After all, the BoSox payroll ain\'t so bad.
I guess what I find so unbelievable is that you could have such excessive and obvious spite for the Red Sox.... how could they have hurt you personally that badly in 86 that you would say such things? Are you from Boston originally?
Just thought it should be noted...
A girl was killed on Lansdowne St. last night during the riots by police officers trying to disperse the crowd. She was 21 years old, went to Emerson, and was a broadcast journalism major.... The riot police were firing some sort of "non-lethal" shots from air guns similar to paintball guns. many are complaining that the police started firing without warning and that the shots were unnecessary. I am not sure if they were out of line or not; I do know they had their hands full- cars being burnt, people being beat up, police getting attacked. People leaping off of the Green Monster. (idiots)... Anyhow, the girl was shot in the eye and later died as a result of her injury. Should have been a purely celebratory night....
Undeniable Proof That The Babe Is A Sox Fan
Explain if you can:
-In game 6, Posada crushes a ball to right, a sure upper-decker if there ever was one. Suddenly a gust of wind knocks it back into the park. Later in the game, Mark Bellhorn pokes a fly to left that carries all the way out. He didn?t hit the ball half as hard as Posada did. What hand reached out and carried Bellhorn?s ball over the fence?
-The Red Sox get two huge calls in game 6, while on the road, and both on reversals. Umpires never reverse calls. Granted both calls were correct, but to get both of them while in Yankee Stadium is a miracle. The Sox certainly didn?t get the calls in 1999.
-How do you explain the incredible resurrection of 3 dead Red Sox players? Curt Schilling was done; the doctors said if this were the season he would be having surgery immediately. He was never supposed to pitch again this season, then he comes back and pitches brilliantly on one foot. Mark Bellhorn doesn?t hit at all for 5 games, so bad that he gets demoted in the order. He then wins game 6 with a home run. Johnny Damon has the worst possible series. He can?t even bunt, much less hit. Then, out of the blue, he?s driving in 6 runs in game 7.
-At the same time, how do you explain 3 Yankees who absolutely could not miss at the plate in the first 3 games suddenly not being able to hit at all. Rodriguez, Sheffield, and Matsui went a combined 23/41 (.561) with 18 RBI?s in the first 3 games. In the last 4 games, they went 8/53 (.151) with 2 RBI?s. How can that happen?
-In game 4 at precisely midnight, Dave Roberts steals second base which leads to the series-saving run. The Red Sox have never, ever, stolen bases, especially in the clutch. When he stole this base, I inexplicably leapt off the couch and was exclaiming, ?The curse is ending! The Red Sox just stole a base! The curse must be ending!? There are the Sox, down 3-0 in the series and 3 outs away from losing game 4, facing the greatest closer of all time, and there I am exclaiming that the curse is ending. That?s how I know the forces are strong within me right now.
-Cairo?s double in game 5 bounces over the short Fenway fence by an inch, preventing a huge run from scoring.
-Babe. Bucky. Buckner. Boone. Who lost game 7? Brown. Who won game 6? Bellhorn.
-The bottom of the ninth inning of game 7 started at exactly midnight.
-The score of game 3 was 19-8, which is but a mere syllable away from saying ?1918.? Not a fluke.
Give the Red Sox all the credit in the world, and also give credit to the higher forces that were at play here. The fact is that Babe Ruth was watching and affecting this series, just as he has done with every Red Sox postseason series. The difference this year is that The Babe is now a Sox fan. You see, The Babe has a bit of an ego. He likes the fact that he is the ultimate trump and turned the tables forever. He is proud to be The Man The Yankees Stole From The Red Sox. But along came a man named Alex Rodriguez, who threatens Babe?s reputation as the ultimate Yankee steal from the Sox. This does not make the Babe happy at all, and he has switched sides. At the same time, he looks at the Red Sox and sees a lot of himself. These are a bunch of happy-go-lucky, partying guys, just as The Babe was. Especially Ortiz. Like Babe, Oritz is a big, huge-swatting, good-times guy. The Babe empowered Ortiz, just as he did Schilling, Bellhorn, and Damon. He knocked down a Yankee homerun, carried a Sox homerun, and made sure the Sox got the calls. He led the score of game 3 to indicate the year he last led the Sox to victory, and again manifested himself through players whose names start with B. Babe is still here, still watching, still playing, but he is back on the Red Sox.
The Red Sox go to the World Series with the home-field advantage because the American League won the All-Star game. They won thanks to Manny Ramirez hitting a 3-run home run off of losing pitcher Roger Clemens. Game 7 will be at Fenway Park on Halloween.
Seth Wolfman
Good analysis of all the recent Sox events Seth!
I\'ll bet there are some happy Cardinals fans in Cheshire, CT
Originally posted by jocelyn
I guess what I find so unbelievable is that you could have such excessive and obvious spite for the Red Sox.... how could they have hurt you personally that badly in 86 that you would say such things? Are you from Boston originally?
Joc,If u know anything abt bosox history their opponent in that ALCS was my Angels. Think abt it.
Originally posted by jocelyn
Just thought it should be noted...
A girl was killed on Lansdowne St. last night during the riots by police officers trying to disperse the crowd. She was 21 years old, went to Emerson, and was a broadcast journalism major.... The riot police were firing some sort of "non-lethal" shots from air guns similar to paintball guns. many are complaining that the police started firing without warning and that the shots were unnecessary. I am not sure if they were out of line or not; I do know they had their hands full- cars being burnt, people being beat up, police getting attacked. People leaping off of the Green Monster. (idiots)... Anyhow, the girl was shot in the eye and later died as a result of her injury. Should have been a purely celebratory night....
...and now boston is seeking a ban on the sale of alcohol during the world series..
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/columnist/thorne/2004-10-21-thorne_x.htm
Heh, love the pre-printed ALCS champion stuff.... There is a lot of that kind of thing for the Sox for \'86 in one (of 3..) of the local bars. Not sure if it\'s funny or depressing.
Originally posted by alexanderzurflu
I\'ll bet there are some happy Cardinals fans in Cheshire, CT
HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!!!
As I took Owen (9-years old and fully brainwashed Cardinal fan) to school this morning, I told him how I was 9 (OK start the jokes) when the Cards played the Red Sox in 1967. How cool is that??
That season and World Series was when I became a Cardinal fan, and have stuck with them all the way.
This is going to be fun!!
See you tonight!
A few interesting tidbits:
1. The Red Sox have home-field advantage in the postseason because of the American League\'s victory in the All-Star Game. That\'s funny because the AL won that game as a result of Clemens allowing six runs in the first inning, including a two-run bomb to Manny. While that would have been even more interesting had the Astros made the World Series, it\'s still significant because of the Clemens-Red Sox relationship. Other notes about the All-Star Game: it was in Houston, Piazza was behind the plate for the first inning and there were grumblings at the time that he tipped pitches to get back at Clemens for the whole 2000 beaning fiasco, and Ortiz also homered in that game off of Carl Pavano, who used to wear a Red Sock, but was traded for none other than Pedro Martinez. Current mumblings have Pedro out of Boston after this year with the Sox making a hard push for Pavano, an emerging star and Connecticut native.
2. What are the Sox going to do with Ortiz when they play Games 3, 4, and 5 (if neccessary) in St. Louis? He\'s typically the DH. Obviously, he won\'t sit out those games. So I guess he goes to first, which used to be his position, but that\'s something that I haven\'t heard anybody discuss and I think it merits discussion. Can Ortiz handle the glove? Will Millar be pissed about sitting out? Maybe Manny should play first and Ortiz should play left. That\'s a joke. I think.
3. Actual serious prediction: Sox in 6, although I think starting Wakefield in Game 1 when both Martinez and Schilling would be on full rest, is mind-blowingly stupid. Of course, Francona has had the golden hand as of late and clearly outmanaged Torre in the ALCS so it\'s hard to criticize him. But I just don\'t understand the logic of not throwing your two aces when they\'re fully rested after you just threw your number-five guy on two-days rest in Lowe.
Either way, as long as it\'s an exciting series that makes fans of both teams squirm in their skin, I\'ll be a happy sonbitch.
Pitch
Yes I was wondering the same thing about Ortiz and was planning on asking you what you thought would be the scenario. :lol:
There you go. I\'m one step ahead of you. Unfortunately, I\'m several thousand steps behind myself.
