grown pitching talent all have MLB starting experience now:
Phillip Hughes 20
Tyler Clippard 22
Matt DeSalvo 26
Jeff Karstens 24
Darrell Rasner 26
Chase Wright 24
Add Chien Ming Wang (27) to the front of that and the Yanks ought to put together a nice rotation the next few years. Oh, and with plenty of $$$ to spend on bats.
Post by: Rujah on May 23, 2007, 10:46:28 am
Post by: jocelyn on May 25, 2007, 05:44:00 pm
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Quote from: jocelyn;145421I was born in Billerica and grew up in Pepperell.
Do you know Marc Laflamm? I went to school with him and got him a job when he graduated.
Name sounds vaguely familiar but who knows. I had pretty much no friends and was pretty weird/antisocial, so....
Post by: Klout on May 26, 2007, 05:41:57 am
oh and we would have won the last game if that cock sucking umpire didn\'t call david wright out for a CHECK SWING with the bases loaded. no way he went around just a horrible call and total rallly killer in a very tight game.
your team is starting to fade though and ours has not even begun to heat up. Check out the recent interviews with chipper and smoltz if you want to know what the braves think about the mets. the only people who think the braves are actually better is thier idiot fans.
Post by: FreeSpirit on May 26, 2007, 07:03:33 am
Post by: Gfunk on May 26, 2007, 01:57:50 pm
Post by: jocelyn on May 28, 2007, 09:21:34 pm
Here\'s hoping that I\'ll get to see a little more longevity from Beckett tomorrow than last time I was there. :lol: Avulsion. :lol: It could be brutal if his "avulsion" doesn\'t flare up: he\'s 7-0 and Sowers is 1-4.
Whoa this chick singing God Bless America is hot.
Update: in the park HR by Youkilis... rotfl
Post by: Wolfman on May 29, 2007, 11:00:04 pm
I know why you tuned in to the baseball thread. You saw that Wolfman posted and thought, "Oooohhh..Wolfman just posted in the baseball thread. This should be good. Is he gonna bury the Yankees once and for all?!?!?!"
Hehehe. Oooooohhhh...not...quite...yet. I\'m gonna enjoy circling my helpless prey before going in for the kill. But stay tuned folks... the hammer is gonna drop real soon. It\'s coming reeeeeeal soon :hehehe:
Post by: Spacey on May 29, 2007, 11:41:34 pm
We all know the Yankees suck, they suck really bad this year but you have to take the good with the bad.
Luckily after spending 8 years in Massachusetts, I have become accustomed to watching the Red Sox.
Post by: Me! on May 30, 2007, 02:01:44 am
Red Sox Nation fo\' Life!!
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10 K for Schilling this far tonight.... Now some bats would be nice.Great performance by Shilling, it was nice to see after the Yanks beat him up right outta the gates last week.
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Here\'s hoping that I\'ll get to see a little more longevity from Beckett tomorrow than last time I was there. :lol: Avulsion. :lol: It could be brutal if his "avulsion" doesn\'t flare up: he\'s 7-0 and Sowers is 1-4.
Beckett = 8-0 :)
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oof. as much as i love the yanks, it\'s looking like the mets are way ahead, & i\'m actually starting to root for them rather than the overpaid, precocious yankees. oh well, i guess anything\'s better than the red sox, eh, handler?! ;)
:rolleyes: whatever Robyn, you don\'t even like baseball. When was the last time you actually watched a game? Who\'s plays 1st for NY (either team)? (without finding it on the internet) You only like the Yankees to give yourself something else to give me shit about.
Post by: Spacey on May 30, 2007, 10:39:14 am
Post by: booztravlr on May 30, 2007, 11:08:24 am
al - cy - felix hernandez (hopefully all the injuries are behind him)
al - mvp - tori hunter
nl - cy - jake peavy
nl - mvp - jose reyes
enough chowder talk red sox fans. the season isnt even 1/3 of the way complete yet. being 21 games over 500 this early in the season is quite impressive though, ill give you that. i would worry more about your team keeping this momentum flowing through the remainder of the season and playoffs than what the washed up yankees are doing. their poor play is old news. clemens is only one man. he cant pitch every day, though im not sure that would help them anyways. they have holes all throughout their lineup and their bullpen is abused already. as red sox fans, just hope your team isnt going out too fast for their ability so they dont empty the tank before october.
btw, yanks are still 8.5 out of the wild card spot too.
go padres
Post by: Spacey on May 30, 2007, 11:10:23 am
Post by: booztravlr on May 30, 2007, 12:31:06 pm
Post by: Rujah on May 30, 2007, 12:42:52 pm
Post by: Spacey on May 30, 2007, 02:04:41 pm
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^ nice! hopefully one of them is peavy. hes having an incredible year so far. i try not to miss any of his games. so happy i have the mlb ticket!
Jake Peavy has been my savious for pitching, having a great year, indeed.
Post by: booztravlr on May 31, 2007, 03:36:41 pm
the following was taken from an espn column
"The West looks like a three-team free-for-all. But watch out for the Padres. They have gone 17-9 in May. Their team ERA for the month (2.23) was more than a run better than anyone else\'s in either league. And only the Mets and Red Sox have a better run differential than the Padres (+49)."
red sox RS:RA is an impressive +79 and the mets is +61 but there are only two teams even close to the padres RA of 171, mets (194) oakland (199). if peavy and young keep up their current trends we may have a similar CY Young race a la the braves in the mid 90s.
Post by: Klout on May 31, 2007, 09:41:34 pm
Post by: Me! on June 01, 2007, 01:52:01 am
1st Base
1. Ortiz, D. Red Sox 601,770
2. Giambi, J. Yankees 240,030
3. Morneau, J. Twins 221,520
4. Hafner, T. Indians 176,364
5. Casey, S. Tigers 161,436
DAMN!
Post by: jocelyn on June 01, 2007, 04:02:19 pm
Post by: Spacey on June 01, 2007, 04:13:18 pm
Post by: jocelyn on June 01, 2007, 09:26:50 pm
Post by: Me! on June 02, 2007, 02:15:12 am
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I wonder what Youkilis thinks about it.
I\'m sure he understands, Papi is Papi, he gets in pretty much on past reputation, not that he doesn\'t deserve it.
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Youkilis is the man. Saviour on my fantasy team and an all around solid player.
Good choice, he has been a monster the last month or so.
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D-saster!
oof! :doh: ahh well as they say you can\'t win them all. Next two games look like good match-ups. Shilling vs. Mussina and Beckett vs. Pettitte.
Wakefield tends to make me nervous, when he\'s on he\'s impossible to hit, but on his bad days, well.......
Post by: jocelyn on June 02, 2007, 02:23:39 am
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Quote from: jocelyn;147301I wonder what Youkilis thinks about it.
I\'m sure he understands, Papi is Papi, he gets in pretty much on past reputation, not that he doesn\'t deserve it.
Yeah, probably. But still. He has been doing a good job. It has to be at least a little disheartening to not have your name on the ballot.Quote from: jocelyn;147418D-saster!
oof!
The worst was, after tying the game, watching them score off of a walk, a wild pitch, and a passed ball.
Wakefield tends to make me nervous, when he\'s on he\'s impossible to hit, but on his bad days, well.......
Well, yeah, he throws knuckleballs. It goes with the territory. And anyhow, this has always been his modus operandi.
Post by: Me! on June 08, 2007, 01:27:54 am
Post by: booztravlr on June 08, 2007, 10:10:33 am
padres swept the dodgers on a solid 5 run bottom of the 9th comeback last night. they now have the best record in the NL. going to be a great couple weeks of interleague play.
Post by: wildcoyote on June 17, 2007, 09:31:30 pm
I think a few a of you started digging the Yanks grave a little too early. Boston is playing really well, (sweep of SF) so NY fans shouldn\'t even worry about catching them.
Goal 1- [-]Get over .500[/-]
Goal 2 - Take the lead in the Wild Card
Goal 3 - Put some pressure on Boston
BTW- the Mets are fun to watch. Good young players. The subway series is always fun.
Post by: Spacey on June 18, 2007, 12:34:26 am
Post by: booztravlr on June 18, 2007, 10:40:24 am
i cant wait til the red sox visit the padres this weekend. could potentially get the following mathups - peavy/beckett, maddux/wakefield, young/matsuzaka...those would be incredible mathups. very excited for this series. the team with the best era vs the team with one of the best offenses. any red sox fans want to put down a small wager? the bet is a shot of the winner\'s choice whose team wins the series. if there is a sweep, its 2 shots. block island seems like a good place to fulfill the bet. any takers?
Post by: Me! on July 02, 2007, 11:33:10 am
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2007 ALL-STAR BALLOTING WINNERS BY POSITION
American League
POSITION PLAYER NAME TEAM
C Rodriguez, I. Tigers
1B Ortiz, D. Red Sox
2B Polanco, P. Tigers
SS Jeter, D. Yankees
3B Rodriguez, A. Yankees
OF Guerrero, V. Angels
OF Ordonez, M. Tigers
OF Suzuki, I. Mariners
National League
POSITION PLAYER NAME TEAM
C Martin, R. Dodgers
1B Fielder, P. Brewers
2B Utley, C. Phillies
SS Reyes, J. Mets
3B Wright, D. Mets
OF Griffey Jr., K. Reds
OF Beltran, C. Mets
OF Bonds, B. Giants
Mike Lowell, Josh Beckett and Jonathon Papelbon also were elected for the sox.
Post by: Klout on July 02, 2007, 12:12:42 pm
Post by: Igziabeher on July 02, 2007, 12:13:37 pm
Post by: Me! on July 02, 2007, 12:14:29 pm
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no Youk?
I was shocked by that as well, the way he\'s been playing this year. Def shafted
Post by: booztravlr on July 02, 2007, 12:36:58 pm
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cany believe john maine didn\'t even make the team. 9-4 with a era under 3
forget about maine, chris young got shafted.
john maine: 9-4 [6-1 road], 102.0 ip, 79 hits, 84k, 38bb, 10hr, 2.74 era, 1.15 whip
chris young: 8-3 [5-2 road], 96.2 ip, 69 hits, 90k, 36bb, 3hr, 2.14 era, 1.09 whip
very unfortunate that youkillis didnt make it either.
Post by: Klout on July 02, 2007, 12:38:04 pm
Post by: Me! on July 02, 2007, 12:41:32 pm
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its just a popularity contest
very true
Post by: booztravlr on July 02, 2007, 12:49:46 pm
Post by: Me! on July 02, 2007, 12:50:51 pm
Post by: Spacey on July 02, 2007, 07:51:09 pm
Post by: jocelyn on July 02, 2007, 10:17:47 pm
There is an (online only I believe) final vote going on right now which will determine the final player on each team. Okajima is on the ballot for the AL team...
Post by: Wolfman on July 18, 2007, 12:50:48 pm
Post by: Gfunk on July 18, 2007, 12:59:14 pm
Post by: Spacey on July 18, 2007, 02:21:52 pm
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The Yankees are going to win the AL East.
They do. I streak at the Breakfast show following the clinch.
Post by: Me! on July 25, 2007, 01:58:21 pm
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The Yankees are going to win the AL East.
Wolfman?? :wah:
Post by: Spacey on July 25, 2007, 02:23:59 pm
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Quote from: Wolfman;152750The Yankees are going to win the AL East.
Wolfman?? :wah:
They keep playing baseball like they have since the All Star break and I believe this is possible.
Post by: lele on August 04, 2007, 01:53:42 pm
:thewave:
Post by: Spacey on August 04, 2007, 02:28:41 pm
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Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez on his 500th home run!! :D
:thewave:
about time. Nice to see the Yankees are crushing the ball and playing some baseball.
Post by: Rujah on August 04, 2007, 04:03:17 pm
Post by: Spacey on August 04, 2007, 04:36:45 pm
I know that the HR record will not stand but Bonds is one of the best baseball players to ever play the game. Steroids or not, he still had a great career. This whole steroid thing is just a poor reason for so many people to hate him.
Steroids might have given him extra power but it didn\'t change his eye.
Drugs are a part of professional sports whether they are legal or illegal, they been here for a long time. MLB, IMO, is just looking for a scapegoat for a problem that they let drag on for years.
Post by: antbach on August 04, 2007, 05:19:13 pm
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Post by: davepeck on August 04, 2007, 06:00:41 pm
Post by: Rujah on August 04, 2007, 07:37:34 pm
Post by: Klout on August 04, 2007, 08:01:32 pm
Post by: Me! on August 07, 2007, 10:46:25 pm
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Steroids might have given him extra power but it didn\'t change his eye.
If you have HBO watch Costas NOW from this summer. They interview the chemist who created "the clear", the substance that started this whole thing, and he says this is not true. Users stated that it improved every aspect of their game. including seeing the ball better.
Post by: leith on August 08, 2007, 09:56:30 am
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Quote from: Spacey;154155Steroids might have given him extra power but it didn\'t change his eye.If you have HBO watch Costas NOW from this summer. They interview the chemist who created "the clear", the substance that started this whole thing, and he says this is not true. Users stated that it improved every aspect of their game. including seeing the ball better.
Chris I just watched that episode and you may want to watch it again. He is asked about the hand eye coordination and his answer to me seemed hesitant about that part of steroid benefits.
Barry Bonds is an incredible batter w/ or w/o steroids. One of the best I have ever seen for sure. Anybody remember how fun it was to watch him hit 73 home runs in a year?
If A-Rod stays healthy and does nor suffer Griffeyitis he will decimate the record wherever Bonds leaves it however.
Post by: Rujah on August 08, 2007, 10:33:59 am
Post by: antbach on August 08, 2007, 05:03:14 pm
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as far as bonds being on steriods, whose to say if a-rod breaks the record that some of his homeruns would not b/c of steriods. just a thought
because alex rodriguez is too pretty for steroids.
Post by: Spacey on August 08, 2007, 05:16:30 pm
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Quote from: Rujah;154627as far as bonds being on steriods, whose to say if a-rod breaks the record that some of his homeruns would not b/c of steriods. just a thought
because alex rodriguez is too pretty for steroids.
is it just steriods or what the MLB considers "illegal performance enhancing drugs", I have taken supplements that work really well that have been considered illegal by NCAA but were able to buy at a Vitamin World or GNC.
Is there a public list of the illegal substances? I just wonder what the list consists of.
Post by: Igziabeher on August 08, 2007, 05:21:42 pm
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Barry Bonds is an incredible batter w/ or w/o steroids. One of the best I have ever seen for sure. Anybody remember how fun it was to watch him hit 73 home runs in a year?
almost as fun as it was to watch McGwire and Sosa do it a couple years before.
Post by: Spacey on August 08, 2007, 05:23:53 pm
Post by: leith on August 10, 2007, 12:40:50 pm
After melting down as no pitcher has ever done before a couple years back, this guy accepts demotion to the Minors and reinvents himself as an outfielder. His first game back in the Show as an Outfielder and he hits a 3 run homer!
That\'s a Baseball Player right there!!!!!
Post by: FrankZappa on August 22, 2007, 11:24:35 am
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Not only are you securing your chance to sit behind the wheel of what critics have referred to as the "fantasy convertible" but this is a chance to own a piece of Red Sox history. This dream car belongs to David Ortiz, aka Big Papi, of the Boston Red Sox. This was a gift to himself after winning the 2004 World Series and was his prized possession over the past two years. This car has been pampered for its short life, taking Big Papi back and forth to Fenway Park. The car has a little over 4,000 miles on it and has been always dealer serviced and is in immaculate, showroom condition.
This SL65 AMG features a powerful 6.0- liter 12-cylinder, twin-turbo charged engine, hand built following AMG’s one-man-one-engine philosophy for unparalleled quality and workmanship. Supplemented by 738 lb.-ft. of torque, the SL65 boasts 604 horsepower and rockets from 0-60 in just over four seconds. This car is a real head turner and has many additional options including custom aero kit, including Lorinser Fenders. The car is sitting on 20" Lowenhart LSR wheels wrapped with Contintental Sport Contact Tires. This car cost David over $205,000 when it was purchased and then he spent another $35,000 in aftermarket accessories. This car has been featured in DUB magazine and won the 2006 award for Best Celebrity Car.
This car will be hand delivered at Fenway Park to the lucky winner of this auction by Big Papi, himself. He will bring you your new car with keys and title in hand.
Good luck and happy bidding.
(http://i7.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/b0/44/dab2_12.JPG)
This car cost David over $205,000 when it was purchased and then he spent another $35,000 in aftermarket accessories :holyshit:
Post by: davepeck on August 22, 2007, 12:09:37 pm
but "his prized possession"?? he couldn\'t have liked it too much if he only put 4k miles on it in 2 years!
Post by: leith on August 22, 2007, 12:38:15 pm
Post by: booztravlr on August 22, 2007, 12:54:44 pm
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Anyone checkin\' out the Angels/Yanks series? Pretty fun stuff. Well if you\'re an Angel fan.
the game last night was nuts. anderson racked up 10 rbi for an \'rbi cycle\'...in the first 6 innings. just goes to show when the yanks play teams that actually have good pitching theyre 5-7 runs a game won\'t cut it. would have finished at 18-5 if the angels actually cared about their pitching in the 9th.
Post by: leith on August 22, 2007, 02:25:05 pm
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mets/padres game last night came down to the wire. padres take the lead in the top of the 7th, lose it in the bottom of the 8th, regain it in the top of the 9th then hoffman blows it in the bottom half. hopefully peavy can step it up and take game 2.Quote from: leith;156016Anyone checkin\' out the Angels/Yanks series? Pretty fun stuff. Well if you\'re an Angel fan.
the game last night was nuts. anderson racked up 10 rbi for an \'rbi cycle\'...in the first 6 innings. just goes to show when the yanks play teams that actually have good pitching theyre 5-7 runs a game won\'t cut it. would have finished at 18-5 if the angels actually cared about their pitching in the 9th.
The Angel game on Mon. night was an assclincher just like last night\'s Padre game they just came out on top.
Last night\'s Angel game was just bliss after watching that Padre game. Jake will bring it hard tonight.
Post by: FrankZappa on August 23, 2007, 07:54:01 am
Post by: Spacey on August 23, 2007, 10:43:54 am
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yea, so um, go rangers. :holyshit:
what a beating Baltimore endured. Amazing to see the bottom of the order produce that many runs. No wonder the stadium was empty.
Post by: FrankZappa on August 24, 2007, 08:26:38 am
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Post by: davepeck on August 24, 2007, 08:39:12 am
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well they are extending his time there, so whatever the rehab was for I doubt he\'ll be back this year.
he should be back in september actually..
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NEW YORK -- Pedro Martinez is making progress -- even as the platform remains the same.
Martinez will remain with Class A St. Lucie for a fourth Minor League rehab start -- a third with St. Lucie -- on Monday, after which the team will evaluate whether he\'s ready to join the Mets or needs one additional start.
"At the point where we are right now, it\'s going to be start to start," general manager Omar Minaya said. "We\'ll evaluate it after the start on Monday."
Martinez will throw 80 to 90 pitches in that outing, and he\'ll likely then advance either to Double-A Binghamton for a final rehab start or join the Mets on a road trip that takes them to Philadelphia, Atlanta and Cincinnati. If Martinez does first make another Minor League start, he\'d be lined up to join the club at the start of a nine-game homestand on Sept. 7, which begins with three games against the Astros.
Martinez could have joined Double-A for his next start, but he opted instead to remain in a situation where he can worry less about the opposition and more about himself. Minaya said that his injured pitcher\'s greatest concern right now is location not velocity.
"Pedro needs to do what he wants to do in the at-bat," Minaya said. "The goal here is for him to pitch to the zone that he wants to pitch to. That doesn\'t matter whether it\'s done in \'A\' ball or it\'s done in another area."
Post by: booztravlr on August 24, 2007, 09:35:48 am
Post by: leith on August 24, 2007, 06:36:53 pm
Post by: Gfunk on August 28, 2007, 02:22:28 pm
Post by: Klout on August 28, 2007, 02:40:34 pm
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the padres/mets series had a playoff feel to it. each team was capable of putting up a ton of runs in any inning. besides peavy, this series was all about offense. the lead was traded back and forth each game and it was only fitting that game three went to extra innings. beltran was a hero in game one and played strong throughout. khalil greene finished off the series 8-15 with 5 rbi. 2 errors each at 3B for wright and kouzmanoff (4 of the 5 total errors in the series) which really fueled comebacks for the mets. i hope they meet in the playoffs.
Both teams hit in that series but in reality the mets have a much better offense than the padres. The padres could easily beat the mets in the first round of the playoffs, but only because its a 5 game series and the padres have excellent front end of the rotation with Peavy, Young and Maddux. All of three of them CAN be lights out but it\'s certainly no guarantee. The mets have a much deeper and more balanced team overall and would definitely be the favorite if the teams were to meet in the second round. But if the Padres get the wild card I think they will be playing the Mets which sucks.
Post by: Gfunk on August 30, 2007, 06:19:51 pm
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Sox v.s. Yanks tonight! anyone else pumped? Go Bosox!
:banghead:
Post by: Spacey on August 30, 2007, 06:53:53 pm
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Quote from: Gfunk;156613Sox v.s. Yanks tonight! anyone else pumped? Go Bosox!
:banghead:
Go series for the Yankees. Glad to see the sweep but there are still 29 games left or so. Lots can happen but we might see the Yanks and Sox playing for the Eastern Division title later in September.
Post by: SlimPickens on September 03, 2007, 05:36:59 pm
These Devil Ray series were supposed to help the Yanks gain ground on the sox.
I was sitting in a bar in NH on Friday night. When it was revealed that I\'m a Yankee fan, the couple I was talking to suggested that the bartender spit in my beer, to which the bartender replied "My spit is to good for a Yankee fans beer". It\'s so much fun being a Yankee fan when you\'re anywhere north of Rt. 84 in New England.
Post by: jocelyn on September 03, 2007, 08:00:43 pm
Well, that is, anyone over the age of 21 who has a couple of brain cells to rub together.
Post by: SlimPickens on September 03, 2007, 08:03:45 pm
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\'Round where I live nobody really gives a shit if you are a Yankee fan.
Well, that is, anyone over the age of 21 who has a couple of brain cells to rub together.
It was all in good fun. Although I can\'t speak to the number of brain cells in the house... didn\'t appear to be many. And the barkeep was a good friend.
Post by: jocelyn on September 03, 2007, 08:13:42 pm
If it\'s light-hearted, so be it. But how someone can HATE a baseball team or their fans is beyond me.
Post by: Klout on September 03, 2007, 08:52:41 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on September 03, 2007, 09:00:39 pm
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I see. I get irritated with Sox and Tankee fans alike when they take the rivalry thing too far. I think it\'s obnoxious.
If it\'s light-hearted, so be it. But how someone can HATE a baseball team or their fans is beyond me.
While I was at UMass, the biggest source of campus conflict always seemed to be the Yankees-Sox rivalry. Every time there was a large gathering on campus, it never took long for a "Yankees Suck" chant to break out in the crowd. I had seen quite a few fights/burnings of Yankees memorabilia.
Post by: leith on September 03, 2007, 09:06:24 pm
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I see. I get irritated with Sox and Tankee fans alike when they take the rivalry thing too far. I think it\'s obnoxious.
If it\'s light-hearted, so be it. But how someone can HATE a baseball team or their fans is beyond me.
Hate is a harsh word yes but sometimes it is the only word to express the utter disgust one has for a team. It can start with familial training or an event that resonates with you for life.
I "hate" the Bosox because in 1986 they crushed my 16 yr. old hopes of the California Angels making the World Series. Yes it was a long time ago and no one on either team is playing now, but it was a significant event in my baseball following life. It also does not hurt that they play in Boston home of another team I have come to loathe as a Laker fan so it all ties in together for that part of my life. Yes it should always be in good fun and most sports fans I know use words very liberally to describe how much they do not like rival teams.
Post by: Lexington on September 03, 2007, 09:54:41 pm
this is obviously peaches....
Post by: kartoon42 on September 03, 2007, 10:08:53 pm
Post by: ChrisPitch on September 04, 2007, 10:06:55 am
(http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/e99f1856-eb5b-4252-b0dc-eb0733c12c5e.jpg)
New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez walks off the field after getting strikeout number 3,000 against Cincinnati Reds batter Aaron Harang. Martinez became the 15th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in his career. Taking the mound 11 months after major shoulder surgery, the 35-year-old pitcher led the Mets to a 10-4 victory over Reds, throwing 76 pitches in five innings, allowing two earned runs while striking out four and walking three.
New York moved five games ahead of Philadelphia in the NL East with their fourth straight victory.
Post by: Yoda on September 04, 2007, 10:20:32 am
Quote from: Klout;157236
NH sox fans are the worst. even more obnoxious than jersey yank fans heh
Jersey Yankee fans fill up half the Stadium every night, so eat me! See down here, we don\'t have to worry about Mass-Hole Sox fans (other than the occasional bandwagon jumper who goes to Champs Sports and buys the hat of the team that\'s leading the division every year); they\'re not fans anyway! We only have to deal with Mets fans, who are not nearly as bitter as Sox fans.
I haven\'t been to Fenway since the Mussina near perfect game (and the Sox fans were pretty horrible that day) and probably will never go back (I like it on my home turf better), but hopefully winning the series a couple years ago, will make them less bitter towards those that have more world championships than them.
Post by: Spacey on September 04, 2007, 02:07:38 pm
Post by: Rujah on September 04, 2007, 02:33:56 pm
Post by: Gfunk on September 04, 2007, 02:41:46 pm
Quote from: Spacey;157289
The Devil Rays have basically always had the Yankees number. Does anyone know what the season series record is between the two teams?
well, they both suck ass...:duck:
Post by: Spacey on September 04, 2007, 03:05:10 pm
surprising, since I usually see the Devil Rays with a win. Wonder what the overall series is since they started playing.
It feels like the Yankees always loss to the Devil Rays when needed but I might be mistaken.
Quote from: Gfunk;157295
Quote from: Spacey;157289The Devil Rays have basically always had the Yankees number. Does anyone know what the season series record is between the two teams?
well, they both suck ass...:duck:
thats an opinion and not a fact, broseph.
Post by: Gfunk on September 04, 2007, 03:06:50 pm
Post by: Spacey on September 04, 2007, 03:08:44 pm
Quote from: Gfunk;157301
well it\'s pretty much a fact that the debil rays suck. but you are right it is only my opinion that the stankees suck.
very true.
Carlos Pena seems to be shaking things up in Tampa as of late.
Post by: Yoda on September 04, 2007, 04:02:56 pm
Yankees - $189,639,045
Red Sox - $143,026,214
The Red Sox have had the second highest payroll for the past four years
Post by: Gfunk on September 04, 2007, 04:09:20 pm
Post by: Yoda on September 04, 2007, 04:39:42 pm
Post by: Gfunk on September 04, 2007, 04:49:42 pm
Quote from: Yoda;157323
You\'re right, the Yankees have no chance to keep their wild card lead and no chance to take the division. Both teams have 24 games left and with 3 more game against the sox, there\'s no chance of coming back? Are you kidding me! If history shows us anything, boston always has a meltdown at the end of the season and the Yankees take advantage of it - why do you think we\'ve won the division 5 out of the last 6 seasons? And even if we don\'t take the division, as long as we get the wildcard, we\'ll get the chance take you guys on in the playoffs. With our line-up, it doesn\'t take a genius to realize that it\'s only a matter of time before the Yankees start making a run for the division.
I never said they didn\'t have a chance. You are obviously worried because the wild card is hardly a lock where as the Bosox are pretty much a shoe-in for the division. The Bosox have been in 1st place ALL season. You are the one who brought up spending & past championships because the present and near future is looking bleak.
Edit: You are right the the stankees do not suck, they do have a great line up, and they have improved their pitching (Joba). Only time will tell. GO RED SOX!
Post by: Yoda on September 04, 2007, 04:58:31 pm
Do I think the sox have a better chance at the division than the Yankees, sure, but I wouldn\'t bet my life on it. Do I think the Yankees can take the WC if they don\'t take the division, definitely.
I\'m not worried because I\'m not one of those Yankees fans that gets pissed off if we don\'t win the series every year. I\'ve been a fan through the shitty 80\'s and early 90\'s, so I don\'t always expect to win. I just like watching them play and like to see them cultivate young prospects as they are doing with their pitchers this year.
On a side note, I think that the new stadium is a horrible idea.
Post by: antbach on September 04, 2007, 05:07:27 pm
Post by: Rujah on September 04, 2007, 05:38:32 pm
Post by: Gfunk on September 04, 2007, 05:54:11 pm
Quote from: Rujah;157336
I am neither a yankees or red sox fan, but I remeber in 2004 the Yankees were up 3-0 and lost the series 4-3. It was the greatest comeback in sports history so anything can happen. but the yankees will not win the division this year, but they may win the wild card. in the meantime red sox fans would love to have the yankees 26 world series championships but they really dont give two shits about that argument simply b/c of what happen in 2004. And who could blame them.
Word up, RuBrah
Post by: Klout on September 04, 2007, 06:32:59 pm
Post by: Spacey on September 04, 2007, 07:25:55 pm
Quote from: Klout;157344
the yanks could easily make up 7 games in a month
easily especially since 3 games are against the Sox, just need to keep in position to do so and winning this series against the Mariners is a good way to start.
Post by: SlimPickens on September 04, 2007, 08:09:43 pm
Quote from: Gfunk;157341
Quote from: Rujah;157336I am neither a yankees or red sox fan, but I remeber in 2004 the Yankees were up 3-0 and lost the series 4-3. It was the greatest comeback in sports history so anything can happen. but the yankees will not win the division this year, but they may win the wild card. in the meantime red sox fans would love to have the yankees 26 world series championships but they really dont give two shits about that argument simply b/c of what happen in 2004. And who could blame them.
Word up, RuBrah
Papa, I\'m disappointed mate!
Post by: Gfunk on September 04, 2007, 11:22:46 pm
Post by: Wolfman on September 05, 2007, 01:53:05 pm
Quote from: antbach;157332
:rotfl: this is fun(ny)
Agreed, especially given the contestants. I\'m trying to picture George and Deblock in the same room in real life, having this conversation. I can see them getting heated while everyone else in the room is watching and in conniptions. Can we have these two square off at a show sometime? With DeBlock in the Hulkamania costume? Is that asking too much?
Post by: Rujah on September 05, 2007, 05:41:16 pm
Post by: Spacey on September 05, 2007, 06:24:57 pm
Glad to see the Braves win a game.
Post by: Yoda on September 06, 2007, 10:48:51 am
The HH costume has been retired. Even though I\'ve dropped a couple of pounds, I don\'t want to imagine the ripples that my ass would make it spandex :yack: As for getting to a show, if there was something in the North Jersey area, it might be a possibility - the days of driving 7 hours each way to get to a show are long past me. But anyways, it looks like the Yanks picked up 2 games on the Wildcard and cut boston\'s lead to six, so we\'re on our way to taking the division! :vader:
Post by: booztravlr on September 06, 2007, 10:59:29 am
Post by: Spacey on September 06, 2007, 01:46:54 pm
Expecting an exciting end to this season.
Post by: Gfunk on September 06, 2007, 03:05:03 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;157394
Quote from: antbach;157332:rotfl: this is fun(ny)
Can we have these two square off at a show sometime? With DeBlock in the Hulkamania costume? Is that asking too much?
Wolfy are you tryin to get my ass kicked? I don\'t want to square off with tha hulk. He has ass ripples. :wah:
But for ser the sox need to step it up cause yanks are playing real good baseball lately.
Post by: Yoda on September 06, 2007, 03:43:35 pm
Post by: Klout on September 06, 2007, 04:17:28 pm
Quote from: Rujah;157426
With Delgado out for a while, maybe the Mets will go on a losing streak
Doubtful. we will get equal offensive production from green at first base and a slight upgrade on defense also allowing Lastings milledge and endy chaves to platoon in right adding defense
Big Deal
1. Reyes SS
2. Castillo 2B
3. DWright 3B
4. Beltran CF
5. ALou LF
6. Green1b
7. Endy/Milledge RF
8. Lo Duca
Makes our bench one man thinner but line up is still stacked.
Quote from: Rujah;157426
With Delgado out for a while, maybe the Mets will go on a losing streak
and the Braves can sweep them the next time they meet and hopefully we can win the division or at least the wild card.
I would worry about beating out San Diego/Arizona/St Louis/Philly out of the wild card.
Barring a meltdown the mets are in control of the division.
Post by: Spacey on September 06, 2007, 04:32:52 pm
Post by: jocelyn on September 15, 2007, 06:07:42 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on September 16, 2007, 12:56:13 am
Post by: Me! on September 18, 2007, 10:41:37 pm
fuckin Gagne!
Post by: booztravlr on September 19, 2007, 09:40:49 am
In the NL the Mets seem like they want to call it an early season. They\'ve lost their last 8 games against the Phillies. They\'re also on a 5 game losing streak with the chance to be swept today...by the Nationals. Yikes.
Padres have pulled within one game of the Diamondbacks thanks to their current 5 game winning streak. They may have been playing the Giants and Pirates (still 2 more left against them) but they\'re winning the games they are supposed to win. 3 more at home against the Rockies then off to San Francisco for 3 and finally Milwaukee for 4 games to close out the regular season. That Brewers series could be interesting if both teams are fighting for playoff hopes.
Go Padres!
Post by: Yoda on September 19, 2007, 10:03:32 am
As for the other divisions and the NL, who cares!
Post by: booztravlr on September 19, 2007, 10:56:42 am
Quote from: Yoda;159110
As for the other divisions and the NL, who cares!
The NL won the World Series last year...by a team with the worst record in the entire playoffs. Also, each division has won the World Series over the last 6 seasons. The division that started this was the NL West with the Diamondbacks in 2001. So don\'t think the AL East reigns supreme just cause the Red Sox and Yankees are good. When is the last time the Blue Jays, Orioles or Devil Rays made a run at the top 2 spots? If it was recently then I\'m wrong but I really don\'t pay close attention to AL baseball. The reason why the Yankees and Red Sox consistantly make the post-season is because they play ~45 games each against these crumb bum teams.
The NL West has 4 teams in the hunt for the post-season right now. Assuming the Rockies and Dodgers win 3 more games each, the NL West will have 4 teams over .500 at the end of the season. Show me an instance where the AL East could replicate this. Top to bottom, the NL West is the best division in baseball. Now, does that mean they will definitely get 2 teams into the post-season? No. Does that mean they will win the World Series? No. My point is two good teams at the top of your division it doesn\'t make it the best division in baseball.
Post by: Yoda on September 19, 2007, 11:11:49 am
Post by: booztravlr on September 19, 2007, 11:23:50 am
I just wanted to defend the NL since it\'s often referred to as an inferior league.
Post by: Klout on September 19, 2007, 03:50:59 pm
Post by: Wolfman on September 19, 2007, 05:10:08 pm
Here\'s my next prediction: After the Yankees win the AL East and the Sox back into the wild card, get ready for the riveting Indians/Angles ALCS! Sox and Yankees both go down in 4 in round 1! Hehe!
Post by: davepeck on September 19, 2007, 05:13:33 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;159180
As I told everyone in this thread on 7/18 with a 9.5 game lead (post #144), the Yankees are going to win the AL East. I didn\'t even notice that someone went in and colored the words "Yankees" and "win" red in that post. Hilarious. Of course I will still end up right.
they\'re red because those were the words that you searched for... durrr.
Post by: Wolfman on September 19, 2007, 07:11:43 pm
Quote from: davepeck;159181
Quote from: Wolfman;159180As I told everyone in this thread on 7/18 with a 9.5 game lead (post #144), the Yankees are going to win the AL East. I didn\'t even notice that someone went in and colored the words "Yankees" and "win" red in that post. Hilarious. Of course I will still end up right.
they\'re red because those were the words that you searched for... durrr.
Like I said, somebody colored them red. It was the .info server. The server, despite not posessing the intelligence of a human, is still capable of accidentally creating images which are ironic and thus humorous.
Now, back to the leacture at hand. You\'re going down. I\'m going down. If there are any Indians or Angels fans reading this, prepare the celebratory festivities because one of you is winning the World Series.
Post by: bdfreetuna on September 19, 2007, 08:24:30 pm
Post by: Yoda on September 19, 2007, 10:09:09 pm
Post by: antbach on September 19, 2007, 10:21:20 pm
Post by: Gfunk on September 20, 2007, 04:15:46 pm
Quote from: Yoda;159200
The Yankees win / the sox lose. The 14 game lead is now cut down to 1-1/2!
:banghead:
Quote from: bdfreetuna;159197
hang in there Red Sox!!
:that:
Post by: Spacey on September 20, 2007, 06:00:03 pm
Post by: Wolfman on September 20, 2007, 07:03:48 pm
Quote from: Yoda
The Yankees win / the sox lose. The 14 game lead is now cut down to 1-1/2!
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Post by: Yoda on September 20, 2007, 08:14:46 pm
Post by: Me! on September 21, 2007, 02:02:15 am
Post by: davepeck on September 21, 2007, 09:04:19 am
http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/spring/2007/09/griffey-update.asp
Post by: Me! on September 22, 2007, 11:20:38 pm
would still love to win the division, you knew they were gona make it one way or another but good to have a definative spot.
Post by: davepeck on September 22, 2007, 11:25:19 pm
Post by: Me! on September 22, 2007, 11:29:02 pm
Quote from: davepeck;159591
i may hate the tampa bay devil rays more than i hate the red sox. it\'s damn close.
they\'re an odd team. For the most part they just suck but it seems like they always give New York and Boston a run for their money, more so NY though
Post by: Klout on September 24, 2007, 05:59:51 pm
Post by: Me! on September 25, 2007, 01:13:39 am
Post by: booztravlr on September 25, 2007, 09:37:15 am
Post by: Klout on September 25, 2007, 12:27:00 pm
His coach should have just punched him right in the face.
Post by: Spacey on September 25, 2007, 02:23:07 pm
Quote from: Me!;160036
AL East is gonna come right down to the wire. the 1/2 game is gone, so we\'re up by two but, shit this could really go either way. should be an exciting month of Baseball.
I\'m surprised that the Sox/Yankee season has turnout to be so close. I thought the Sox had nailed the coffin shut. Guess I was wrong and thats why they play the games.
Post by: Klout on September 25, 2007, 02:29:09 pm
Post by: jocelyn on September 25, 2007, 03:21:42 pm
Quote from: Spacey;160166
Quote from: Me!;160036AL East is gonna come right down to the wire. the 1/2 game is gone, so we\'re up by two but, shit this could really go either way. should be an exciting month of Baseball.
I\'m surprised that the Sox/Yankee season has turnout to be so close. I thought the Sox had nailed the coffin shut. Guess I was wrong and thats why they play the games.
Come on... everyone else knew better than that. Sox fans started worrying right after the damn All Star break. Per usual.
Post by: Spacey on September 25, 2007, 03:34:23 pm
Quote from: jocelyn;160190
Quote from: Spacey;160166Quote from: Me!;160036AL East is gonna come right down to the wire. the 1/2 game is gone, so we\'re up by two but, shit this could really go either way. should be an exciting month of Baseball.
I\'m surprised that the Sox/Yankee season has turnout to be so close. I thought the Sox had nailed the coffin shut. Guess I was wrong and thats why they play the games.
Come on... everyone else knew better than that. Sox fans started worrying right after the damn All Star break. Per usual.
Not everyone.
I thought for sure the Yankees were done. They sucked but it appears the Sox sux harder.
Post by: Klout on September 25, 2007, 04:15:56 pm
Post by: Me! on September 26, 2007, 01:13:50 am
Quote from: Spacey;160166
Quote from: Me!;160036AL East is gonna come right down to the wire. the 1/2 game is gone, so we\'re up by two but, shit this could really go either way. should be an exciting month of Baseball.
I\'m surprised that the Sox/Yankee season has turnout to be so close. I thought the Sox had nailed the coffin shut. Guess I was wrong and thats why they play the games.
It\'s baseball man, if it was football or basketball I\'d agree but wiht baseball there are soooo many games anything can really happen.
Quote from: jocelyn;160190
Come on... everyone else knew better than that. Sox fans started worrying right after the damn All Star break. Per usual.
yup, but we didn\'t do too badly, the buffer we had sure helped.
Quote from: Spacey;160197
Not everyone.
I thought for sure the Yankees were done. They sucked but it appears the Sox sux harder.
It wasn\'t about the sox sucking they really didn\'t suck all that bad there was some really good baseball in there. It wasn\'t about the sox being bad but the Yanks being really really good. They have the best post all star record in baseball. (or did as of last week or so)
After tonight we have a 3 game lead with 5 games left. Anything can happen, but especially the way the Yanks were using their pitching tonight (it seemed like they\'re already thinking about saving arms for the post season), it\'s looking pretty good for Boston.
Post by: Spacey on September 26, 2007, 01:16:43 am
Post by: leith on September 26, 2007, 03:05:36 pm
Quote from: Klout;160100
Milton Bradley is the biggest idiot in all of baseball.
His coach should have just punched him right in the face.
You have no clue man. Milton has been trying very hard and the Padre players love him on the team. He was totally incited by the Ump as the First Base coach reported and today that Ump got suspended for baiting Bradley.
Post by: Igziabeher on September 26, 2007, 03:13:09 pm
Quote from: leith;160440
Quote from: Klout;160100Milton Bradley is the biggest idiot in all of baseball.
His coach should have just punched him right in the face.
You have no clue man. Milton has been trying very hard and the Padre players love him on the team. He was totally incited by the Ump as the First Base coach reported and today that Ump got suspended for baiting Bradley.
so let me get this straight... you\'re saying milton bradley isn\'t one of the biggest idiots in baseball? if not all sports.
Post by: booztravlr on September 26, 2007, 03:20:44 pm
Quote
NEW YORK -- Umpire Mike Winters was suspended by Major League Baseball for the remainder of the regular season on Wednesday because of his confrontation with San Diego Padres outfielder Milton Bradley last weekend.
The Padres claimed Winters baited Bradley, who has a history of losing his temper. Bradley tore a knee ligament when his manager spun him to the ground while trying to keep him from going after the umpire during Sunday\'s 7-3 loss to Colorado in San Diego.
Winters was suspended because the commissioner\'s office concluded he had used a profanity aimed at Bradley, a baseball official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the reasoning for the suspension was not announced.
The 48-year-old Winters became a major league umpire in 1990 and worked the World Series in 2002 and last year.
Padres manager Bud Black declined to comment.
"In this case, I think it\'s best for my position to just stay away from it," he said by phone from San Francisco, where the Padres were to finish a series against the Giants on Wednesday night.
Bradley tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will need surgery, which is expected to sideline him for at least six months. His injury was a blow to the Padres, who began Wednesday with a one-game lead over Colorado and Philadelphia in the NL wild-card race.
Trouble began when plate umpire Brian Runge asked Bradley if he had flipped his bat in the ump\'s direction after taking a called third strike that ended the fifth inning. Runge indicated that Winters told him that Bradley had.
The dispute escalated after Bradley singled, then asked Winters if he told Runge he threw his bat.
First base coach Bobby Meacham and Black said Winters used profanity. Bradley called it "the most unprofessional and most ridiculous thing I\'ve ever seen."
"It\'s terrible. And now, because of him, my knee\'s hurt," he said after the game. "If this costs me my season because of that, he needs to be reprimanded. I\'m taking some action. I\'m not going to stand pat and accept this because I didn\'t do nothing wrong."
Post by: leith on September 26, 2007, 04:18:53 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;160441
Quote from: leith;160440Quote from: Klout;160100Milton Bradley is the biggest idiot in all of baseball.
His coach should have just punched him right in the face.
You have no clue man. Milton has been trying very hard and the Padre players love him on the team. He was totally incited by the Ump as the First Base coach reported and today that Ump got suspended for baiting Bradley.
so let me get this straight... you\'re saying milton bradley isn\'t one of the biggest idiots in baseball? if not all sports.
Not in this instance no. How about in your job someone in authority calls you a fucking piece of shit. Whatcha gonna do? I know I lay \'em out. Even the 1st base coach has said in our local papers "If that was said to me I would have charged him also. Milton kept his calm until the Umpire used profanity"
Clearly a case of bad reputation if you think this was Bradley\'s fault. He has been trying to change and this ump knew Bradley gets heated easily.
Post by: SlimPickens on September 26, 2007, 05:14:16 pm
Quote from: leith;160440
Quote from: Klout;160100Milton Bradley is the biggest idiot in all of baseball.
His coach should have just punched him right in the face.
You have no clue man. Milton has been trying very hard and the Padre players love him on the team. He was totally incited by the Ump as the First Base coach reported and today that Ump got suspended for baiting Bradley.
I\'m not saying he shouldn\'t have gotten into it with this ump. But anyone that\'ll struggle against his own coaches/ teammates to the point of injury just to get in an umps face about a non-incident from a previous inning... has got to be a pretty big idiot.
Post by: Spacey on September 26, 2007, 06:00:22 pm
Post by: leith on September 26, 2007, 06:52:00 pm
Quote from: SlimPickens;160458
Quote from: leith;160440Quote from: Klout;160100Milton Bradley is the biggest idiot in all of baseball.
His coach should have just punched him right in the face.
You have no clue man. Milton has been trying very hard and the Padre players love him on the team. He was totally incited by the Ump as the First Base coach reported and today that Ump got suspended for baiting Bradley.
I\'m not saying he shouldn\'t have gotten into it with this ump. But anyone that\'ll struggle against his own coaches/ teammates to the point of injury just to get in an umps face about a non-incident from a previous inning... has got to be a pretty big idiot.
He got hurt struggling because the guy had just called him "a fucking piece of shit" and kept jawing at him because he knew Milton would not take someone calling him a profanity.
Milton and the first base coach both have said Milton was cool until the profanity.
An Umpire should know better. They should be impartial and this guy was not.
Yeah In the heat of a playoff chase, Milton should have just let the guy talk shit. He should just let the ump get away with shit just because he is in a position of authority. Yeah you guys are right. Milton is an idiot because he could not do the obvious thing that you all would do in the same situation with all the adrenalin running and just calmly take the guys shit.
Quote from: Spacey;160464
The umpire is wrong for going after Bradley but its Bradley\'s fault for his own injury. 5 year olds throw temper tantrums not professional athletes.
OK can I get your bosses number and when he calls you a fucking piece of shit in front of everyone please just sit there and take it like a good professional.
Post by: Spacey on September 26, 2007, 07:21:39 pm
Quote from: leith;160470
Quote from: SlimPickens;160458Quote from: leith;160440Quote from: Klout;160100Milton Bradley is the biggest idiot in all of baseball.
His coach should have just punched him right in the face.
You have no clue man. Milton has been trying very hard and the Padre players love him on the team. He was totally incited by the Ump as the First Base coach reported and today that Ump got suspended for baiting Bradley.
I\'m not saying he shouldn\'t have gotten into it with this ump. But anyone that\'ll struggle against his own coaches/ teammates to the point of injury just to get in an umps face about a non-incident from a previous inning... has got to be a pretty big idiot.
He got hurt struggling because the guy had just called him "a fucking piece of shit" and kept jawing at him because he knew Milton would not take someone calling him a profanity.
Milton and the first base coach both have said Milton was cool until the profanity.
An Umpire should know better. They should be impartial and this guy was not.
Yeah In the heat of a playoff chase, Milton should have just let the guy talk shit. He should just let the ump get away with shit just because he is in a position of authority. Yeah you guys are right. Milton is an idiot because he could not do the obvious thing that you all would do in the same situation with all the adrenalin running and just calmly take the guys shit.Quote from: Spacey;160464The umpire is wrong for going after Bradley but its Bradley\'s fault for his own injury. 5 year olds throw temper tantrums not professional athletes.
OK can I get your bosses number and when he calls you a fucking piece of shit in front of everyone please just sit there and take it like a good professional.
Leith, who called Milton Bradley the names, his skipper or the umpire? Not his boss was it, not even the same thing, brah.
And I would take it as a professional because I have other avenues of retaliation. Why would I fight back if my boss called me names and make a bigger ass out of myself then they just did.
Also, how come you assume my boss is a he, why couldn\'t the boss be a she? Got something against females in positions of authority?
Post by: leith on September 26, 2007, 08:33:51 pm
Quote from: Spacey;160474
Not saying any of that. I am saying that the umpire is guilty of using profanity to entice Milton Bradley. Milton Bradley is responsible for his own action of retaliating. These are professionals and you just sometimes have to act mature even if the umpire isn\'t. He should have stayed his cool because then he would at least be able to assist his team in the playoff race.Quote from: leith;160470Quote from: SlimPickens;160458Quote from: leith;160440Quote from: Klout;160100Milton Bradley is the biggest idiot in all of baseball.
His coach should have just punched him right in the face.
You have no clue man. Milton has been trying very hard and the Padre players love him on the team. He was totally incited by the Ump as the First Base coach reported and today that Ump got suspended for baiting Bradley.
I\'m not saying he shouldn\'t have gotten into it with this ump. But anyone that\'ll struggle against his own coaches/ teammates to the point of injury just to get in an umps face about a non-incident from a previous inning... has got to be a pretty big idiot.
He got hurt struggling because the guy had just called him "a fucking piece of shit" and kept jawing at him because he knew Milton would not take someone calling him a profanity.
Milton and the first base coach both have said Milton was cool until the profanity.
An Umpire should know better. They should be impartial and this guy was not.
Yeah In the heat of a playoff chase, Milton should have just let the guy talk shit. He should just let the ump get away with shit just because he is in a position of authority. Yeah you guys are right. Milton is an idiot because he could not do the obvious thing that you all would do in the same situation with all the adrenalin running and just calmly take the guys shit.Quote from: Spacey;160464The umpire is wrong for going after Bradley but its Bradley\'s fault for his own injury. 5 year olds throw temper tantrums not professional athletes.
OK can I get your bosses number and when he calls you a fucking piece of shit in front of everyone please just sit there and take it like a good professional.
Leith, who called Milton Bradley the names, his skipper or the umpire? Not his boss was it, not even the same thing, brah.
And I would take it as a professional because I have other avenues of retaliation. Why would I fight back if my boss called me names and make a bigger ass out of myself then they just did.
Also, how come you assume my boss is a he, why couldn\'t the boss be a she? Got something against females in positions of authority?
Yeah it was not his "boss" but someone in a position of authority.
You can say that you would not retaliate because you are not actually in a position at this moment with the accompanying (relative to your job) stress.
Thing is the ump would have gotten away with it if the first base coach did not hear it and then have the balls to report it. Say your boss had it in for you and said this to you in the middle of one of your most stressful days and no one else heard it. Are you certain you would not snap?
Just sayin\' the guy has been trying his damnedest to keep his temper under control while he has been a Padre. Something none of you would even know about because all you ever see/hear is the negative as you don\'t get our local coverage. It sux and yeah I can see your points but I just do not think you guys comprehend the incredible amount of stress a playoff chase is to these guys.
As for the "he" comment whatever. The only problem I have with a female in a position of authority is when your mom is on top.
Peace brah
Post by: Spacey on September 26, 2007, 08:37:36 pm
I was waiting for your rebuttal. Excellent.
Well, I completely understand both sides and in the heat of the moment a temporary lapse of judgment I can understand.
The umpire was wrong and will be suspended for the remainder of the regular season. Unfortunately, Bradley could be out for the rest of the season, which does suck.
also, my mothers been dead for 7 years, why are you still fucking a corpse?
Post by: leith on September 26, 2007, 08:55:01 pm
Quote from: Spacey;160500
haha.
I was waiting for your rebuttal. Excellent.
Well, I completely understand both sides and in the heat of the moment a temporary lapse of judgment I can understand.
The umpire was wrong and will be suspended for the remainder of the regular season. Unfortunately, Bradley could be out for the rest of the season, which does suck.
also, my mothers been dead for 7 years, why are you still fucking a corpse?
Yeah it sucks for all involved.
as for the mom comment:
damn I knew it. As soon as I posted it I was thinking ah damn what if his mom is dead. I just set myself up. Fuck. OK Now everyone knows my "guilty pleasure".
Anyway on the ser tip sorry \'bout your mom that sucks.
Post by: Klout on September 26, 2007, 10:35:45 pm
The ump was unprofessional by talking shit but bradley instead of be being the bigger man and walking away he flipped out and threw and tantrum worthy of a 6 year old.
The way he was shoving his coach was despicable. Even more despicable is the fact that instead of accepting and owning up to the fact that he screwed up and let his whole team and all the fans down like a man because he couldb\'t be an adult and bite his tounge, instead he says "because of him, my knee\'s hurt"!! unreal
Bradley is a pathetic loser who got what he deserved and so is anyone who defends him and his actions.
Post by: leith on September 26, 2007, 10:59:43 pm
Quote from: Klout;160513
Bradley got what he deserved and so did the padres for taking the risk of signing a known hot head like him.The Padres knew what they were getting and it has paid off in the larger sense as he ignited the team with his bat and his passion. To a man the Padre players have consistently backed him and have said they would welcome him back next year if mgmt signed him.
The ump was unprofessional by talking shit but bradley instead of be being the bigger man and walking away he flipped out and threw and tantrum worthy of a 6 year old.
The way he was shoving his coach was despicable. Even more despicable is the fact that instead of accepting and owning up to the fact that he screwed up and let his whole team and all the fans down like a man because he couldb\'t be an adult and bite his tounge, instead he says "because of him, my knee\'s hurt"!! unreal
Bradley is a pathetic loser who got what he deserved and so is anyone who defends him and his actions.
Yeah the way you mouth off I\'m positive you would have kept your cool in the same situation hypocrite.
Post by: Klout on September 26, 2007, 11:23:10 pm
Post by: leith on September 26, 2007, 11:36:48 pm
Quote from: Klout;160518
if was I was getting paid millions of dollars a year to play a game I would at least be a professional about it. Arguing a call is one thing but what he did was way over the line. Unless the ump called him a dirty f#ckin N*gg^r there is no excuse for flipping out like that. And even if he did it\'s still not an excuse to push his own coach around like that. Instant karma is a bitch. too bad he didn\'t even learn his lesson but at least he made a total fool out of himself and his entire team and drastically hurt their play off chances.
I can see what you\'re saying but the team has actually been catalyzed by this as evidenced by last night\'s 9th inning comeback and the current score of 8-2 in the 5th. 1 game back of the D\'Backs and 1 game ahead of the Phillies and Rockies with 4 games left.
Post by: Klout on September 26, 2007, 11:47:59 pm
Post by: Me! on September 27, 2007, 01:26:57 am
Post by: Klout on September 27, 2007, 01:32:15 am
Post by: Me! on September 27, 2007, 01:42:42 am
Post by: Klout on September 27, 2007, 01:46:38 am
NSFW:
http://wallstreetjackass.typepad.com/raptureready/images/arod_yankee_fans.jpg
Post by: Me! on September 27, 2007, 01:48:56 am
Post by: Spacey on September 27, 2007, 02:00:20 am
I knew all along! ;)
Post by: SlimPickens on September 27, 2007, 07:49:55 am
Quote from: leith;160470
Quote from: SlimPickens;160458Quote from: leith;160440Quote from: Klout;160100Milton Bradley is the biggest idiot in all of baseball.
His coach should have just punched him right in the face.
You have no clue man. Milton has been trying very hard and the Padre players love him on the team. He was totally incited by the Ump as the First Base coach reported and today that Ump got suspended for baiting Bradley.
I\'m not saying he shouldn\'t have gotten into it with this ump. But anyone that\'ll struggle against his own coaches/ teammates to the point of injury just to get in an umps face about a non-incident from a previous inning... has got to be a pretty big idiot.
He got hurt struggling because the guy had just called him "a fucking piece of shit" and kept jawing at him because he knew Milton would not take someone calling him a profanity.
Milton and the first base coach both have said Milton was cool until the profanity.
An Umpire should know better. They should be impartial and this guy was not.
Yeah In the heat of a playoff chase, Milton should have just let the guy talk shit. He should just let the ump get away with shit just because he is in a position of authority. Yeah you guys are right. Milton is an idiot because he could not do the obvious thing that you all would do in the same situation with all the adrenalin running and just calmly take the guys shit.Quote from: Spacey;160464The umpire is wrong for going after Bradley but its Bradley\'s fault for his own injury. 5 year olds throw temper tantrums not professional athletes.
OK can I get your bosses number and when he calls you a fucking piece of shit in front of everyone please just sit there and take it like a good professional.
He threw a fit like a little baby. And he got hurt. Karma!
Post by: peaches626 on September 27, 2007, 08:04:23 am
Quote from: Klout;160100
Milton Bradley is the biggest idiot in all of baseball.
haha, and his name is "Milton Bradley".... Just never gets old
hahahaha, what a cruel joke for his mother to play on him.
Post by: Klout on September 27, 2007, 08:48:25 am
Quote from: peaches626;160585
I hate to say it but I finally think I might agree with Klout on one thing....
why u being such a hater
Post by: booztravlr on September 27, 2007, 09:15:46 am
Still 4 games left in the season and besides the NL Central nothing has been decided yet. Diamondbacks, Padres [-1], Mets [-1], Rockies [-2] and Phillies [-2] are all playing for 3 playoff spots.
Padres go to Milwaukee for a 4 game series. If it comes down to it Peavy would be able to pitch on Sunday on 4 days rest. I am hoping it doesn\'t come down to that as he would be the ideal starter in Game 1, which will most likely be on the road.
Go Padres!
Post by: peaches626 on September 27, 2007, 10:40:49 am
Quote from: Klout;160600
Quote from: peaches626;160585I hate to say it but I finally think I might agree with Klout on one thing....
why u being such a hater
haha
just bustin your balls brother
Post by: SlimPickens on September 27, 2007, 12:22:44 pm
Quote from: peaches626;160585
haha, and his name is "Milton Bradley".... Just never gets old
hahahaha, what a cruel joke for his mother to play on him.
That\'s why he\'s such an insane hothead. He got named Milton Bradley, and he\'s had to defend himself ever since.
Just like a boy named sue!
Post by: Rujah on September 27, 2007, 03:13:17 pm
let\'s get back on topic: The Mets being swept by the Nationals. As it stands now the 34-35 against NL East teams. I wonder how many more games the Mets will lose and if they will fire Willie after the season. I mean the lead was 7 games two weeks ago, now its only one.
And if that wasn\'t enough, here is a song I thought all you Mets fans would enjoy
Meet the Mets: 2007 Edition
Beat the mets, beat the Mets,
Last place teams defeat the Mets.
Hanging sliders, minor-league speed,
Guaranteed to waste a seven run lead.
Because the Met bullpen keeps fading away,
October baseball won’t be at Shea.
Mota…Sosa…,
Every game is now in doubt.
Can anyone who’s on this staff,
Get three men out?
Post by: booztravlr on September 27, 2007, 03:24:04 pm
Post by: Rujah on September 27, 2007, 03:37:57 pm
Post by: booztravlr on September 27, 2007, 03:55:18 pm
Post by: Klout on September 27, 2007, 05:24:16 pm
Post by: Spacey on September 28, 2007, 12:25:26 am
Quote from: metscrazy10
Can someone please tell the Mets to stop advertising for postseason tickets? It\'s embarrassing.
Saw this on the ESPN web page under featured comment, thought it was kinda funny.
Post by: DocEllis70 on September 28, 2007, 10:25:19 am
Post by: davepeck on September 28, 2007, 10:30:09 am
Post by: FrankZappa on September 28, 2007, 11:23:14 am
They were saying this moring (never happen) but that if colorado wins the remaining 14 games in the season it would break and create a shit load of records.
Post by: booztravlr on September 28, 2007, 11:30:44 am
Post by: davepeck on September 28, 2007, 12:15:57 pm
Post by: Me! on September 28, 2007, 01:37:03 pm
Post by: Me! on September 29, 2007, 01:15:12 am
Red Sox 2007 AL East Champs!!!
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5425/11910370855987el4.jpg)
:yay: Red Sox won the division after the yanks lost in extra innings tonight. :yay:
Quote
”I’m really, really proud of our players and our organization, and happy for our fans because it’s been a long time since they had the bragging rights in the al east and don’t have to take the taunts any longer and can enjoy this one… it’s just a great day for our fans. When you have the Yankees in your division, it feels like you have a stalker. Every time you turn around, they’re right there, and we’ve been out to big leads before and haven’t been able to hold ‘em. … Our guys really handled the Tampa clinch very professionally, now tonight, get a little crazy, enjoy it, but then back to business, and we still have the home field to play for, best record in the league, and then the important time starts, we have to win 11 games, one at a time, try to win the division series, then go from there.”-- GM Theo Epstein
Post by: Gfunk on September 29, 2007, 01:54:21 am
Post by: Rujah on September 29, 2007, 03:43:10 am
Post by: Wolfman on September 29, 2007, 10:27:05 am
(http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/09/29/1191039055_3964.jpg)
MY.
(http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2007-09/32877141.jpg)
GOSH.
(http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2007/09/29/amd_mets-randolph.jpg)
Obviously I enjoyed last night\'s Red Sox clinching party, especially how it all went down with the fans at Fenway staying an hour and 10 minutes after the Sox won to watch the O\'s pull off a spectacular comeback against the Yankees. Thanks O\'s. It\'s nice to win the AL East, really it is. There are very, very few Sox fans wise enough and honest enough to say this though: it really doesn\'t mean a whole lot in a couple of days. It\'s a new season, and when a team loses in the playoffs, the corresponding pennant is thought of with angst for all eternity. Now, most Sox fans are nowhere near as wise and honest as I and will get up and preach about how great this is, but really, a wise Sox fan should know better than anyone that it doesn\'t matter how you get in.
Also loved the contrast last night watching Fenway and then seeing the fans at Shea. OMG. Boy was I glad I was in my shoes and not theirs last night. Blowing the NL East lead for the first time since May 8th at home w/ 2 games to go. Oof. Someone keep Pitchie away from bridges for the next few weeks. I feel bad for them. I don\'t want to see the Mets lose. F the Phillies, who cares about them?
See you next week for playoff action!
Post by: Me! on September 29, 2007, 11:43:54 am
Quote from: Wolfman
Now, most Sox fans are nowhere near as wise and honest as I and will get up and preach about how great this is, but really, a wise Sox fan should know better than anyone that it doesn\'t matter how you get in.
well I guess your shit just don\'t stink eh Wolf? :rolleyes:
Quote from: Wolfman
There are very, very few Sox fans wise enough and honest enough to say this though: it really doesn\'t mean a whole lot in a couple of days. It\'s a new season, and when a team loses in the playoffs, the corresponding pennant is thought of with angst for all eternity.
as NESN is calling it, the second season. it\'s true it really doesn\'t mattter how you get there, but it would have been a litttle sad loosing the lead in the last week after holding it since April. (as the Mets know) So yes, there\'s still alot of work to do. But it\'s exciting none the less, I was estatic about this win.
I think you\'re wrong most fans know it doesn\'t matter how you get there, I mean shit we got there with the wild card in \'04. I think it\'s nice to be happy in this moment as the team was last night, and as they all said still 11 more wins to go. I just don\'t know why you have to take a great thing and minimize it. Can\'t you just be happy about it for half a second.
Post by: antbach on September 29, 2007, 04:15:06 pm
Post by: Klout on September 29, 2007, 04:23:01 pm
phils losing in the 2nd.
we are still alive amazingly
Post by: Me! on September 29, 2007, 05:00:21 pm
Post by: DocEllis70 on September 29, 2007, 09:04:16 pm
Quote from: davepeck;160887
(http://funkysouls.com/img/Nine_Inch_Nails_-_Things_Falling_Apart.jpg)
you could also have used Downward Spiral i guess too.. though we are still alive! definatley on life support, but alive
Post by: Wolfman on September 29, 2007, 09:35:20 pm
Quote from: Me!
well I guess your shit just don\'t stink eh Wolf?
You know it brosephasorus. :)
I was happy about it for 2 seconds, reread the first three sentences of my post. Actually I was happy about it for about 2 hours when texts and phone calls were flying around like it was 04 all over again. That was fun.
To be honest, I\'m just pissed with Sox fans right now because I went to the game Wed night and was surrounded by nothing but tourists, meatheads, business clients, and dates...absolutely nobody who had any interest in the game, and we\'re in the middle of a pennant race. Fenway can be tough sometimes. There\'s a lot of people there who just aren\'t there to watch a baseball game. They\'re there either to say they saw the place, get wasted, transact business deals, or make out. Baseball be damned. Watching the game was barely an option for me. So I\'m pissed with Sox "fans" right now. This phase should pass for the postseason.
Post by: jocelyn on September 29, 2007, 09:36:44 pm
Post by: Hi,I'mJosh on September 30, 2007, 02:24:12 am
Quote from: Wolfman;161124
Quote from: Me!well I guess your shit just don\'t stink eh Wolf?
You know it brosephasorus. :)
I was happy about it for 2 seconds, reread the first three sentences of my post. Actually I was happy about it for about 2 hours when texts and phone calls were flying around like it was 04 all over again. That was fun.
To be honest, I\'m just pissed with Sox fans right now because I went to the game Wed night and was surrounded by nothing but tourists, meatheads, business clients, and dates...absolutely nobody who had any interest in the game, and we\'re in the middle of a pennant race. Fenway can be tough sometimes. There\'s a lot of people there who just aren\'t there to watch a baseball game. They\'re there either to say they saw the place, get wasted, transact business deals, or make out. Baseball be damned. Watching the game was barely an option for me. So I\'m pissed with Sox "fans" right now. This phase should pass for the postseason.
i couldn\'t agree more, Seth. Holla at\'cha boy!!! I was kicked out for "dumping a beer," a seven-dollar and fifty-cent beer mind you, on someone. BS I dumped a beer on anyone. Honestly, I love the Sox as much, if not more, than most; however, I now live in Chicago, and Fenway looks better on TV to me.
Post by: Wolfman on September 30, 2007, 01:12:48 pm
Quote from: jocelyn;161125
That sucks Seth. I find that at Fenway, the better my seats are, the less interested the fans around me tend to be.
This is an interesting one. I was thinking about this all throughout the game on Wed night. You\'d have to go to a lot of games in a lot of different seats to get a solid feel. I was actually sitting in the upper upper bleachers Wed night, all the way behind the scoreboard, and we had the full smorgasboard of non-watchers that I listed in the last post. As seats get better I imagine that things tend to swing more towards the business-client side and further from the meathead side/drunkard side. But as seats get better you also encounter more longtime season ticket holders who are great to be around. I think tourists and dates will pay up to the best ticket they can afford, so those are everywhere. I was actually there on some company tickets myself but I always make sure that the clients I bring with me are the type to watch the game with me!
The worst are easily the meatheads (horrible), followed by the non-fan tourists (downright irritating), then the maker-outers (At least some of the time they might care about the game, but when the guy starts boning her with a Fenway Frank it\'s fair game to pour ketchup on them, right?), then the business clients (they\'re usually not bad and are often fans, but they often add nothing either, and when you\'re surrounded by the other 3 types of people, you need anybody left near you to contribute.)
That\'s one thing you don\'t have to worry about at the Patriots, that\'s for sure. (Or I imagine most of the NFL in general.) The whole stadium is season tickets and with only 8 games a year nobody gives away their tickets. Out of 65,000 people at Patriots game, probably 50,000 are the same every week, and they\'re not there to make out with their girlfriend, that\'s for sure. The building is dialed in hard on every play and the subplots of the game and the crowd knows what to do. It\'s awesome.
You\'ve seen the same at Breakfast shows, if you\'ve been to a few doozies of yore. There are those shows where most people stand or sit at the back with drinks and talk and nobody really cares who the band is. Then there are great shows where everyone is up front, tuned in, and reacting where they should be. Which show would you rather be at? The thing that really gets me is that the Sox were pushing to clinch the pennant in game #158 and I got a section where nobody cared. This would be like The Breakfast pulling a dooze at the Fonghoulish Freakout, with the mystical 10-foot-gap in front of the band in full effect all night and nobody really moving at all. That\'s not gonna happen, but imagine if it did. Ugh.
The bottom line is, I am still the founder and president of Pave Fenway. Give us a real park! Not gonna happen, oh well.
Post by: Me! on September 30, 2007, 01:15:44 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;161124
I was happy about it for 2 seconds, reread the first three sentences of my post. Actually I was happy about it for about 2 hours when texts and phone calls were flying around like it was 04 all over again. That was fun.
To be honest, I\'m just pissed with Sox fans right now because I went to the game Wed night and was surrounded by nothing but tourists, meatheads, business clients, and dates...absolutely nobody who had any interest in the game, and we\'re in the middle of a pennant race. Fenway can be tough sometimes. There\'s a lot of people there who just aren\'t there to watch a baseball game. They\'re there either to say they saw the place, get wasted, transact business deals, or make out. Baseball be damned. Watching the game was barely an option for me. So I\'m pissed with Sox "fans" right now. This phase should pass for the postseason.
Fair enough, honestly I don\'t get the chance to get to fenway so I can\'t comment on that, but I have no doubt it\'s true. I was just really excitedabout the win, and looking forward to the post season.
Post by: leith on September 30, 2007, 03:58:10 pm
Come on Mr. Baseball Knowledge.
Post by: antbach on September 30, 2007, 11:25:11 pm
thanks,
ant
Post by: Wolfman on October 01, 2007, 01:32:36 am
Quote from: antbach;161237
someone please make sure pitchie is alive. tell him it is not the end of the world.
thanks,
ant
BROWNS WIN, BROWNS WIN!!! Come back off the ledge Pitchie, the Browns are the real deal!
Post by: davepeck on October 01, 2007, 08:58:59 am
Post by: booztravlr on October 01, 2007, 09:33:31 am
Looks like there will be a play-in game tonight on TBS. Padres have to travel to Colorado due to their 8-10 head to head record this season. Peavy will take the mound against an underrated Josh Fogg. Padres don\'t want to choke away their playoff hopes. Rockies want to carry their momentum of 13 wins in 14 games. None of that means shit anymore, however. There isn\'t any other pitcher in the MLB I would rather have in this situation than Jake Peavy. Should be a good game.
GO PADRES!
Post by: FrankZappa on October 01, 2007, 11:24:45 am
Quote from: davepeck;161263
hope pitchie didn\'t have one of these (http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2874199&cp=2879714) on order!
He was going to for the novelty of it, but they were completely sold out of both XL and 2XL.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 01, 2007, 01:56:05 pm
But even with all of that, even with the lousy bullpen and the disgraceful September from Billy Wagner; even with the ineffectiveness of Tom Glavine (who can never pitch for the Mets again) and John Maine (despite Saturday) down the stretch; even with the inconsistent years from nearly every offensive player, including Reyes going 5 for his last 41; even with their lack of hustle and overly casual, yet at times, brash attitude; even with Willie (who should be back) making numerous bonehead maneuvers, such as pitching people like Brian Lawrence, Phillip Humber, and Carlos Muniz in key spots; even with the injuries to Carlos Delgado and El Duque; even with Paul Lo Duca’s big mouth (another guy who cannot come back); even with the suspensions of Marlon Anderson and Lastings Milledge; even with all of these negative factors, the New York Mets still had a three-game lead in the loss column with seven home games to play against the Nationals, Cardinals, and Marlins and went 1-6 in those games.
Furthermore, they had a two-game lead with five to play and a 5-0 lead against the Nationals on Wednesday, but inexplicably pitched Humber—who had never made a major-league start—and he along with their pathetic bullpen gave away yet another one. I really had felt completely confident that the Mets would win the division until that game.
But even with all that, the Mets still had destiny in their own hands yesterday, yet saw an aging Hall of Famer completely break down and an offense that struggled producing two-out RBIs all year do so yet again as the Mets finished the season a miserable 12-25 at home against the National League East.
Clearly, there are an overwhelming amount of reasons why the Mets did not deserve to compete in the postseason and the Mets got exactly what they deserve: nothing.
Last year’s loss to the Cardinals actually felt worse because of the different expectation level and the way it ended with a Game 7 loss at home, but obviously, the final result of this year is way worse. It’s the worst collapse in baseball history; it’s the worst thing I’ve experienced in rooting for any of my favorite sports teams.
The New York Mets were a disgraceful organization in 2007. They blew it. They suck. They gagged. They were awful. They choked. They were horrific. They ruined the fall for millions of dedicated and passionate fans.
But unlike those pathetic pieces of shit who left Shea in the seventh inning yesterday, this fan stuck it out and maintained hope the entire season, through the final, bitter out, even rooting for the Nationals to somehow piece together a ninth-inning rally against Philly as I watched the game on the computer after the Mets’ game had ended.
But that obviously didn’t happen and this is where we are. And in the first week of March next year, I’ll be right back in front of the television ready to watch the Mets first spring training game as the road towards a World Series title in 2008 will begin. And the good news is: whoever starts that first spring training game is guaranteed to pitch longer than Glavine did yesterday.
I think Pedro Martinez said it best, when he said, “We fucked it up.”
They sure did.
Post by: Klout on October 01, 2007, 09:56:03 pm
he sucks! It\'s not all on him because the players have to have some accountability but Willie is a piece of shit.
Here\'s why:
1) BONEHEAD UNCONVENTIONAL IDIOTIC IN-GAME MOVES!
Anyone who knows the game and watches on regular basis will find themselves saying what the fuck at least a few times a week. Once in a while he gets lucky and looks like a genius but usually the obvious call is the right one but instead willie goes with a hunch and gets burned. I realize no manager can make every decision right in the course of the season but willie screws up easy obvious decisions like the total rookie he is.
2) His bullshit UNEMOTIONAL deadpan approach to being managing a team. The team played exactly the way willie managed. WITH NO HEART AND NO ENTHUSIASM AND NO REAL BURNING DESIRE TO WIN!!!
Just be cool and collected right WIllie? Great approach when your team is gonna win 95-100 games and coast into the playoffs but when your team is in the midst of the worst choke in history you need to do SOMETHING, ANYTHING to snap them out of it! Get them fired up! Give them a pep talk! Take a fucking bat and smash up the club house if you have to for christ sakes! The ship was sinking for almost a month and willie just sat there watching it happen being delussionally optimistic while 3/4 of the team played like and didn;t even care and all he can say after every game is "I gotta stick with my guys" Guess what willie "your guys" ain\'t stickin with you anymore bro and they ain\'t playing hard for you because your an unemotional loser that couldn\'t fire up a lighter! You don\'t go out and defend them when they are in argument with an ump over a bullshit call. You bench reyes and it fucks up his head and you do nothing to fix the situation just let him pout and spiral into oblivion. Fuck that. WILLIE MUST GO!
I really don\'t see this team being good for the next few years unless omar has and amazing offseason. Our lineup is mostly over the hill and on the decline, and the few iffy prospects we have are not ready and there is very little on an overpriced free agent market.
We are pretty much fucked. THis year we didnt we have a shot. LAST YEAR was our year and we fucked it up.
Post by: Spacey on October 01, 2007, 10:28:27 pm
Post by: Klout on October 01, 2007, 10:32:54 pm
Post by: leith on October 02, 2007, 12:23:10 am
Post by: booztravlr on October 02, 2007, 12:42:26 am
Post by: Wolfman on October 03, 2007, 12:53:12 pm
Quote from: booztravlr;161448
that\'s such garbage! he didn\'t touch home and barrett had possession of the ball when he tagged him. after the tag he lost it.
That\'s not the rule. If the catcher loses posession of the ball due to impact with the runner, the runner is safe. That\'s why they try to run over the catchers, and also why the catcher went to get the ball and tag the runner again. So the ball-posession case is wrong, but of course it\'s all irrelevant because the guy never touched the plate and was eventually tagged out. And of course even if he were correctly called out the next guy up might have just gotten a hit and drove in the winning run from second anyhow.
What I\'m trying to figure out is who had the worse weekend: A Padres/Chargers fan (Pads blow 2 chances to clinch a playoff spot, lose 2nd game on bad call, Chargers officially suck after getting killed by lowly Chiefs) or a Mets/Jets fan (Mets epic collapse, Jets officially suck after getting beaten by lowly Bills.)
Post by: Yoda on October 03, 2007, 01:14:55 pm
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 03, 2007, 02:01:38 pm
Red Sox in 5
Phillies in 4
Cubs in 5
World Series: Yankees over Phillies
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 04, 2007, 01:13:32 pm
Well, the early Moron of the Playoffs Award goes to Lou Pinella, who removed his ace, Carlos Zambrano, after 6 innings and 85 pitches last night. What followed was the Cubs\' bullpen blowing the game and Lou being his usual asshole self by arguing that he was saving Zambrano for Sunday.
Hey Lou, you lose two more and you won\'t have to worry about playing on Sunday, schmuckface!
And in other news, it would have been nice to see Rollins, Utley, and Howard have the types of performances they did yesterday (0 hits) a few times when they were battling the Mets in September.
Red Sox: what can you say? Beckett has proven to be a dynamite postseason pitcher in his brief career.
Post by: leith on October 04, 2007, 01:19:32 pm
Post by: Gfunk on October 04, 2007, 02:30:56 pm
Quote from: ChrisPitch;162323
Wow. Day one of the playoffs is complete and nothing here? C\'mon you fans of teams who didn\'t fuck up their entire season in the last week. Let\'s get going!.....
...Red Sox: what can you say? Beckett has proven to be a dynamite postseason pitcher in his brief career.
Beckett is the man. Redsox seem to be rested and healthy. Nuff said.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 04, 2007, 05:50:30 pm
Post by: Klout on October 04, 2007, 06:05:35 pm
Post by: Me! on October 05, 2007, 03:26:11 am
Honestly what\'s to really say as a Sox fan? Beckett pitched a great game. (now has a streak of 18 scoreless postseason innings) Everyone (other than Manny) who should be producing did. Youk (Yooooooouuuuuuuk) with the lead off homer, Ortiz homers, Lowell playing some good D.
Here\'s sending good vibes and good luck to Dice-K for fri night.
(ooff Yankee fans! what a loss, from your ace too.) As a Red Sox fan I\'m half and half, part of me wants to meet the Yanks in the post season, and part of me doesn\'t
Post by: booztravlr on October 05, 2007, 08:17:23 am
Post by: SlimPickens on October 05, 2007, 09:39:18 am
Quote from: Me!;162498
(ooff Yankee fans! what a loss, from your ace too.) As a Red Sox fan I\'m half and half, part of me wants to meet the Yanks in the post season, and part of me doesn\'t
yeah, what a freakin\' disaster.
I always want to meet the Sox in post season. IMO their rivalry is the greatest in sports. And while the losses hurt so bad, the chance & the taste of victory is so much more satisfying then any other opponent can supply.
I really hope they can pull themselves together and get past Cleveland. After the season that they had, a series against the sox would be HUGE!
Post by: Yoda on October 05, 2007, 10:03:42 am
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 05, 2007, 10:36:02 am
A shame. Really.
Post by: Wolfman on October 05, 2007, 11:38:16 am
Post by: Yoda on October 05, 2007, 12:02:47 pm
Post by: SlimPickens on October 05, 2007, 12:34:07 pm
Quote from: Yoda;162544
Then call me a puss! I don\'t need the aggravation know that the Yankees are the team that allowed the sox a chance at the series.
Dude, is that baby gonna come outta your hoo haa or your husbands? :hump:
;)
Post by: davepeck on October 05, 2007, 02:58:49 pm
damon\'s lead-off HR was erased WAY too quickly. wang deserves the game 1 start, yes, but he\'s also had a habit of being bad on the road. save him for game 3 maybe? i dunno.
the yanks certainly had their chance to do some damage in the 5th. bases loaded with 1 out, and posada/matsui come up empty. but getting within 1 isn\'t a bad thing until wang comes up in the bottom of the 5th and gave it right back. seems like they mailed it in after that, which is odd. seems like they could have made an effort to stop the bleeding at around 6-3, but decided to send it home instead. *sigh*
a painful 9 innings to watch. pettite needs to show why we brought him back today.
Post by: davepeck on October 05, 2007, 09:49:14 pm
but as soon as the indians tied the game in the 8th, i knew i wouldn\'t be doing that. i knew the indians would win the game - it was just a matter of when.
the fact of the matter is that the yankees offense is, once again, absolutely dead in the water in october. inning after inning i watched them get a lead-off walk, only to swing at first pitches, pop out, strike out, and essentially go down in order. and inning after inning, andy pettite came in and pitched brilliantly - working out of jam after jam, right up until the 7th inning. you could not have asked for anything more from pettite - he was fantastic.
joba comes into the bigges spot of his young carrer with 2 on and 1 out in the 7th, and gets 2 quick outs to get out of the jam. just what we needed. of course the yanks don\'t give him any more cushion in the top of the 8th - totally expected when you see what they\'ve done all game.
bottom 8 comes, and joba is a completely different pitcher. what the FUCK with all the bugs swarming on the infield?! i\'m certainly not using that as an excuse. joba threw the game in the dirt, plain and simple. like i said, it was over after that. the yankee offense wasn\'t coming alive.
and who better to prove that point than a-rod? i\'ve been cautious to not jump on him for his slow start this postseason, but who am i kidding? a-rod comes up in his biggest spot as a new york yankee in the top of the 9th with 2 out and a runner on 2nd, and strikes out to end the inning. can i say i want him off the team? i dunno. i mean, technically he\'s just doing what the rest of the offense does in the postseason, right? he\'s just has huge numbers in the regular season. whatever. i\'m pissed off at the whole fucking team right now. fuck it. get him out of here.
Vizcaino gets a huge gift with the bases loaded pop-up with 1 out in the 11th, but then on a 3-2 count with 2 out, throws a gutless lob over the heart of the plate to end the game. die fucker.
actually, i should really be happy that the game didn\'t go any longer than it did - it just would have been more painful when it finally did happen.
so here we are - down 0-2 and heading to yankee stadium on sunday. a game that i *should* be confident about. but yankee fans, i ask you this: how on earth can you watch this team over the last 2 days and have the least bit of confidence in them? especially knowing what they\'ve done in the postseason the past few years!
i\'ll be watching every pitch of every at-bat, but confident? hell no.
Post by: davepeck on October 05, 2007, 09:53:07 pm
i do appreciate the fact that comcast gave us TBS-HD in time for the yankees series (though we didn\'t have it for wednesday\'s games). but their in-game everything is a joke.
last night, i didn\'t watch with volume on, but i did notice phantom runners on base on more than one occasion (you know, in their little thingy at the top of the screen).. they hardly EVER show you the pitch count.. and these fucking morons calling the game tonight TWICE mentioned the winning run being on second bass - once in the bottom of the 8th, and once in the top of the 9th. :sigh::rolleyes::sigh:
Post by: Igziabeher on October 05, 2007, 10:18:33 pm
Post by: Klout on October 05, 2007, 10:23:24 pm
Post by: peaches626 on October 06, 2007, 01:33:57 am
Quote from: davepeck;162715
had the yankees held on to win this game, i would have come on here and told you how this was one of the best and most tense game i have ever watched.
but as soon as the indians tied the game in the 8th, i knew i wouldn\'t be doing that. i knew the indians would win the game - it was just a matter of when.
the fact of the matter is that the yankees offense is, once again, absolutely dead in the water in october. inning after inning i watched them get a lead-off walk, only to swing at first pitches, pop out, strike out, and essentially go down in order. and inning after inning, andy pettite came in and pitched brilliantly - working out of jam after jam, right up until the 7th inning. you could not have asked for anything more from pettite - he was fantastic.
joba comes into the bigges spot of his young carrer with 2 on and 1 out in the 7th, and gets 2 quick outs to get out of the jam. just what we needed. of course the yanks don\'t give him any more cushion in the top of the 8th - totally expected when you see what they\'ve done all game.
bottom 8 comes, and joba is a completely different pitcher. what the FUCK with all the bugs swarming on the infield?! i\'m certainly not using that as an excuse. joba threw the game in the dirt, plain and simple. like i said, it was over after that. the yankee offense wasn\'t coming alive.
and who better to prove that point than a-rod? i\'ve been cautious to not jump on him for his slow start this postseason, but who am i kidding? a-rod comes up in his biggest spot as a new york yankee in the top of the 9th with 2 out and a runner on 2nd, and strikes out to end the inning. can i say i want him off the team? i dunno. i mean, technically he\'s just doing what the rest of the offense does in the postseason, right? he\'s just has huge numbers in the regular season. whatever. i\'m pissed off at the whole fucking team right now. fuck it. get him out of here.
Vizcaino gets a huge gift with the bases loaded pop-up with 1 out in the 11th, but then on a 3-2 count with 2 out, throws a gutless lob over the heart of the plate to end the game. die fucker.
actually, i should really be happy that the game didn\'t go any longer than it did - it just would have been more painful when it finally did happen.
so here we are - down 0-2 and heading to yankee stadium on sunday. a game that i *should* be confident about. but yankee fans, i ask you this: how on earth can you watch this team over the last 2 days and have the least bit of confidence in them? especially knowing what they\'ve done in the postseason the past few years!
i\'ll be watching every pitch of every at-bat, but confident? hell no.
Davepeck = :pissed:
even though i am among the fans that WANTS to see the yanks play the sox in the ALCS (cmon, its really the best way), i must say....
Its certainly a good time to be a Sox fan folks....
Post by: Me! on October 06, 2007, 01:35:17 am
oh hell yeah!!! Manny coming through in style....
Quote from: peaches626;162734
Its certainly a good time to be a Sox fan folks....
:that:
Post by: peaches626 on October 06, 2007, 01:45:01 am
Post by: Wolfman on October 06, 2007, 02:21:38 am
Quote from: davepeck;162715
but as soon as the indians tied the game in the 8th, i knew i wouldn\'t be doing that. i knew the indians would win the game - it was just a matter of when.
^ ^ ^ What you are looking at, ladies and gentlemen, are the long-term ramifications of the events of 2004. From 1919-2003, only a Red Sox fan would talk that way. You would never hear a Yankee fan talk like that, though that\'s all you would ever hear from a Sox fan. Meanwhile, while Dave was typing that post, I sat watching the Red Sox playing a very close postseason game, knowing that the Red Sox were going to win - it was just a matter of when. Oh my god how the times have changed.
I was in a big bar in Boston for 6 hours tonight (7:30-1:30) with about 300 people, and I gotta say the place was pretty electric. First the Yankees lose a walkoff around 9pm with the Sox in the 2nd inning, then 3.5 hours later the Sox win a walkoff on one of the most colossal home runs I have ever seen. Thanks, Manny. Great, great call by me and my friends going out all night. No better place to be than a packed Boston bar tonight.
One more thing for Yankee fans, and I\'m not being a punk here...it\'s not as hard as it sounds to come back. Coming back sounds like it\'s really tough, but in fact it\'s only just tough, not "very". I know because the Sox have come back to win LDS series twice after going down 0-2, while I don\'t think the Yankees have ever been down 0-2 in an LDS, so take it from a Sox fan. You\'ve got to win 3 games, 2 at home. And if you get those two at home, the other team is reeling badly by game 5 and all the momentum is on your side and yeah they\'re at home but all the pressure\'s on them and they\'re scared as hell and so are their fans at the game. It\'s already happened a bunch of times besides the Sox doing it twice. I\'m not counting the Yankees out at all. I wouldn\'t lay even money on them winning the series, but for a mere 2:1 payout I\'d lay $100 on the Yankees winning the series.
Post by: peaches626 on October 06, 2007, 02:49:57 am
Well put, on all points.
Post by: Me! on October 06, 2007, 03:30:26 am
Post by: SlimPickens on October 06, 2007, 10:11:44 am
1. The Yankee\'s blew donkey balls last night. Dave, you are absolutely right on every point. The yankee\'s record this year on low scoring close games must be miserable. They only win when they\'re cranking home runs. So when you\'re post 9 innings and it\'s a 1 - 1 tie... as a Yankee fan you have very little confidence.
2. The fuckin\' crazy bug thing: Is Cleveland one giant swamp? Where the fuck do all those bugs come from?
Post by: Spacey on October 06, 2007, 11:39:47 am
The Yankees either win by a blow out or they lose close games, at least thats what it seems like. Anyone if you can find that statistic of how many close games the Yankees won/lost?
Post by: Wolfman on October 06, 2007, 12:52:01 pm
Quote from: Spacey;162785
The Yankees either win by a blow out or they lose close games, at least thats what it seems like. Anyone if you can find that statistic of how many close games the Yankees won/lost?
You are indeed correct Space-man. Always go to http://www.baseball-reference.com for ANY baseball stat, past or present.
Yankees this year in 1-run games: 18-21
Yankees this year in games decided by 5 or more: 46-19
Extra innings: 4-9
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2007_sched.shtml
Post by: Spacey on October 06, 2007, 01:32:22 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;162800
Quote from: Spacey;162785
The Yankees either win by a blow out or they lose close games, at least thats what it seems like. Anyone if you can find that statistic of how many close games the Yankees won/lost?
You are indeed correct Space-man. Always go to http://www.baseball-reference.com for ANY baseball stat, past or present.
Yankees this year in 1-run games: 18-21
Yankees this year in games decided by 5 or more: 46-19
Extra innings: 4-9
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2007_sched.shtml
awesome.
thanks for the link.
those stats are not surprising at all. just as i assumed they would look.
Post by: Wolfman on October 06, 2007, 02:54:22 pm
Quote from: Spacey;162807
Quote from: Wolfman;162800Quote from: Spacey;162785
The Yankees either win by a blow out or they lose close games, at least thats what it seems like. Anyone if you can find that statistic of how many close games the Yankees won/lost?
You are indeed correct Space-man. Always go to http://www.baseball-reference.com for ANY baseball stat, past or present.
Yankees this year in 1-run games: 18-21
Yankees this year in games decided by 5 or more: 46-19
Extra innings: 4-9
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2007_sched.shtml
awesome.
thanks for the link.
those stats are not surprising at all. just as i assumed they would look.
No prob bro. BTW if it makes you feel any better:
Red Sox this year in 1-run games: 22-28
Red Sox this year in games decided by 5 or more: 36-17
Extra innings: 2-5
Post by: Spacey on October 06, 2007, 03:33:00 pm
Post by: Me! on October 07, 2007, 06:49:42 pm
Let\'s go Sox!!
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Post by: Wolfman on October 07, 2007, 08:17:26 pm
9:55 am: Finishing running B.A.A. Half-Marathon in 1:55:13, smashing goal of 2 hours
4PM: Patriots snooze their way to 34-17 victory, go to 5-0
7PM: Red Sox win 9-1 to sweep ALDS, roll into ALCS. Doesn\'t even matter who we play, we\'re ready.
This is the greatest sports day of my life. Combining the personal accomplishment and the fandom success, it was the best overall sports day ever. For personal accomplishment sports days I\'m not sure where it ranks, I\'d have to think about it, but it has to be top-5. Outsde of the personal stuff, I\'d say it was the best fan day of my life that wasn\'t a day on which the Sox or Pats won a championship or the day the Sox won game 7 of the 2004 ALCS. So it was the #6 fan day of my life combined with a top-5 personal sports day of my life in the same day. Awesome.
Post by: Me! on October 07, 2007, 10:00:17 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;162929
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^^^ I\'m just glad Papelbon is wearing pants for this champagne festivities
Don\'t count yourselves out yet Yankee fans. Bottom of the 8th 8-4 NY.
8-4 final score. NY only team in both AL and NL ALDS not to get swept.
Post by: tyzack on October 08, 2007, 10:15:39 am
I want to put my vote in for the Angles being the best team to play in the ALDS...they just roll over.
Fucking Gange blew the shutout.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 08, 2007, 02:20:58 pm
Bad job: an aging Roger Clemens, who is entirely shot to shit.
Good job: Phil Hughes for saving the Yankees\' season.
Bad job: Eric Wedge for not removing Westbrook for a lefty to face Damon after Westbrook had allowed three-straight hits.
Bad job: Torre for allowing Joba to throw two innings, up 8-3. I almost hope the Yanks have a one-run lead in the 7th tonight so mediocre Vizcaino can try to keep their season alive after Chamberlain threw 38 pitches with a five-run cushion.
Good job: Torre for pitching Wang tonight on short rest rather than gutless Mike Mussina, who has a laundry list of poor playoff starts.
Bad job: Wedge for not throwing Sabathia on short rest. I don\'t care if the Indians have a 2-1 lead. You go with your ace tonight, and then even if you lose, you have Carmona on full rest Wednesday. Instead, he\'s throwing Paul Byrd to the wolves.
Bad job: Steinbrenner
Post by: Spacey on October 08, 2007, 02:23:41 pm
Quote from: tyzack;162964
Fucking Gange blew the shutout.
No surprise there. Gagne is a has been compared to what he was. Although he had a good season up until Boston.
Happy to see the Yankees win but they are going to have to win tonight, then go back to Cleveland and face C.C., which is not so easy.
Post by: tyzack on October 08, 2007, 02:47:25 pm
I burry those cock-roaches!
Post by: booztravlr on October 08, 2007, 02:50:30 pm
Post by: Klout on October 08, 2007, 03:36:32 pm
Post by: leith on October 08, 2007, 04:18:25 pm
Quote from: booztravlr;163033
NL West 6-0 in the playoffs.
Yeah no matter what happens there will be an N.L. West team in the World Series.
Nice!
Post by: Spacey on October 08, 2007, 08:55:10 pm
Naturally, the Yankees leave 3 on to end the 2nd inning. I feel like it is painful to watch the Yankees play in the post season. They are batting a combined .184 or something this series.
Post by: Gfunk on October 09, 2007, 12:01:32 am
sorry chip:doh:
GO SOX!
Post by: Me! on October 09, 2007, 01:05:20 am
We\'ll see you next year.
That being said.
Bring on the tribe, LET\'S GO SOX!!!
Post by: Lexington on October 09, 2007, 01:39:09 am
Go sox
-obviously peaches
Post by: Me! on October 09, 2007, 03:06:16 am
hey peaches, when you get on .info there\'s a little picture in the top right corner, if it\'s a picture of a gargoyle and not your face it\'s Lexi\'s screenname. Under that little picture is a link that says "log out" It does amazing things. Try it some time.
;)
Post by: Yoda on October 09, 2007, 08:36:22 am
Post by: booztravlr on October 09, 2007, 10:48:26 am
A-Rod is still up in the air too. My guess is he will sign with the Yankees again but I wouldn\'t be surprised if he ended up with the Dodgers, Mariners or Athletics. Too bad the Padres can\'t afford him.
Post by: Yoda on October 09, 2007, 11:09:30 am
As for A-Rod, I could care less if he\'s back. It would be great to have him back, but at what cost. I think that we\'ve seen some really good young players come up from the minors and perform well. It\'s about time we start using our farm system and stop trading them for older players, who were once great, but now past their time. I also hope that Clemens finally retires; it\'s obvious that he is willing to continue, but his body is not.
Unfortunately, due to the Yankees absence in the CS and WS and the horrible job that TBS is doing, the rest of the baseball season will mean little to me. And since the Jets have pretty much ruined their chances for the playoffs by starting 1-4, I\'ll say Let\'s Go Devils!!!!!!
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 09, 2007, 11:23:46 am
Post by: Yoda on October 09, 2007, 11:28:07 am
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 09, 2007, 11:29:32 am
Post by: Inner_Score on October 09, 2007, 11:48:52 am
Post by: Yoda on October 09, 2007, 11:52:46 am
Post by: Inner_Score on October 09, 2007, 11:59:24 am
Quote from: Yoda;163171
There\'s only so much a coach can do. After that it\'s up to the over-paid players to earn a living.
The guy gave them four rings in five years. I think you should give him the benefit of the doubt, and let go Jorge "I\'m 72 years old, part manager/catcher" Posada.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 09, 2007, 03:23:31 pm
I also see no way that the Yankees cannot bring back A-Rod considering the year he had.
Post by: Inner_Score on October 09, 2007, 03:29:16 pm
Quote from: ChrisPitch;163216
I say that if Torre goes, then Cashman has go to considering the amount of bust pitchers he\'s signed in the last five years.
i.e. 21931283128 million dollars for Roger Clemens.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 09, 2007, 03:34:58 pm
Post by: Gfunk on October 09, 2007, 03:43:07 pm
Quote from: ChrisPitch;163216
I say that if Torre goes, then Cashman has go to considering the amount of bust pitchers he\'s signed in the last five years.
I also see no way that the Yankees cannot bring back A-Rod considering the year he had.
I heard A-rod was looking for a team that he could get part ownership in. Is there truth to that rumor? If so, i\'d say the yankees will probably be saying goodbye to mr. chOketober.
Post by: Spacey on October 09, 2007, 04:06:20 pm
Quote from: Gfunk;163221
Quote from: ChrisPitch;163216I say that if Torre goes, then Cashman has go to considering the amount of bust pitchers he\'s signed in the last five years.
I also see no way that the Yankees cannot bring back A-Rod considering the year he had.
I heard A-rod was looking for a team that he could get part ownership in. Is there truth to that rumor? If so, i\'d say the yankees will probably be saying goodbye to mr. chOketober.
The Cubs are the team it is rumored with. Supposedly Bud Selig has approved the plan for a player/owner.
I don\'t believe it is feasible because of the rules in MLB. And think that it was nothing more than getting A-Rods name out there by his agent Boras to try to increase his market value.
Post by: Inner_Score on October 09, 2007, 08:12:55 pm
Quote from: Gfunk;163221
If so, i\'d say the yankees will probably be saying goodbye to mr. chOketober.
Jeter choked more than A-Rod, and I didn\'t know one guy could win a series. Face it, it wasn\'t A-Rod that lost this series, it was the whole team.
Post by: Wolfman on October 09, 2007, 10:38:31 pm
Post by: Me! on October 10, 2007, 03:03:27 am
Post by: Yoda on October 10, 2007, 09:05:32 am
GO INDIANS!!!!
Post by: Wolfman on October 10, 2007, 12:03:36 pm
Quote from: Yoda;163340
Wolf - do you really think that blah blah blah blah
GO INDIANS!!!!
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Post by: Yoda on October 10, 2007, 12:29:48 pm
The bottom line for me is that I don\'t need them to constantly win to be a fan. We\'ve had a good run recently and we\'ve had bad runs in the past. All I know is that it won\'t be 79 years before we have another good run.
Post by: kartoon42 on October 10, 2007, 11:31:24 pm
Post by: Wolfman on October 11, 2007, 10:13:03 am
Quote from: kartoon42;163576
yanks suck
??? You\'ve gotta do better than this if you want to hang in this thread, or stay on .info for that matter. Remember, your posts say as much about you as they do about the subject you\'re talking about. Get your head out of your ass, put down the bong, maybe even type some complete sentences, and bring something fresh to the table. It\'s the fucking postseason and this is all you got? 7 months and 400 posts in this thread are all culminating right now, and you show up with "yanks suck"??? That\'s your contribution? Ugh. You\'re batting in the ninth inning of this thread with the bases loaded and you just took three pitches down the middle and walked back to your dugout. If The Breakfast brought you on stage, would you just fart into the microphone then walk off? Step up whatever shred of a game you have and get your head in this thread right now. 34 hours to Red Sox Game 1.
Post by: kartoon42 on October 11, 2007, 12:16:23 pm
yanks suck, jeter swallows
Post by: davepeck on October 11, 2007, 12:22:33 pm
really.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 11, 2007, 12:24:41 pm
Oh by the way,
Sox in 6
D\'Backs in 7
Post by: leith on October 11, 2007, 10:59:52 pm
Go Rockies!!!!!!!!!! Fucking Arizona
Post by: Igziabeher on October 12, 2007, 02:13:09 am
Post by: Kaliguitar on October 12, 2007, 06:59:44 am
Go Mets!!
Post by: Yoda on October 12, 2007, 08:41:30 am
Quote from: kartoon42;163657
i think thats all that really needs to be said at this point
yanks suck, jeter swallows
You sound like a typical pre 2004 bitter red sox fan. Are you a red sox fan or just someone that jumped on the band wagon and learned the old and worn out jeers? Why not get past your dislike for the Yankees and enjoy the games while you still have a chance to win.
Post by: Gfunk on October 12, 2007, 02:55:20 pm
GO BOSOX!
Post by: Wolfman on October 12, 2007, 03:22:14 pm
Quote from: leith;163755
Fuckin\' Zonies. Good for Clint Hurdle for taking his team off the field. Yet another reason I can not stand Arizona.
Go Rockies!!!!!!!!!! Fucking Arizona
First you rooted for the Padres, then you rooted for the Angels...you have a knack for turning teams to shit. If the Rockies lose please don\'t root for the Red Sox...kthanksbye.:)
Post by: Spacey on October 12, 2007, 03:25:29 pm
Post by: leith on October 12, 2007, 03:38:10 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;163859
Quote from: leith;163755Fuckin\' Zonies. Good for Clint Hurdle for taking his team off the field. Yet another reason I can not stand Arizona.
Go Rockies!!!!!!!!!! Fucking Arizona
First you rooted for the Padres, then you rooted for the Angels...you have a knack for turning teams to shit. If the Rockies lose please don\'t root for the Red Sox...kthanksbye.:)
lol Sorry but the team I have rooted for my whole life(The Angels) have been shit until Arturo Moreno bought them.
The Padres were shit when I moved here and became a fan. I had nothing to do with it.
I root for the team that beat the team I was rooting for unless it\'s the red Sux. You will never ever see/hear me root for that bastardization of a baseball team.
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Leith, please root for the Red Sox regardless.
See the last part of my response to Seth
Post by: Spacey on October 12, 2007, 04:41:15 pm
Post by: Me! on October 13, 2007, 01:38:26 am
It\'s brutal working nights and not being able to see the game. I can watch clips but it\'s just not the same.
Currently: 2-1 Rockies
I\'d kinda like the see Arizona win for two reasons.
1. the Drew brothers (cause obviously I see Boston winning)
2. Leith is rooting for Col. ;)
Post by: Spacey on October 13, 2007, 02:00:08 am
Gots me a good feeling they are going the distance.
Post by: Me! on October 13, 2007, 10:56:45 pm
Both teams playing well though, I think this one\'s gonna come down to the wire.
^^ see, already tied up in the top of the 6th. :doh:
Post by: jocelyn on October 14, 2007, 01:14:27 am
Boston gloves doing a really great job.
Fucking Gagne.
Post by: peaches626 on October 14, 2007, 01:50:38 am
Post by: Me! on October 14, 2007, 02:06:52 am
as Terry said though a great game of baseball up until the last 15 min. Both teams played really well. Gagne def blew it, but you can\'t really put it all on his shoulders. When Ortiz Ramirez and Lowell went down in order I knew it was over.
I think that game took a few months off my life, prob the most exciting game I\'ve seen this season. (possibly the mother\'s day miracle, but this is the post season whole new ball game)
Very tough loss, but we went down fighting. I\'m still very confident. It might take 7 games, but I think we\'ll see a World Series.
Post by: peaches626 on October 14, 2007, 02:15:13 am
Post by: Me! on October 14, 2007, 02:18:41 am
This will def be an exciting series. (and was tonight)
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 14, 2007, 10:40:49 am
While you\'re at it, don\'t forget to throw Schilling on the griddle for his disgraceful performance.
Sincerely with love, etc.
Chris Piccirillo
Post by: bdfreetuna on October 14, 2007, 11:21:17 am
shake that azz boy, earn that paycheck
Post by: Spacey on October 14, 2007, 12:30:01 pm
Thought it was a classic October playoff game. The series looks good.
Post by: jocelyn on October 14, 2007, 01:08:32 pm
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I gave up on Gagne a looong time ago. It\'s too bad really, a guy who him and papelbon were 2 of the best closers in baseball, he set a record for most saves (I think that\'s what it was) then came to Boston and lost all his mojo. It\'s a ser bummer.
This will def be an exciting series. (and was tonight)
I\'m pretty sure he got the record for most consecutive saves.
Chris- I think Schilling would probably be taking more heat right now if Carmona had not also put in a weak performance.
Post by: Klout on October 14, 2007, 02:10:13 pm
Post by: booztravlr on October 16, 2007, 09:43:50 am
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The Rockies have won 21 of 22 games on their way to the World Series, including seven straight to start the postseason. The last team to go on such a post-Sept. 1 jag was the 1935 Chicago Cubs, who won 21 straight, and the only other group to start a postseason with seven consecutive victories was Cincinnati\'s 1976 incarnation of the Big Red Machine.
On a side note, TBS must be pissed. Of the 5 series they bought the rights to only one series went beyond the minimum amount of games (Yankees/Indians). Every other one was a sweep.
Big game in Cleveland tonight. There is a huge difference between 3-1 and 2-2.
Post by: Yoda on October 16, 2007, 10:29:26 am
Post by: tyzack on October 16, 2007, 11:28:02 am
Post by: Spacey on October 16, 2007, 11:29:52 am
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 16, 2007, 12:16:23 pm
If you\'re Terry Francona, and you start Tim Wakefield instead of Josh Beckett tonight, please consider a career in the sale of aluminum siding.
Post by: tyzack on October 16, 2007, 12:53:44 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 16, 2007, 12:54:21 pm
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Well, Matsuzaka certainly hasn\'t distinguished himself this postseason.
He hasn\'t been as great as I thought he would be. Did he have more time off between games in Japan or wherever?
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If you\'re Terry Francona, and you start Tim Wakefield instead of Josh Beckett tonight, please consider a career in the sale of aluminum siding.
It is a must win game unless they want to make it a challenge but they still are the Red Sox and are capable of having Wakefield come in and throw and Cleveland hit nothing but ground balls. Cleveland though has been great offensively early in the games.
Post by: Wolfman on October 16, 2007, 01:32:41 pm
Plus I\'m finding it hard to totally love a team that does so much stupid stuff. If Jacoby Ellsbury plays last night, the Sox win. First, he easily catches Lofton\'s home run. That ball landed about 4 inches back on the 6-foot ledge, where any major league outfielder easily grabs it provided that he\'s there. Drew just didn\'t get there in time. Ellsbury would have been there a full 1-2 seconds early with a timed jump. Then he would have driven in Manny from second with two out in the 4th inning, a spot in which Drew would never, ever get a hit and obviously didn\'t. Drew is a franchise-killer and Dice-K still has franchise-killer potential, and it\'s hard to get into a team when they blow so much money on stiffs. Now you\'ve got the season riding on Wakefield making his first start in 3 weeks coming off injury. I wouldn\'t mind seeing him in this game if healthy, but first start coming back from injury? I hope we can at least get back to Fenway for a game, Beckett can probably steer us through Game 5, but it\'s Indians in 5 or 6.
Average Nielson rating for each game of Rockies/Indians: .01
Post by: leith on October 16, 2007, 01:37:25 pm
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The Sox are cooked. Oh well. I should be way more upset than I am, but I\'m really not taking it too hard. Having the Pats and Celtics and BC Eagles around has me too excited to get upset. Sprinkle in a little 2004 grace period and this is going to be the easiest-to-swallow Red Sox playoff loss of my liftetime. Sometimes its harder than others, and this is about as unhard as it gets.
Plus I\'m finding it hard to totally love a team that does so much stupid stuff. If Jacoby Ellsbury plays last night, the Sox win. First, he easily catches Lofton\'s home run. That ball landed about 4 inches back on the 6-foot ledge, where any major league outfielder easily grabs it provided that he\'s there. Drew just didn\'t get there in time. Ellsbury would have been there a full 1-2 seconds early with a timed jump. Then he would have driven in Manny from second with two out in the 4th inning, a spot in which Drew would never, ever get a hit and obviously didn\'t. Drew is a franchise-killer and Dice-K still has franchise-killer potential, and it\'s hard to get into a team when they blow so much money on stiffs. Now you\'ve got the season riding on Wakefield making his first start in 3 weeks coming off injury. I wouldn\'t mind seeing him in this game if healthy, but first start coming back from injury? I hope we can at least get back to Fenway for a game, Beckett can probably steer us through Game 5, but it\'s Indians in 5 or 6.
Average Nielson rating for each game of Rockies/Indians: .01
I always knew you were a front runner fan. Down 2-1 and throwing in the towel. You suck as a fan. Really.
Post by: Yoda on October 16, 2007, 01:49:47 pm
Quote from: leith;164348
Quote from: Wolfman;164346The Sox are cooked. Oh well. I should be way more upset than I am, but I\'m really not taking it too hard. Having the Pats and Celtics and BC Eagles around has me too excited to get upset. Sprinkle in a little 2004 grace period and this is going to be the easiest-to-swallow Red Sox playoff loss of my liftetime. Sometimes its harder than others, and this is about as unhard as it gets.
Plus I\'m finding it hard to totally love a team that does so much stupid stuff. If Jacoby Ellsbury plays last night, the Sox win. First, he easily catches Lofton\'s home run. That ball landed about 4 inches back on the 6-foot ledge, where any major league outfielder easily grabs it provided that he\'s there. Drew just didn\'t get there in time. Ellsbury would have been there a full 1-2 seconds early with a timed jump. Then he would have driven in Manny from second with two out in the 4th inning, a spot in which Drew would never, ever get a hit and obviously didn\'t. Drew is a franchise-killer and Dice-K still has franchise-killer potential, and it\'s hard to get into a team when they blow so much money on stiffs. Now you\'ve got the season riding on Wakefield making his first start in 3 weeks coming off injury. I wouldn\'t mind seeing him in this game if healthy, but first start coming back from injury? I hope we can at least get back to Fenway for a game, Beckett can probably steer us through Game 5, but it\'s Indians in 5 or 6.
Average Nielson rating for each game of Rockies/Indians: .01
I always knew you were a front runner fan. Down 2-1 and throwing in the towel. You suck as a fan. Really.
But really, if the soxs lose, they\'ll be in the same place as the Yanks, without a WS; they may have gone a little farther in the race, but ended up in the same place. If you look at it from the Steinbrenner perspective, there\'s the WS winner and then there\'s everyone else.
Post by: Spacey on October 16, 2007, 01:52:41 pm
Post by: Gfunk on October 16, 2007, 02:32:25 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 16, 2007, 02:44:42 pm
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Keep The Faith
Keep telling yourself that.
Post by: booztravlr on October 16, 2007, 02:51:24 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;164346
They didn\'t blow it horiffically like the Padres or Mets
How can you possibly compare the Padres to the Mets? The Mets went 1-6 in their final 7 home games to close out the year. Even an awful 2-5 record would have gotten them into the playoffs. I didn\'t realize being in second place in your division and losing the play-in game in the 13th inning to the hottest team ever constitutes as blowing it horiffically. Thanks for clearing that up for me. And if you want to pin the Padres demise on one person, Hoffman, I have 5 letters for you.
G
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I always knew you were a front runner fan. Down 2-1 and throwing in the towel. You suck as a fan. Really.
This.
My guess is you bought your first Red Sox hat after Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS. But on second thought, this still may have been too early. It must have been after Game 4 of the World Series.
You better start thinking up an excuse for the Patriots loss in Week 9.
Post by: Wolfman on October 16, 2007, 02:55:24 pm
And Deblock (Yoda), you\'re saying that the Pirates, Yankees, Angles, Reds, and Diamondbacks all had the same season; not winning the World Series. That\'s pretty dumb. Hey you know what? The Breakfast, Jurassic 5, Limp Bizkit, Maroon 5, Hubinger Street, and Clay Aiken have all had the same career: not selling out the Rose Bowl and going triple-platinum. You\'re the guy who stopped seeing The Breakfast because it made your vag hurt. You\'re that guy. Don\'t even comment on anything involving fandom of of any type, ever.
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My guess is you bought your first Red Sox hat after Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS.
Nope, put the Red Sox wallpaper up in my room at age 5, went to my first game with my dad and his dad (both dead now) in 1984 at age 4, still have my 1986 Sox team picture up in my room. Maybe if you had been a Breakfast fan before 2004 you would have read the 2003, 2002, 2001, or 2000 baseball posts, in which I post about the Red Sox as well. Next time go back and look through the threads before you make an ass out of yourself. And tell us a little about what a Colts fan you were before Peyton while you\'re at it.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 16, 2007, 03:04:22 pm
Though to be fair, as disgraceful as the Mets\' collapse was, I don\'t know if I\'d trade their fate for the Padres\'. After all, I\'m not sure if it gets much worse than being one strike from making the playoffs and then not making it. And to think that if Trevor Hoffman could have only gotten that last strike (against Tony Gywnn, Jr., ironically), the Rockies wouldn\'t have even made the playoffs. That\'s one area where the Mets and Padres have common ground as neither closer ever got a big out in a tight spot in their life.
But back to the here and now: Sox on the brink of the brink. Oh baby.
Post by: Gfunk on October 16, 2007, 03:14:24 pm
Post by: booztravlr on October 16, 2007, 03:31:31 pm
Before this becomes an NFL thread jack I\'ll have you know I\'ve been a Colts fan since Marvin Harrison graduated from Syracuse and was drafted by them. At the time I didn\'t have an NFL team and after watching Marvin light up the field in person I knew he would be on to bigger and better things. Peyton Manning and eventually Dwight Freeney going to the Colts didn\'t hurt either.
I don\'t think I can agree with you Chris. The Padres final 8 games (counting Rockies) were on the road. The Mets played their final 7 at home. The Pades lost to a team that is currently on a 21 for 22 tear to knock them out of the playoffs. The Mets lost their almost season long divisional lead to a team that got swept by the Rockies in the first round. At least the Rockies are showing they deserve to be there as they are in the World Series with a 7-0 playoff record.
Post by: Wolfman on October 16, 2007, 03:38:13 pm
Post by: Yoda on October 16, 2007, 03:40:25 pm
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Ummm...leith? I can believe the Sox have reached their potential and won\'t go any further, it\'s ok. Good fandom does not require blind faith that your team will always win. Good fandom DOES require monogamy. You\'re a sports bigamist. You root for multiple teams and as soon as one goes down you hop on the bandwagon of the other. It\'s one of the ultimate ways to suck at being a fan. I\'m not making this up, please read here it\'s rule #19. http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020227 . Also notice there is nothing wrong with believing that your team is going to lose sometimes. Also notice the 5-year grace period in rule 12 that I cited.
And Deblock (Yoda), you\'re saying that the Pirates, Yankees, Angles, Reds, and Diamondbacks all had the same season; not winning the World Series. That\'s pretty dumb. Hey you know what? The Breakfast, Jurassic 5, Limp Bizkit, Maroon 5, Hubinger Street, and Clay Aiken have all had the same career: not selling out the Rose Bowl and going triple-platinum. You\'re the guy who stopped seeing The Breakfast because it made your vag hurt. You\'re that guy. Don\'t even comment on anything involving fandom of of any type, ever.Quote from: booztravlr;164366Quote from: Wolfman;164346
My guess is you bought your first Red Sox hat after Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS.
Nope, put the Red Sox wallpaper up in my room at age 5, went to my first game with my dad and his dad (both dead now) in 1984 at age 4, still have my 1986 Sox team picture up in my room. Maybe if you had been a Breakfast fan before 2004 you would have read the 2003, 2002, 2001, or 2000 baseball posts, in which I post about the Red Sox as well. Next time go back and look through the threads before you make an ass out of yourself. And tell us a little about what a Colts fan you were before Peyton while you\'re at it.
You\'re right - I stopped going to shows; it doesn\'t mean that I stopped liking the band or appreciating their music. The jamband scene has this ass-backwards idea that you have to constantly go to shows to be a fan. And for the record, I moved out of state, got married and bought a house - those are my responsibilities, not going to see a band every weekend. We should be happy that people like the band, they shouldn\'t have to prove it.
Post by: jocelyn on October 16, 2007, 03:43:09 pm
And not that I\'m making an excuse out of this, but that was some seriously terrible officiating. It affected both sides for sure, but man, that out of Manny\'s that should have been a walk was not even close.
Post by: Spacey on October 16, 2007, 03:47:12 pm
Quote from: Gfunk;164374
I don\'t hear no fuckin fat lady yet!
she is in the dressing room, getting ready for Thursday.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 16, 2007, 03:49:50 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 16, 2007, 03:51:37 pm
Quote from: ChrisPitch;164384
I mean, all I ever wanted was for people to weigh in on the Beckett vs. Wakefield situation. Unless you Sox fans think they should start the Oil Can tonight.
Think Beckett should start tomorrow regardless. Wakefield can have a nice outing.
Post by: jocelyn on October 16, 2007, 03:57:14 pm
Quote from: ChrisPitch;164384
I mean, all I ever wanted was for people to weigh in on the Beckett vs. Wakefield situation. Unless you Sox fans think they should start the Oil Can tonight.
Beckett for sure. Look at what happened to the Mets. Use the guy. Tonight. We need a momentum change.
Post by: Gfunk on October 16, 2007, 04:38:38 pm
Post by: leith on October 16, 2007, 04:45:44 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;164367
Ummm...leith? I can believe the Sox have reached their potential and won\'t go any further, it\'s ok. Good fandom does not require blind faith that your team will always win. Good fandom DOES require monogamy. You\'re a sports bigamist. You root for multiple teams and as soon as one goes down you hop on the bandwagon of the other. It\'s one of the ultimate ways to suck at being a fan. I\'m not making this up, please read here it\'s rule #19. http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020227 . Also notice there is nothing wrong with believing that your team is going to lose sometimes. Also notice the 5-year grace period in rule 12 that I cited.It\'s a 7 game series and you have decided they have reached their potential. You really do suck as a fan because you would have realized they reached their potential making it to the playoffs. They faced an Angels team ravaged by injuries. You cannot honestly believe they would have swept that team if they were healthy. Come On!
Yeah they have reached their potential so may as well give up. Yeah you\'d make a great manager. Pfffft.
haha I have always said I will root for The Angels over The Padres in any game they play against each other. What you have a problem with rooting for teams in opposite leagues? Oh ya I forgot you are younger than I am and probably have forgotten that the leagues used to only meet in the WS. So that was never a problem for me as both of the teams I root for never had a chance to meet. Now w/ interleague play I call myself an Angels fan first and always will. What I\'m supposed to just stop watching baseball because my team/s are out ?
I am a Baseball fan I like baseball so I root for a team to make it fun even if my team is gone. Sue Me.
Quote from: Wolfman;164378
Well, I tried to bring some fun and intelligence to this thread all year, but sadly this thread is now officially hijacked by losers whose teams are out and have nothing better to do than make asses of themselves and try to make everyone else as miserable as they are. I\'m off to do better things with my life. Have fun being losers together, I\'m not reading your posts. Chow!
Haha figures.
Post by: leith on October 16, 2007, 11:39:00 pm
That deserves a :doh: Sorry Chip for sure.
Post by: Rujah on October 17, 2007, 12:39:21 am
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Oh ya I forgot you are younger than I am and probably have forgotten that the leagues used to only meet in the WS. So that was never a problem for me as both of the teams I root for never had a chance to meet..
what the fuck does that mean?
Post by: Gfunk on October 17, 2007, 12:43:32 am
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Did anyone else laugh when Manny stood there like he hit a game winner?
That deserves a :doh: Sorry Chip for sure.
Douche comment. That was the third run in a back to back to back home run streak. Manny should have been pumped. That could\'ve been the rally that started a ser comeback. But it wasn\'t:banghead:. The Indians have been unstoppable as of late. I have a lot of confidence in Beckett for the next start but after that... I think I hear the fat lady warming up her vocal chords. I\'m still keeping the faith for now, but I can\'t deny It\'s gettin UGLY.
Post by: Rujah on October 17, 2007, 12:50:40 am
Quote from: leith;164403
haha I have always said I will root for The Angels over The Padres in any game they play against each other. What you have a problem with rooting for teams in opposite leagues? Oh ya I forgot you are younger than I am and probably have forgotten that the leagues used to only meet in the WS. So that was never a problem for me as both of the teams I root for never had a chance to meet. Now w/ interleague play I call myself an Angels fan first and always will. What I\'m supposed to just stop watching baseball because my team/s are out ?
I am a Baseball fan I like baseball so I root for a team to make it fun even if my team is gone. Sue Me.
so are you an Angels fan or a Padres fan? No matter what team from the National League is in the World Series, I will always root for the National League. I am a Braves fan. They are from the NL East. Maybe if the Mets were in the World Series, I would root against them, but if the Phillies made the Series this year, I would be rooting from them for sure. Go Rockies.
Personally, if your favorite team resides in the NL than you should root for the NL on the simple fact it gives recognition to your league and your team.Then again, I am not sure who your favorite team is, but I remember you giving more props to the Padres this season than the Angels.
On a side note, I think I had it right back when I called the Phillies winning the division and the Rockies the Wild Card.
Post by: Me! on October 17, 2007, 01:07:40 am
Post by: Spacey on October 17, 2007, 01:20:26 am
Post by: leith on October 17, 2007, 03:40:41 am
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Quote from: leith;164403
haha I have always said I will root for The Angels over The Padres in any game they play against each other. What you have a problem with rooting for teams in opposite leagues? Oh ya I forgot you are younger than I am and probably have forgotten that the leagues used to only meet in the WS. So that was never a problem for me as both of the teams I root for never had a chance to meet. Now w/ interleague play I call myself an Angels fan first and always will. What I\'m supposed to just stop watching baseball because my team/s are out ?
I am a Baseball fan I like baseball so I root for a team to make it fun even if my team is gone. Sue Me.
so are you an Angels fan or a Padres fan? No matter what team from the National League is in the World Series, I will always root for the National League. I am a Braves fan. They are from the NL East. Maybe if the Mets were in the World Series, I would root against them, but if the Phillies made the Series this year, I would be rooting from them for sure. Go Rockies.
Personally, if your favorite team resides in the NL than you should root for the NL on the simple fact it gives recognition to your league and your team.Then again, I am not sure who your favorite team is, but I remember you giving more props to the Padres this season than the Angels.
On a side note, I think I had it right back when I called the Phillies winning the division and the Rockies the Wild Card.
Dude are you drunk and can\'t read what you just quoted? I answered that question.
As for posting more about the Padres well I can\'t answer that other than they had a more exciting season.
The Angels ran away w/ their division thus it was fairly boring. The Padres played more exciting games this year that\'s all.
Quote from: Gfunk;164459
Quote from: leith;164457Did anyone else laugh when Manny stood there like he hit a game winner?
That deserves a :doh: Sorry Chip for sure.
Douche comment. That was the third run in a back to back to back home run streak. Manny should have been pumped. That could\'ve been the rally that started a ser comeback. But it wasn\'t:banghead:. The Indians have been unstoppable as of late. I have a lot of confidence in Beckett for the next start but after that... I think I hear the fat lady warming up her vocal chords. I\'m still keeping the faith for now, but I can\'t deny It\'s gettin UGLY.
Dude I could see it if they were at Fenway but they were in Cleveland. That\'s why I laughed. Those melodramatic stances are for your home crowd to get them all jacked up or when you actually hit a home run that matters in an away park.
Post by: davepeck on October 17, 2007, 07:25:43 am
Post by: FrankZappa on October 17, 2007, 08:23:21 am
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Douche comment. That was the third run in a back to back to back home run streak. Manny should have been pumped. That could\'ve been the rally that started a ser comeback. But it wasn\'t:banghead:.
:that:
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 17, 2007, 11:43:12 am
On the bright side, Beckett sure will be nice and rested for Game 5.
Post by: tyzack on October 17, 2007, 12:49:54 pm
Post by: Wolfman on October 17, 2007, 05:21:00 pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/071016
"Let\'s face it: This series turned when the Fenway crowd mailed in Game 2 in the late innings and didn\'t even muster enough spirit to stand in the 10th for Big Papi or start a "Manny!" chant. This NEVER would have happened in 2004. As reader Nathaniel in Brooklyn, N.Y., points out, "I had the good fortune of getting a seat in the first row in the bleachers behind the Sox bullpen on Saturday for Game 2. The crowd was about as enthusiastic as a D-Rays game in April. You can blame it on the cold and the late start, but I\'ll blame it on the ticket policies (I\'ll admit I was tempted to scalp my ticket after looking at online auction sites) and the fact everyone around me was 65-plus years old or wearing a pink hat. A good way to warm yourself up is to stand in a group of people and support your team ... loudly."
Post by: leith on October 17, 2007, 05:37:47 pm
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*Again, I\'m not here to talk sports with mean-spirited imbeciles of 1/100th my intelligence. I have much better people to talk sports with. I am not reading any posts.*
:lol: Keep posting Seth. Dig that hole deeper. Keep showing that incredible intelligence.
Poor Loser. Can always dish it but can never take it.
Post by: Gfunk on October 17, 2007, 05:40:21 pm
Post by: bdfreetuna on October 17, 2007, 05:50:49 pm
Well at least we got Beckett on the mound tomorrow....
Post by: tyzack on October 18, 2007, 10:28:03 am
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/sports/baseball/18bugs.html?ref=sports (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/sports/baseball/18bugs.html?ref=sports)
Post by: jocelyn on October 18, 2007, 01:20:23 pm
Well... I\'m not feeling entirely negative. I have great confidence in Beckett and Papelbon and I feel alright about Schilling. But for us to pull this off we can\'t just rely on power in the middle- the rest of the bums need to start getting some hits.
Also, fuck you Dane Cook. I am tired of your stupid face.
Can\'t wait for the game tonight, regardless of the outcome.
Post by: Gfunk on October 18, 2007, 01:33:51 pm
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Also, fuck you Dane Cook. I am tired of your stupid face.
:lol:
There\'s only one................AWKTOBER!
Post by: Me! on October 19, 2007, 12:54:12 am
It\'s anybody\'s series.
Oh btw:
I hate blind Yankee fans.
and for that matter I hate blind post 2004 Red Sox fans.
(sorry a guy at work is really loud and obnoxious and pissing me off)
I respect the fact that the Yankees are a good team I expect anyone who is a fan of baseball to be able to recognize the fact that boston has a good team as well.
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oh and what are Yankee fans reaction to Torre turning down New York for next year?
Post by: Spacey on October 19, 2007, 01:04:35 am
My reaction is that the Yankees took a chicken shit way out of dealing with Torre. For a team that has never cared about money they decide to cut Torre\'s pay and offer him a performance based contract (which is a good deal), if they actually thought Torre would accept such an offer.The Yankees knew that deal would be turned down and then it would make it look like Torre didn\'t want the job. But, it is a business and as George gets closer to the grave, the entire Yankees organization is going to shift.
Post by: Me! on October 19, 2007, 01:08:06 am
Post by: Gfunk on October 19, 2007, 01:12:59 am
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^^ Beckett is an absolute machine. Personally I think he\'s a shoe in for Cy Young
agreed. Beckett>pap= unstopable.
Post by: Spacey on October 19, 2007, 01:13:42 am
Quote from: Me!;164745
^^ Beckett is an absolute machine. Personally I think he\'s a shoe in for Cy Young
He definitely should after this season. Its great to see him pitch. He always looks like he is having a catch with the catcher.
Post by: Me! on October 19, 2007, 01:21:23 am
Quote from: Gfunk;164750
Quote from: Me!;164745^^ Beckett is an absolute machine. Personally I think he\'s a shoe in for Cy Young
agreed. Beckett>pap= unstopable.
Beckett>Okajima>Papelbon= fogetaboudit
Post by: Gfunk on October 19, 2007, 01:25:59 am
Quote from: Me!;164753
Quote from: Gfunk;164750Quote from: Me!;164745^^ Beckett is an absolute machine. Personally I think he\'s a shoe in for Cy Young
agreed. Beckett>pap= unstopable.
Beckett>Okajima>Papelbon= fogetaboudit
kiddudebrah
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 19, 2007, 01:23:45 pm
Post by: peaches626 on October 19, 2007, 01:27:35 pm
But I\'m a sox fan so it don\'t matter what i think
Post by: Spacey on October 19, 2007, 01:55:23 pm
Post by: leith on October 19, 2007, 02:40:25 pm
Post by: peaches626 on October 19, 2007, 03:01:45 pm
Post by: Yoda on October 19, 2007, 03:03:54 pm
As for his replacement, I\'m not sure who I would want to coach the team
Mattingly - My all time favorite baseball player. I don\'t think that there was a Mattingly curse, it\'s just that they didn\'t have the right team during his tenure. My concern is that he really doesn\'t have any managerial experience and I can see he and Steinbrenner having it out if he doesn\'t perform well immediately, which might leave you with a situation like Yogi, where you don\'t see Donnie in a Yankee uniform for along time. Sone day he\'ll be ready, but not now.
Girardi - I think that he might be the man for the job. I personally wouldn\'t like it because I get the feeling that he would be a player\'s coach and I don\'t think that would work in a club house that has several of his old team mates potentially on the team. But if I had to guess who they\'d end up with, this would be my guess
LaRussa - I don\'t like the guy and wouldn\'t want him in pinstripes.
But I\'m sure that a decision will be made fairly quickly.
Post by: jocelyn on October 19, 2007, 03:10:58 pm
If I were a NY fan I would be truly sad to see him go and seriously ripshit regarding the way he was treated.
Post by: Yoda on October 19, 2007, 03:16:25 pm
Post by: jocelyn on October 19, 2007, 03:17:03 pm
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 19, 2007, 03:29:08 pm
Post by: Yoda on October 19, 2007, 03:43:29 pm
I say we try and get Buck Showalter, he\'s only an advisor for Cleveland.
Post by: Me! on October 20, 2007, 01:59:37 pm
Post by: bdfreetuna on October 20, 2007, 02:22:27 pm
Quote from: jocelyn;164679
Also, fuck you Dane Cook. I am tired of your stupid face.
:thumbsup:
Post by: Spacey on October 20, 2007, 02:46:38 pm
Post by: jocelyn on October 20, 2007, 06:35:33 pm
Post by: Me! on October 20, 2007, 08:52:14 pm
1st pitch 3 min.
oh shit! JD Drew makin up for a poor season with one swing of the bat.
Post by: Spacey on October 20, 2007, 09:12:05 pm
Post by: Me! on October 20, 2007, 09:53:20 pm
10-1 bottom of the third. 1 out.
Post by: Spacey on October 20, 2007, 10:57:13 pm
Post by: Me! on October 20, 2007, 11:04:32 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 20, 2007, 11:06:14 pm
Cleveland has had some very nice defensive plays. possible web gem or two.
Post by: Me! on October 20, 2007, 11:34:06 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 20, 2007, 11:42:27 pm
Game 7 is going to be exciting. In the arms of Westbrook and Matsuzaka now. Matsuzaka can earn his keep tomorrow night.
Post by: skalnbyc on October 21, 2007, 12:01:57 am
Post by: Me! on October 21, 2007, 03:13:59 am
Quote from: Spacey;165025
it was bound to happen.
Game 7 is going to be exciting. In the arms of Westbrook and Matsuzaka now. Matsuzaka can earn his keep tomorrow night.
it won\'t take much for them to pull him out though (and prob throw in Beckett) this one\'s for it all.
I\'m feeling pretty confident Boston fans will be seeing more baseball after sunday.
Post by: leith on October 21, 2007, 04:06:49 am
Game 7\'s are usually pretty fun to watch.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 21, 2007, 11:34:35 am
Post by: Me! on October 21, 2007, 12:26:44 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 21, 2007, 01:06:40 pm
Post by: Me! on October 21, 2007, 01:15:18 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 21, 2007, 01:20:35 pm
Quote from: Spacey;165063
Cleveland in a blowout.
The Indians are invading Red Sox nation for what they did to there ancestors hundreds of years ago, they want the land back.
I say 5 tomahawks and 3 Red Sox.
of course, if the energy carries over from last night, I saw the Red Sox do the same thing they did to the Indians ancestors hundreds of years ago and steal what is not rightfully their own.
In that case,
I say 5 Red Sox to 1 Tomahawk.
or it ends in a tie.
yep, thats it. Red Sox and Indians play the Rockies.
Post by: skalnbyc on October 21, 2007, 03:03:26 pm
Post by: Gordo on October 21, 2007, 03:51:26 pm
Go Sox.
Post by: Gfunk on October 21, 2007, 06:48:29 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on October 21, 2007, 09:35:06 pm
GO INDIANS!!!!!!!1
Post by: Me! on October 21, 2007, 09:44:08 pm
Post by: davepeck on October 21, 2007, 10:54:39 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on October 21, 2007, 11:49:59 pm
Post by: Me! on October 22, 2007, 12:03:27 am
on to the world series.
Red Sox 2007 the possible dream.
Post by: Gordo on October 22, 2007, 12:09:56 am
Quote from: davepeck;165138
...and you sox fans can make your thank you cards out to cleveland\'s 3rd base coach if they hold on to win. :sigh:
lucky for him Lofton\'s run is all-but forgotten after that huge 8th. seriously, though, that man should lose his job.
Pedroia -- have a day kid.
March on BoSox.
I hate the Rockies.
Post by: Vassillios on October 22, 2007, 12:26:37 am
Post by: skalnbyc on October 22, 2007, 12:27:14 am
Post by: leith on October 22, 2007, 12:32:16 am
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Wolfman, where do we go from here?
Who really cares? He should turn his Redsux Fan Card in.
Post by: Me! on October 22, 2007, 12:52:05 am
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;165148
Wolfman, where do we go from here?
the world series brah.
as has been said many times in the coverage, the score of this game does not represent the nail bitting feeling until the 7th or 8th inning.
Quote from: leith;165149
Who really cares? He should turn his Redsux Fan Card in.
yeah bro, that\'s why we were tied for the best record in the AL and are going to the world series.
Post by: Gordo on October 22, 2007, 12:54:34 am
Quote from: Me!;165150
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;165148Wolfman, where do we go from here?
the world series brah.
as has been said many times in the coverage, the score of this game does not represent the nail bitting feeling until the 7th or 8th inning.Quote from: leith;165149
Who really cares? He should turn his Redsux Fan Card in.
yeah bro, that\'s why we were tied for the best record in MLB and are going to the world series.
fixed.
Post by: leith on October 22, 2007, 01:35:25 am
Quote from: Me!;165150
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;165148Wolfman, where do we go from here?
the world series brah.
as has been said many times in the coverage, the score of this game does not represent the nail bitting feeling until the 7th or 8th inning.Quote from: leith;165149
Who really cares? He should turn his Redsux Fan Card in.
yeah bro, that\'s why we were tied for the best record in the AL and are going to the world series.
Yeah but according to Seth they should not be here. Right?
If you bail on your team that early in a series you really should not be rooting for the team when they man up and win esp. considering that all of the real redsux fans on here never gave up hope and kept posting such. Those are real fans.
This is how Seth showed his love for the team in true front runner fashion.
When the team went down only 2 games to 1 he posted:
Quote from: Wolfman;164346
The Sox are cooked. Oh well. I should be way more upset than I am, but I\'m really not taking it too hard. Having the Pats and Celtics and BC Eagles around has me too excited to get upset. Sprinkle in a little 2004 grace period and this is going to be the easiest-to-swallow Red Sox playoff loss of my liftetime. Sometimes its harder than others, and this is about as unhard as it gets. They didn\'t blow it horiffically like the Padres or Mets, they didn\'t underachieve like the Yankees, they didn\'t flat-out suck like the Royals or Pirates. They just played right up to the max of their potential, which is the ALCS and no further. Hard to get too upset about that.
Plus I\'m finding it hard to totally love a team that does so much stupid stuff. If Jacoby Ellsbury plays last night, the Sox win. First, he easily catches Lofton\'s home run. That ball landed about 4 inches back on the 6-foot ledge, where any major league outfielder easily grabs it provided that he\'s there. Drew just didn\'t get there in time. Ellsbury would have been there a full 1-2 seconds early with a timed jump. Then he would have driven in Manny from second with two out in the 4th inning, a spot in which Drew would never, ever get a hit and obviously didn\'t. Drew is a franchise-killer and Dice-K still has franchise-killer potential, and it\'s hard to get into a team when they blow so much money on stiffs. Now you\'ve got the season riding on Wakefield making his first start in 3 weeks coming off injury. I wouldn\'t mind seeing him in this game if healthy, but first start coming back from injury? I hope we can at least get back to Fenway for a game, Beckett can probably steer us through Game 5, but it\'s Indians in 5 or 6.
Average Nielson rating for each game of Rockies/Indians: .01
Post by: Wolfman on October 22, 2007, 03:56:15 am
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;165148
Wolfman, where do we go from here?
First, we go to Game 7, then we go to the World Series. Thanks for Asking, Al! Check out my video of the end of the game, I got a GREAT shot of the Crisp Catch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANVFf0bXg5g
Notes from Game 7...
High energy everywhere, even on the T on the way in nobody was sitting still. Everyone was up and moving even though there were open seats on the train.
Enter Fenway at 7:34.
People in the park are nervous but psyched, not freaked out. Again, what you are looking at, ladies and gentlemen, are the long term ramifications of the events of 2004. Without 2004 this place is freaked out, waiting for disaster. Man those days seem so long ago already!
Without knowing they were playing, I totally called the Dropkick Murphys to play the anthem. They were awesome, and "Shipping Up To Boston" (the song from the Departed) really got it going. I also called Sox alumni for first pitch and was correct, although I never would have guessed Kevin Millar.
Through 2 Dice is perfect and we\'re up 2-0 but it\'s the most bittersweet 2-0 lead imaginable because of those 2 damn double plays (setting the LCS record for GIDPs). If Papi hit a 2-run homer and everyone else just went quietly, we\'d be rockin. But 2-0 on 2 DPs doesn\'t have anyone sold.
Third inning, another run, I tell my buddy 5 will do it. We\'re almost there.
For the first inning, everyone was up when Dice had 2 strikes. From then on, only half the place stood. Everyone from section 15 all the way down to Section 1 and around to the bleachers is up. (I\'m in 14.) Everyone from 16 and out to left field is down. So in other words, the more expensive the seats, the less people are standing. Hmmmm.....
4th and 5th energy drops as Dice gets shaken and Westbrook suddenly mows down 8 in a row and looks great. 3-2. Highly uncomfy, although once Dice survives the 5th I suddenly feel some confidence that the Tribe might not get this run.
6th and 7th: OKIE! He\'s back in April form! I can\'t believe we nuked Japan, I fucking LOVE that country right now! The inning-ending double play that we turned to deny the tying run had the place RAGING. Just when I thought it couldn\'t get louder, the Pedroia homer in the bottom of the 7th is the most insane moment I\'ve ever seen in over 100 games attended at Fenway Park. People practically ripping the chairs out. Awesome.
8th: Okie makes a mess, 1st and 3rd no outs, tying run up. Here comes Papelbon! I have no doubt he\'s getting us out of this, and he does. The party officially starts. No way Papelbon is giving up three. It\'s over a whole inning early. Gorgeous.
9th: And for good measure, 6 more in the eighth and the PARTY IS ON! I can\'t help but flashback to the afternoon when the Patriots won in similar, steamrolling fashion. What a great time to be a Boston fan. I mean, wow. 2007. It\'s never going to get any better.
Postgame: Make our way down to the dugout, where I get sprayed with champagne by Papelbon. All the baseball royalty is right in front of us and even talking with the fans between interviews...Epstein, Henry, Lucchino, Gammons, Shaughnessy, Ryan, Kurkjian, Reynolds, Remy, Orsillo...good times! Top 3 moments were Papelbon\'s Riverdance (excellent, had to have practiced that), Ortiz\'s speech while pounding a beer, and Dice-K leaving the trophy alone on the mound.
Incredible moment of my life. How many Sox fans can say they\'ve been sprayed down with champagne by the team? Bring on the Rockies.
peace,
Wolfman
Post by: FrankZappa on October 22, 2007, 06:54:27 am
bring on wednseday! woot woot!
practice in colorado was called due to a snow out yesterday :wah:
Post by: davepeck on October 22, 2007, 08:13:38 am
Post by: tyzack on October 22, 2007, 09:48:33 am
(http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/10/22/1193028682_3544.jpg)
Being that I was born in Denver, but grew up in Boston...I will still cheer for the Sox.
Post by: ds673488 on October 22, 2007, 10:29:43 am
Post by: Wolfman on October 22, 2007, 11:13:16 am
Quote from: davepeck;165163
the best news here is that there is no game on friday (whew!), and we can go eat at The Hangar in peace before the iron horse.
Spectacular point. Even the scheduling is coming up roses. World Series is gonna KILL the Hangar. Hopefully they just have some wings left after games 1 and 2. The Hangar always rents a big refrigerated (freezer-ated?) trailer to house extra wings for the Super Bowl...they\'re going to have to bust that out again now if they haven\'t already.
Quote from: FrankZappa;165159
awesome review seth. I hate you that you had tickets. I\'d love to see a post season game.
Thanks Paul. Honestly, I just pounded Craigslist hard all day while watching the Patriots until I found the sweetheart deal. The tough part about hitting CL a few hours before gametime is that you have to be very close to the venue to pull off an exchange. But since I am in Boston, I just worked it until I found some people who were in a pinch. CL is work and a lot of bullshit to sift through but persistence can pay off bigtime.
Post by: skalnbyc on October 22, 2007, 11:28:58 am
Post by: Wolfman on October 22, 2007, 11:30:38 am
Post by: Me! on October 22, 2007, 01:32:20 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 22, 2007, 01:51:02 pm
Post by: Me! on October 22, 2007, 01:57:44 pm
Quote from: Spacey;165204
so the WS starts on Wednesday, right? That means game three will be Saturday night. How come everytime I go to Burlington, the Red Sox are playing.
I saw them win the WS in Burlington in \'04 at Nectars. It was a good time. Good to be with Dobz celebrating, smoking a joint watching the blue moon.
Post by: jocelyn on October 22, 2007, 03:40:51 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;165187
Wolfman, where are you watching Game 1 on Wednesday? I\'ll meet up with you if you\'re going to be at a sports bar.
I\'m going to be in Boston that night as well. We should definitely meet up for a drink.
Post by: Wolfman on October 22, 2007, 04:07:50 pm
Quote from: jocelyn;165217
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;165187Wolfman, where are you watching Game 1 on Wednesday? I\'ll meet up with you if you\'re going to be at a sports bar.
I\'m going to be in Boston that night as well. We should definitely meet up for a drink.
Oof. This has been in the back of my mind for weeks though for obvious reasons I didn\'t discuss it openly...what to do if this incredible 3-night Breakfast run conflicts with the Red Sox in the World Series?
I have been planning on all 3 nights of Breakfast, although I was kind of screwed for Toad\'s from the start because due to an event for work I can\'t get out of work until 8:30-9 that night which puts me in New Haven around 11. I was all about doing it anyhow, but I think Game 2, in Boston, will be enough incentive to keep me here. I mean, I\'d have to listen to the first 6-7 innings on radio, then miss the end of the game outright. Meanwhile, I\'d probably miss Breakfast\'s opener and worst case whole first set all at the same time. I mean, that\'s a shitty night. I\'d rather commit to one activity that I can enjoy every minute of (in this case, the game since the show isn\'t really an option for that) than to just get bits and pieces and an incomplete experience from two events.
I will NOT skip FF9 for game 3. It\'s FF for crying out loud. Count me in for Games 1 and 2 and shows 2 and 3. Seems fair enough.
Post by: jocelyn on October 22, 2007, 04:09:10 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;165226
Quote from: jocelyn;165217Quote from: alexanderzurflu;165187Wolfman, where are you watching Game 1 on Wednesday? I\'ll meet up with you if you\'re going to be at a sports bar.
I\'m going to be in Boston that night as well. We should definitely meet up for a drink.
Oof. This has been in the back of my mind for weeks though for obvious reasons I didn\'t discuss it openly...what to do if this incredible 3-night Breakfast run conflicts with the Red Sox in the World Series?
I have been planning on all 3 nights of Breakfast, although I was kind of screwed for Toad\'s from the start because due to an event for work I can\'t get out of work until 8:30-9 that night which puts me in New Haven around 11. I was all about doing it anyhow, but I think Game 2, in Boston, will be enough incentive to keep me here. I mean, I\'d have to listen to the first 6-7 innings on radio, then miss the end of the game outright. Meanwhile, I\'d probably miss Breakfast\'s opener and worst case whole first set all at the same time. I mean, that\'s a shitty night.
I will NOT skip FF9 for game 3. It\'s FF for crying out loud. Count me in for Games 1 and 2 and shows 2 and 3. Seems fair enough.
Sounds like you have it pretty well figured out. :)
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 24, 2007, 04:29:55 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 24, 2007, 06:25:51 pm
Quote from: ChrisPitch;165722
Sox in 4
let me smoke some of that shit.
this series is going at least 6 games.
Post by: jocelyn on October 24, 2007, 07:15:24 pm
Sox in 6.
Post by: Klout on October 24, 2007, 07:43:23 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 24, 2007, 08:39:22 pm
Quote from: Klout;165757
good luck to all you sox fans. I WAS rooting for the rockies because they swept the phillies but after learning they are all Jesus freaks and are claiming all their success is thanks to Jesus my allegiance to them has been seriously diminished.
8 days off is what is going to beat the Rockies. A team with that much momentum did not need 8 straight days off to cool off. Shit, you can gain 20 pounds in that time.
So it begins...
Post by: Gordo on October 24, 2007, 09:48:23 pm
Quote from: Klout;165757
good luck to all you sox fans. I WAS rooting for the rockies because they swept the phillies but after learning they are all Jesus freaks and are claiming all their success is thanks to Jesus my allegiance to them has been seriously diminished.
HA! Amen to that... wait.... Anyways, try on Arizona and Houston while you\'re at it. Like Jesus Camp for athletes. My brother got picked up by the \'Stros organization this past year and got to know Berkman, Burke and some other personnel really well through nightly Bible study. He told me as if I\'d get excited. Instead I threw up and dreamt sweetly of Satan hitting dongs off \'81 Nolan Ryan.
Anyone seen Christopher Hitchens\'s recent debate with Dinesh D\'Souza? I\'m on Team Hitchens, the man is brilliant.
Oh, and Sox in 5.
Post by: Spacey on October 24, 2007, 10:21:10 pm
Post by: Gordo on October 24, 2007, 11:07:16 pm
Quote from: Spacey;165783
Is your brother Nelson Gord?
Yeah, actually. Ummmm, so how\'d you pull that one out?
Josh Beckett -- 28 IP - 34 SO - 2 BB - 1.29 ERA - Best Postseason Pitcher of Our Time.
I felt the wrath of his venom in \'03 as a Cub fan in his breakout year. Then he shutdown the Yanks. The kid is incredible. Ice cold.
Post by: Spacey on October 24, 2007, 11:15:46 pm
Post by: Klout on October 24, 2007, 11:43:06 pm
Post by: Gordo on October 24, 2007, 11:46:02 pm
Post by: Spacey on October 24, 2007, 11:48:23 pm
Quote from: Gordo;165799
spacey, how\'d you know my brother\'s name?
the internet when used properly can find anything
Post by: Me! on October 25, 2007, 01:34:48 am
was just thinking about seeing Dice-K hit in game 3, it\'s gonna be odd. I\'ve seen him hit in the regular season, but this is a whole nother thing. Spacey, Bill we\'d better be listening to the game on the ride to Brahlington.
Post by: Gordo on October 25, 2007, 02:34:39 am
Post by: Todd on October 25, 2007, 11:33:39 am
Quote from: Spacey;165800
Quote from: Gordo;165799spacey, how\'d you know my brother\'s name?
the internet when used properly can find anything
Zurflue is teaching him well.
Post by: Spacey on October 25, 2007, 12:11:55 pm
Quote from: Me!;165807
wow. that\'s all I can really say. just wow.
was just thinking about seeing Dice-K hit in game 3, it\'s gonna be odd. I\'ve seen him hit in the regular season, but this is a whole nother thing. Spacey, Bill we\'d better be listening to the game on the ride to Brahlington.
you are driving up with 2 Yankee fans.
Post by: Todd on October 25, 2007, 12:33:56 pm
Quote from: Spacey;165844
Quote from: Me!;165807wow. that\'s all I can really say. just wow.
was just thinking about seeing Dice-K hit in game 3, it\'s gonna be odd. I\'ve seen him hit in the regular season, but this is a whole nother thing. Spacey, Bill we\'d better be listening to the game on the ride to Brahlington.
you are driving up with 2 Yankee fans.
rotfl :doh: rotfl
Post by: Spacey on October 25, 2007, 01:01:54 pm
Make you a deal, if Dobson wants to listen to the game, we can listen to the game.
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Post by: Me! on October 26, 2007, 12:59:11 pm
Post by: jocelyn on October 26, 2007, 06:25:30 pm
Quote from: Me!;166053
Well I know Dobz is with me on this one.
What time to you think you will be arriving? Because I mean, the game doesn\'t even start until 8:30... So hopefully you will be arrive without having missed too much action.
Post by: SlimPickens on October 26, 2007, 06:52:38 pm
Post by: jocelyn on October 26, 2007, 06:56:57 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on October 26, 2007, 07:06:06 pm
Post by: jocelyn on October 26, 2007, 07:47:12 pm
"Yeah, listen tie-boy. That\'s right, I\'m calling you tie-boy, because you\'re wearing a tie." :lol:
Post by: skalnbyc on October 26, 2007, 07:53:57 pm
Quote from: jocelyn;166108
Good times. Can\'t believe you walked home. Can\'t believe we missed the T (wait, yes I can, it\'s Boston). Can\'t believe someone wanted to fight you and then called you tie-boy.
"Yeah, listen tie-boy. That\'s right, I\'m calling you tie-boy, because you\'re wearing a tie." :lol:
I walked all the way out to Charlestown after the game/bars to visit another friend who I put off to hang with the Hawe, then headed back downtown and slept for about an hour before heading to the airport.
Yeah, that was certainly fun causing trouble!
Post by: jocelyn on October 26, 2007, 08:08:27 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;166111
Quote from: jocelyn;166108Good times. Can\'t believe you walked home. Can\'t believe we missed the T (wait, yes I can, it\'s Boston). Can\'t believe someone wanted to fight you and then called you tie-boy.
"Yeah, listen tie-boy. That\'s right, I\'m calling you tie-boy, because you\'re wearing a tie." :lol:
I walked all the way out to Charlestown after the game/bars to visit another friend who I put off to hang with the Hawe, then headed back downtown and slept for about an hour before heading to the airport.
Yeah, that was certainly fun causing trouble!
Wow. You should have rented a bike. Though whether or not you could have ridden it is questionable. "Don\'t make me dance!"
Post by: Me! on October 28, 2007, 10:02:00 pm
na na na na
hey hey-yeah
goodbye.
Post by: Gordo on October 29, 2007, 12:13:06 am
They\'re Grrrrrrrrreat!
Quote from: ChrisPitch;165722
Sox in 4
Quote from: Spacey;165744
Quote from: ChrisPitch;165722Sox in 4
let me smoke some of that shit.
this series is going at least 6 games.
Quote from: jocelyn;165750
Yeah I think so too.
Sox in 6.
Post by: Me! on October 29, 2007, 01:16:27 am
Post by: FrankZappa on October 29, 2007, 07:08:29 am
(http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/1773d957a5_kielty_10292007.jpg)
Post by: tyzack on October 29, 2007, 08:18:05 am
RED SOX UBER ALLES
Post by: peaches626 on October 29, 2007, 12:30:09 pm
Post by: Wolfman on October 29, 2007, 07:51:26 pm
Post by: Gordo on October 29, 2007, 08:34:24 pm
Quote from: Wolfman;166371
Watching The Breakfast cover a Phish album in Burlington followed by watching the Red Sox win the World Series in Boston the very next night is, without question, the greatest 2-night run of my life. This is just incredible. I was good for at least 30 hugs each night. Some with friends, some with strangers. I yelled and screamed in joy each night as the two groups of my greatest adulation and lifelong fandom peaked within 24 hours of each other. I just hope that I don\'t come down too hard and crash emotionally when life returns to some sense of humdrum normalcy, wins and losses, good shows and doozies. I consider it a great personal challenge to keep life at the level it was at on October 27th and 28th, 2007. I will try to find ways to keep it there. Thank you Breakfast and Breakfast fans. Thank you Red Sox and Red Sox fans. Let\'s all get together and do it again.
Ha!
Seriously life doesn\'t get any better for a Bfast BoSox fan right now.. (maybe next year the Cubs will celebrate their 100th anniversary with a trophy of their own and the Breakfast will drop Gamehendge > the debut of whatever opera Timmy has been crafting for years on my ass at the HOB Chi-town).
Y\'all must savor the flavor for as long as possible. HUGE weekend, congratulations on life.
Also, are Theo Epstein and Gencs related? Matt Holliday/Matt Oestreicher? Couple bulls jump over the fence?
Post by: davepeck on October 29, 2007, 08:42:47 pm
Post by: Gordo on October 29, 2007, 08:47:44 pm
Quote from: davepeck;166385
yawn > meh > fart.
Post by: Gfunk on October 29, 2007, 08:58:17 pm
Quote from: Gordo;166379
Seriously life doesn\'t get any better for a Bfast BoSox fan right now..
Can\'t complain :thumbsup:
Post by: wildcoyote on October 29, 2007, 10:02:39 pm
Joe Girardi :thumbsup:
Don Mattingly- a hero of mine growing up, but no managerial experience on any level? I couldn\'t buy it.
A-Rod- whew. Where to begin? What a classless dick move making the annoucement in the World Series. It was also incredibly stupid. Correct me if I\'m wrong Boston fans, but could you accept letting MVP Lowell go to overpay the man who just pissed on your parade?
So NYY are out. Boston is presumably out. The Mets are out (A-Rod wouldn\'t be safe in NY and the Mets are pretty set at 3B and SS). There goes the 3 biggest spenders in the game.
Who\'s left? The Dodgers? Anaheim? SF? A Chicago team? I hope Boras gets bitch slapped on this. You eliminate the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry from the bidding and your free agent market plumets. Be patient GM\'s. At this point he needs you more than you need him.
Post by: Wolfman on October 29, 2007, 10:22:04 pm
Quote from: davepeck;166385
yawn > meh > fart.
L > M > A > O
Funny move on A-Rod\'s part to announce his opt-out from the Yankees in the middle of Game 4 of the World Series and of course the Yankees announce their new manager the same day the Sox win the Series as well. I thought the Yankees only did this steal-the-headline stuff with the Mets. It worked though, the New York tabloids would have had to run Red Sox on the back pages which would have infuriated Team Steinbrenner to no end. Instead the headlines in New York were A-Rod and Girardi. Nice moves on the Yankees part. No real benefit from them other than saving the bruised ego, but they accomplished what they were intended to do.
Post by: Vassillios on October 29, 2007, 10:51:51 pm
2004=spain
2007=colorado
guess new england hates me
Post by: peaches626 on October 30, 2007, 01:14:27 am
Quote from: wildcoyote;166401
Sox fans- congrats.
Joe Girardi :thumbsup:
Don Mattingly- a hero of mine growing up, but no managerial experience on any level? I couldn\'t buy it.
A-Rod- whew. Where to begin? What a classless dick move making the annoucement in the World Series. It was also incredibly stupid. Correct me if I\'m wrong Boston fans, but could you accept letting MVP Lowell go to overpay the man who just pissed on your parade?
First off, thank you.
Next, congrats on Girardi, i thought he was the best man for the job.
regarding A-Rod, nothing is ruinin my parade right now, and I don\'t care what everyone else is talkin about... for the next year, my team is the defending world series champs.
And there\'s no way we can give up Lowell. But julio lugo can take a hike if a-rod wants to play short again, in my opinion. the guys gonna set a bazillion records in the next 10 years. i dont think the sox need him by any means, but if theo thinks it\'ll work, i say go for it.
Post by: Me! on October 30, 2007, 03:21:58 am
Quote from: davepeck;166385
yawn > meh > fart.
don\'t be upset just cause the Yanks are spiraling the drain.
Post by: SlimPickens on October 30, 2007, 06:37:06 am
Quote from: Me!;166459
Quote from: davepeck;166385yawn > meh > fart.
don\'t be upset just cause the Yanks are spiraling the drain.
It\'s called a rebuilding decade you dick!
Post by: Spacey on October 30, 2007, 11:41:48 am
The Sox are just too good of a baseball team right now to be fucked with.
Not sure how I feel about Girardi but I like him much better than Mattingly right now.
A-Rod has not contributed to a title in New York, so zeits se hwee. If my memory serves me correctly, the Yankees won a World Series without him. Hope that he never wins a world series.
Post by: ChrisPitch on October 30, 2007, 11:55:03 am
Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox for currently being the sport\'s dominant franchise, as much as it makes me sick to say it.
And Torre and Mattingly both rumored to the Dodgers and the Yankees fucked up again regarding A-Rod. Don\'t expect the Mets to sign him, but it\'d be fun if they at least showed up to the dance.
Post by: skalnbyc on October 30, 2007, 04:51:06 pm
I\'m not sure why (I don\'t watch much baseball or track players very closely) but he looks sleazy to me.
Post by: Me! on October 31, 2007, 01:04:21 am
Quote from: SlimPickens;166462
Quote from: Me!;166459Quote from: davepeck;166385yawn > meh > fart.
don\'t be upset just cause the Yanks are spiraling the drain.
It\'s called a rebuilding decade you dick!
:lol:
Post by: Wolfman on October 31, 2007, 08:52:19 am
Oh well.
I\'ll just have to go to the championship parade in February.
Post by: estahwhaddup on October 31, 2007, 02:24:11 pm
ps: anyone hit up free taco day at taco bell? i think it was pretty useless for everyone in boston, because there\'s only like 3 taco bells in the city :thumbsdow
Post by: Wolfman on November 01, 2007, 04:56:55 pm
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The Boston Red Sox are the 2007 World Series Champions![/B][/COLOR]
Post by: antbach on November 01, 2007, 06:06:24 pm
ALCS Celebration Pics. (http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=1613zckz.7uefw8j3&Uy=ytvvj5&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1)
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming as I dive back into my hole.
Post by: Gordo on November 01, 2007, 08:40:47 pm
Quote from: antbach;166856
can\'t believe I am posting this link, though I am sure some have seen these, but for those who have not, I got this link forwarded to me by my mother, who is also a yankees fan, my guess is she got it from her stop and shop cohorts in quincy, ma as a \'fuck the yankees\' joke, but either way they\'re some pretty good picks. makes me almost have some respect for the red sox for being party type kids, almost. . .
ALCS Celebration Pics. (http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=1613zckz.7uefw8j3&Uy=ytvvj5&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1)
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming as I dive back into my hole.
That is so fucking cool.
Post by: jocelyn on November 01, 2007, 08:50:18 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on November 02, 2007, 11:32:40 am
Quote from: jocelyn;166879
I am so fucking jealous of the people who were there... That was probably my one chance to convince Mike Lowell to leave his wife and live happily ever after with me. :lol:
you\'re going to have to fight off my 97 year old great aunt for him. As she puts it, he\'s a tall drink of water. :lol:
Ok, so a question for yankee fans/anyone who would know:
We just cut some stuff with broll of torre getting a large paperweight type award and he was holding it in his left hand. The reporters were all taking pictures, blablabla. One of the reporters asked him to put it in his other arm and he said "I can\'t do that" he then turned so that he was holding it on the other side, but still holding it with his left hand, the right one just balancing the back of it.
No one here could figure it out. Is there something wrong with his right arm? It looks like the award would only weight about 10-15lbs at most (all glass, about the size of a extra large soda)
Post by: FrankZappa on November 02, 2007, 11:36:31 am
Post by: Me! on November 03, 2007, 01:11:45 am
Post by: jocelyn on November 06, 2007, 04:32:33 pm
Yooouuuuuuk!
(http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/news/city_desk_wired/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/youkilis2.jpg)
(http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/07/28/1185678266_0041/410w.jpg)
(http://samueljscott.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/youkilis.jpg)
Also, sounds like Schilling will be back next year, along with Wakefield and tavarez, but I\'m assuming you guys already knew that.
Post by: SlimPickens on November 06, 2007, 04:46:40 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;167005
Ok, so a question for yankee fans/anyone who would know:
We just cut some stuff with broll of torre getting a large paperweight type award and he was holding it in his left hand. The reporters were all taking pictures, blablabla. One of the reporters asked him to put it in his other arm and he said "I can\'t do that" he then turned so that he was holding it on the other side, but still holding it with his left hand, the right one just balancing the back of it.
No one here could figure it out. Is there something wrong with his right arm? It looks like the award would only weight about 10-15lbs at most (all glass, about the size of a extra large soda)
Maybe he hurt it smacking his wife around.
Post by: Wolfman on November 06, 2007, 08:17:10 pm
Post by: jocelyn on November 12, 2007, 05:39:11 pm
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(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2007/06/15/hZylZEpn.jpg)
(http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/2007/06/02/Hm6r89WO.jpg)
(http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/john_donovan/06/22/pedroia.redsox/t1_dustin_pedroia.jpg)
Post by: Me! on November 13, 2007, 01:12:35 am
Post by: Me! on November 13, 2007, 11:42:29 pm
Post by: Gfunk on November 14, 2007, 01:07:26 am
Quote from: Me!;168847
CC Sebathia won the AL CY Young award. I think Beckett got robbed even though he came in 2nd in voting. But Sabathia certainly had a great regular season, and he deserves it.
Beckett was absolutely robbed! Congrats To DP though, he had a hell of a 1st season and I think he will only improve. This kid deseves ser respect in MLB.
Post by: tyzack on November 14, 2007, 06:31:52 am
Hopefully this will be motivation for him to do even better next year.
Also, I am opening a bet on Jacoby "My Favorite Beaver" Elsbury to be Rookie of the Year next year.
Also, this board is biased.
Quote from: jocelyn;168615
Dustin Pedroia has been named the 2007 American League Rookie of the Year.
(http://kevinyoukilis.mlblogs.com/kevinyoukilis/images/dustin_pedroia.jpg)
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2007/06/15/hZylZEpn.jpg)
(http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/images/2007/06/02/Hm6r89WO.jpg)
(http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/john_donovan/06/22/pedroia.redsox/t1_dustin_pedroia.jpg)
Too bad none of those pictures show him falling over as he swings.
Post by: booztravlr on November 14, 2007, 09:31:23 am
241 IP over 34 starts
19-7
3.21 ERA
209 K
27 BB
1.14 WHIP
Player B
200.2 IP over 30 starts
20-7
3.27 ERA
194 K
40 BB
1.14 WHIP
Which one would you pick?
Quote from: tyzack;168863
Also, this board is biased.
I really don\'t see how you can say Beckett was robbed. The only stat he has over Sabathia is one more win. Sabathia ate up more innings to rest the bullpen (though he managed 4 more starts), he had a lower ERA even though its only a difference of 0.06, he had 15 more K and 13 less BB. I wouldn\'t call it a no-brainer decision but it\'s pretty obvious who deserved the AL Cy Young.
Come on Red Sox fans, you don\'t have to complain about every single thing that doesn\'t go your way.
Post by: Me! on November 14, 2007, 01:46:45 pm
Quote from: Me!;168847
CC Sebathia won the AL CY Young award. I think Beckett got robbed even though he came in 2nd in voting. But Sabathia certainly had a great regular season, and he deserves it.
Quote from: booztravlr;168868
Come on Red Sox fans, you don\'t have to complain about every single thing that doesn\'t go your way.
as I said sabathia certainly deserved it, it\'s just watching Beckett pitch he is a cy young calibur pither. Especially when you consider both of their post season performances, Beckett blew Sabathia away. CC choked hard, while Beckett came through brialliantly. I know it\'s not about the post season, but it certainly shows something.
Post by: Gfunk on November 14, 2007, 01:54:57 pm
Post by: Spacey on November 14, 2007, 02:18:25 pm
Quote from: Me!;168894
Quote from: Me!;168847CC Sebathia won the AL CY Young award. I think Beckett got robbed even though he came in 2nd in voting. But Sabathia certainly had a great regular season, and he deserves it.Quote from: booztravlr;168868Come on Red Sox fans, you don\'t have to complain about every single thing that doesn\'t go your way.
as I said sabathia certainly deserved it, it\'s just watching Beckett pitch he is a cy young calibur pither. Especially when you consider both of their post season performances, Beckett blew Sabathia away. CC choked hard, while Beckett came through brialliantly. I know it\'s not about the post season, but it certainly shows something.
This is where your logic is flawed. The Cy Young award is for regular season pitching in which C.C. had a better year.
Really, who gives a shit, you have the World Series trophy.
Post by: jocelyn on November 14, 2007, 04:05:57 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on November 14, 2007, 04:34:16 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;166401
A-Rod- whew. Where to begin? What a classless dick move making the annoucement in the World Series. It was also incredibly stupid. Correct me if I\'m wrong Boston fans, but could you accept letting MVP Lowell go to overpay the man who just pissed on your parade?
So NYY are out. Boston is presumably out. The Mets are out (A-Rod wouldn\'t be safe in NY and the Mets are pretty set at 3B and SS). There goes the 3 biggest spenders in the game.
Who\'s left? The Dodgers? Anaheim? SF? A Chicago team? I hope Boras gets bitch slapped on this. You eliminate the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry from the bidding and your free agent market plumets. Be patient GM\'s. At this point he needs you more than you need him.
To today
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Yankees on Wednesday, telling them he wanted to explore whether he could work out a deal to return to New York.
Members of the Steinbrenner family and top team officials participated in the discussion, according to a person familiar with the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity because the club didn\'t make any announcement.
Rodriguez, who opted out of his contract last month and became a free agent, said he wanted to talk with the Steinbrenner family before he started discussions with other franchises and that he wanted to remain with the Yankees. It was not immediately known whether the discussion took place in person or by telephone. His agent, Scott Boras, did not participate.
The Yankees were approached by a third-party intermediary several days ago who said Rodriguez wanted to speak with the Steinbrenners, and the team at first wondered whether the message was serious. Before Rodriguez terminated his record $252 million, 10-year contract on Oct. 28, Boras told the Yankees they would have to make a $350 million offer to get a meeting with the third baseman.
By opting out of the contract, Rodriguez forfeited the $72 million he was guaranteed by the Yankees for 2008-10. In turn, the Rangers were relieved of their obligation to pay New York $21.3 million, a subsidy agreed to as part of the 2004 trade that sent A-Rod to the Yankees.
Rodriguez told the Yankees he understood what he would have to do if he wanted to rejoin the team: Make up for the subsidy from Texas that New York lost what he opted out.
Before Rodriguez opted out, the Yankees were prepared to make an initial extension offer of four or five years with an average yearly salary of $25 million to $30 million.
After he became a free agent, many possible suitors said they weren\'t interested. The Los Angeles Angels were an exception, saying they\'d like to speak with Rodriguez.
Scott Boras :sigh: When baseball\'s best player has to extend an olive branch after his agent burns bridges, it is a sorry state of affairs.
Post by: FrankZappa on November 14, 2007, 04:47:01 pm
Post by: jocelyn on November 14, 2007, 06:49:56 pm
Post by: davepeck on November 14, 2007, 09:34:04 pm
very interesting..
Post by: Me! on November 15, 2007, 01:17:51 am
Quote from: davepeck;168990
and Lowell is in serious negotiations with the yankees to play 1B....
very interesting..
say it ain\'t so dave, say it ain\'t so.
article (http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2007/11/lowell_to_first.html?p1=MEWell_Pos4)
Post by: FrankZappa on November 15, 2007, 06:15:05 am
Quote from: davepeck;168990
and Lowell is in serious negotiations with the yankees to play 1B....
very interesting..
That would make me very sad. I hope Lowel stays. :(
Post by: booztravlr on November 15, 2007, 03:13:18 pm
The San Diego Padres ace received all 32 first-place votes and finished with 160 points. Peavy went 19-6 while topping the majors in ERA (2.54) and strikeouts (240) He is only the 4th National League pitcher to do this in the last 40 years. At least some good came out of this season.
Post by: Yoda on November 15, 2007, 03:16:37 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;169051
Quote from: davepeck;168990and Lowell is in serious negotiations with the yankees to play 1B....
very interesting..
That would make me very sad. I hope Lowel stays. :(
Bring Lowell back home. He started his pro career as a Yankee, let\'s get him back.
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on November 15, 2007, 04:23:29 pm
This is what I hate about the big market teams. The Yankees, with a serious hole to fill at a least one corner of their infield, are looking to sign a 33-year-old. And as a Red Sox fan, I admit that they would probably do the same.
Post by: leith on November 15, 2007, 06:20:55 pm
Quote from: booztravlr;169082
Yeah Peavy!
The San Diego Padres ace received all 32 first-place votes and finished with 160 points. Peavy went 19-6 while topping the majors in ERA (2.54) and strikeouts (240) He is only the 4th National League pitcher to do this in the last 40 years. At least some good came out of this season.
Yeah Jake! Finally some due recognition.
Oh and did everyone see Bonds got indicted?
Post by: Spacey on November 15, 2007, 06:37:10 pm
Bonds off season has just stepped into a quagmire. Most likely is done with professional baseball I would assume.
Post by: FrankZappa on November 15, 2007, 07:49:51 pm
If he comes back I hope he gets put in his place by the fans next season.
Post by: Wolfman on November 15, 2007, 09:29:31 pm
Post by: jocelyn on November 20, 2007, 07:26:02 pm
I am so happy that I can continue to fantasize about being alone with him in the Red Sox clubhouse.
Post by: FrankZappa on November 20, 2007, 09:30:11 pm
Quote from: jocelyn;169670
Lowell stays, 3 year contract.WHOOO-HOO!!!
:bancouch:
Quote from: jocelyn;169670
I am so happy that I can continue to fantasize about being alone with him in the Red Sox clubhouse.um, hmm. yea, didn\'t need to know that but enjoy. Got a thing for big eyebrows, hu? rotfl
Post by: ds673488 on November 20, 2007, 09:34:09 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on November 20, 2007, 09:37:23 pm
If you feel the need though, go ahead. I\'m sure people will use it.
Post by: Me! on November 20, 2007, 11:19:25 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on November 30, 2007, 07:53:34 pm
And for the record I hope the Yanks don\'t give up Hughes or Cano for Santana. He\'s great and all, but reminds me alot of Pedro Martinez. He\'s due for a breakdown. Over the next 5 years Hughes may turn out to be the better pitcher.
Post by: Gordo on November 30, 2007, 08:26:16 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;170789
Can any Mets fans out there explain what the hell they did today? Milledge for 2 scrubs? Isn\'t he still a little young to give up on?
And for the record I hope the Yanks don\'t give up Hughes or Cano for Santana. He\'s great and all, but reminds me alot of Pedro Martinez. He\'s due for a breakdown. Over the next 5 years Hughes may turn out to be the better pitcher.
this doesn\'t make a niblet of sense to me.
there isn\'t much of anything in Santana that reminds me of Pedro other than they\'re both great pitchers. Santana is a horse, his numbers are always better in the 2nd half of every season (last year is an exception). I don\'t think he\'s ever been hurt and his style/motion/delivery -- outside of being a south-paw -- is much different than Pedro\'s. I\'ll take a two-time Cy Young-er in the last 3 years who strikes out a ton, walks very few, and loves to win, especially when that\'s exactly what your team needs. He\'ll only be 29 by the start of next season
I think you\'re nuts for not wanting Santana. He\'ll win 25+ games with that lineup.
Post by: wildcoyote on November 30, 2007, 08:51:59 pm
Quote from: Gordo;170795
I think you\'re nuts for not wanting Santana. He\'ll win 25+ games with that lineup.
The comparison to Pedro is this- power pitchers with small builds usually have short life spans. Their best years are usually in their mid to late 20\'s. The pitchers who have the longest careers are either built like horses (Ryan, Clemens, Schilling, etc.) or nibble and paint the corners (Maddux, Moyer, Glavine). Santana is a straight forward strike thrower, thus the high number of K\'s.
I think Santana will still be a very good pitcher, in the next 2-3 years especially. However I think it unrealistic to expect him to duplicate the past 4 years for much longer. As a Yankees fan I am leery of trading the future for yet another overpaid player who\'s best years are behind him.
Hughes was regarded as the best pitching prospect in all of baseball last year. There were some bumps in the road, but he sure showed flashes. It may not come next year, but they spent this much time developing him, they should see if he can be an ace.
Post by: Rujah on November 30, 2007, 09:15:14 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;170789
Can any Mets fans out there explain what the hell they did today? Milledge for 2 scrubs? Isn\'t he still a little young to give up on?
As much as I hate on the Mets, I have to disagree here. The only problem is they traded Milledge to the Nationals, who are also in the NL East. I understand that Ryan Church and Brian Schneider aren\'t big time players, but neither is Milledge. Both Church and Schneider are young enough and have just as much potential as Milledge to where this trade doesn\'t seem that bad for a Mets perspective. As a Braves fan, it actually pisses me off. I mean the Mets needed a defensive catcher and now they have one. Wonder what they will do with Estrada now? Think about they needed to do something after such an historic collapse to end the season last year. Plus they got two for the price of one and you can\'t really argue with that. Omar seems to know what he\'s doing as a GM, now if he can just get some pitching they may finish second to the Braves next season and earn a Wildcard.
Post by: Gordo on November 30, 2007, 10:05:51 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;170802
Quote from: Gordo;170795
I think you\'re nuts for not wanting Santana. He\'ll win 25+ games with that lineup.
The comparison to Pedro is this- power pitchers with small builds usually have short life spans. Their best years are usually in their mid to late 20\'s. The pitchers who have the longest careers are either built like horses (Ryan, Clemens, Schilling, etc.) or nibble and paint the corners (Maddux, Moyer, Glavine). Santana is a straight forward strike thrower, thus the high number of K\'s.
I hear ya\'. Valid point.
I\'d ride it out with him though, Santana doesn\'t sling like Pedro. It\'s possible he may not last into his mid-thirties as strong as the bigger guys, but Pedro also pushed harder than most pitchers in his mid-20\'s. I remember it seemed like the guy used to throw a complete game every other outing, even going into the 10th at times. I also think Santana has thicker legs and a less strenuous motion. I love him, to me he\'s the perfect pitcher.
Only time will tell. But I\'d "gamble" on this one. Then again I\'m not a Yankees fan so my knowledge of Hughes is lacking. Therefore, you win. I have no personal investment so I\'d trust you more than myself in this case.
Post by: Klout on November 30, 2007, 10:07:01 pm
Omar\'s job is on the line.
He needs to win in 2008 or he is out.
This move might be bad for the mets in the long run if milledge hits .300 25 HR and 100 RBI....
but it will most likely make the mets a better team in 2008 which is all omar cares about.
It might also be a precursor to a trade for an Ace Pithcer.
But I doubt it.
If it is and we end up getting Haren or somebody else, I say great move.
If not it\'s a stupid move that was made in haste just to save omar\'s ass in 2008.
Milledge\'s value as a prospect has gone way down since 2005 and the mets were sour on him anyway tho so I am not really all that suprised by this trade
They missed the boat for getting maximum value for him two years when they could have included him ina deal for manny ramirez
The met\'s main goal is still acquiring pitching and the fact that they dealt milledge means NOBODY who has pitching to trade was interested in including milledge as one of the chips.
so now that none of the GM\'s out there are really asking for him in a deal for pitching omar figured he would cut his losses and get a player of near equal 2008 production in right field and defensive catcher who cant hit lefties to platoon with castro who crushes lefties and is better offensively overall.
Post by: Inner_Score on December 01, 2007, 07:04:39 pm
And Brian Schneider is probably one of the best defensive catchers in baseball right now.
As a kind of Nationals fan, I see the loss of both players as horrible ,but much needed. The lineup on that team has to change. Hopefully Milledge can step in and help them.
Post by: Wolfman on December 01, 2007, 07:27:42 pm
The MLB 2007 WS DVD has been released. :biggrin: Be sure to pick it up for Christmas for the Red Sox fan in your life, or for the Yankee fan in your life that you don\'t like. Pec, give us one of those groovy amazon links so you get get some referral $$$.
NESN is still in production of their DVD.
Post by: Gfunk on December 01, 2007, 07:57:29 pm
Post by: booztravlr on December 05, 2007, 01:25:28 pm
Quote from: http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp
The Tigers hit the daily double in this winter\'s market, landing third baseman Miguel Cabrera and lefty Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins. The price was steep, including two of the Tigers most prized young players, outfielder Cameron Maybin and lefty starter Andrew Miller, not to mention a backup catcher and three prospects.
Wow. That is quite a trade. The Tigers will have a very powerful lineup and a supporting rotation to make them instant contenders. Looks like the Angels will have to land Santana if they want to remain as one of the AL\'s elite teams.
The Marlins should be a solid team in a couple seasons too. Their payroll might be under $25 next season, which is ridiculous.
Post by: Inner_Score on December 05, 2007, 02:40:44 pm
Post by: bezerker on December 06, 2007, 07:49:49 pm
Quote from: Gfunk;170958
i hope the nesn dvd has remdawg and don announcing. Rem= comedic genius
matt damon !
Post by: Me! on December 16, 2007, 03:04:58 pm
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Moments after Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon struck out Colorado Rockie Seth Smith for the final out of the 2007 World Series, Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek gave Papelbon the baseball.
Papelbon\'s agent later said that his client didn\'t have the ball.
It puzzled some in Boston, as the team had trouble getting the final baseball of the 2004 World Series, too, which the Red Sox also won.
Well, the 2007 mystery is now solved. The World Series baseball is in Hattiesburg.
At least what is left of it is.
"My dog ate it," said Papelbon, who has a home in the Canebrake subdivision.
"He plays with baseballs like they are his toys. His name is Boss. He jumped up one day on the counter and snatched it. He likes rawhide. He tore that thing to pieces. Nobody knows that. I\'ll keep what\'s left of it."
source (http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071216/SPORTS/712160309/1006)
Post by: Spacey on December 17, 2007, 04:14:49 pm
Perhaps we can end up with Santana in NY.
Maybe we should just get him some roids.
Post by: Me! on December 24, 2007, 12:28:20 pm
Post by: Gordo on December 24, 2007, 03:24:41 pm
Post by: Spacey on December 24, 2007, 04:38:34 pm
Post by: leith on January 07, 2008, 06:14:56 pm
Post by: jocelyn on January 07, 2008, 06:58:04 pm
Post by: Gordo on January 07, 2008, 11:53:07 pm
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He\'s so full of shit. But hey, guess he\'s gotta\' do what he\'s gotta\' do, the HOF requires liars at this point.
Post by: jocelyn on January 08, 2008, 02:32:28 pm
Post by: tyzack on January 08, 2008, 04:29:21 pm
NESN did an (obivously) biased thing about him, but I agree; he should be in there.
Post by: leith on January 08, 2008, 04:39:53 pm
Arguments can be made for either team. Personally when I think of Goose I think of his time w/ The Padres but I\'m from CA.
Post by: wildcoyote on January 08, 2008, 07:20:25 pm
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Goose going in as a Yankee or Padre?
C\'mon dude. I suppose he could go in as White Sox, Cub, Giant, Pirate, A, Mariner or Ranger too... but he spent his prime years and got his ring in New York.
Post by: leith on January 08, 2008, 07:50:22 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;175921
Quote from: leith;175892Goose going in as a Yankee or Padre?
C\'mon dude. I suppose he could go in as White Sox, Cub, Giant, Pirate, A, Mariner or Ranger too... but he spent his prime years and got his ring in New York.
Yes but he has said he always preferred his time in San Diego over all the places he played and he was an integral part of the Padres making it to their 1st WS.
The only 2 teams possible are the Yanks or Pads he spent more time there and accomplished more in those 2 places.
Either way he deserves the honor and should have been in a lot earlier than this.