tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post114701921935758081..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: G32-33-34: Red Sox at Yankeesallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147380259615250582006-05-11T13:44:00.000-07:002006-05-11T13:44:00.000-07:00a further clarification -- what i meant was "new y...a further clarification -- what i meant was "new york yankee press", shortened to ¨"new york papers".<BR/><BR/>when i mention "boston press", i would include hartford and projo in that group, because i see them as red sox press, since they have beat writers cover the sox.<BR/><BR/>that's all.<BR/><BR/>jack, i wish we could get transcripts of game broadcasts, so insane people (like me) could archive exactly how dumb these announcers are.<BR/><BR/>do you get yes as part of the mlb package or are you in their broadcast area? i forget.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147370464469317072006-05-11T11:01:00.000-07:002006-05-11T11:01:00.000-07:00Reading that account of the Yankee fans enraged me...Reading that account of the Yankee fans enraged me. Would only be angrier to hear about such crap in our own park. Not one fucking Yankee fan could stand up and tell those idiots it was enough? If I was at Fenway and heard that kind of crap towards a female Yankee fan I hope I would have the nuts to say something.<BR/><BR/>The booing of Johnson and A-Rod is a shame. When I try to think objectively about why I dislike Yankee fans, it's this kind of thing. People were howling for Johnson's head last year after a bad outing or two, that he be taken out of the rotation. He ends up leading the team in wins, IP, etc. What the hell did they think, the rare air of Yankee stadium was going to take ten years off of him?Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147356412953634562006-05-11T07:06:00.000-07:002006-05-11T07:06:00.000-07:00The most ridiculous thing in sports is how those c...The most ridiculous thing in sports is how those cretins at yankee Stadium ever have the nerve to talk about "class."<BR/><BR/>And you don't even get the New York local TV stations up in Hartford. "Tri-state" covers my old stomping grounds of Fairfield County, and a little beyond, but not all the way up to Hartford. I'm just sayin'.Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147321324237268902006-05-10T21:22:00.000-07:002006-05-10T21:22:00.000-07:00The A-Rod homer was clutch (my very being trembles...The A-Rod homer was clutch (my very being trembles against writing that sentence). Curt looks to keep the game tied, strikes out the first couple batters, pitches inside to A-Rod, then he hits the go-ahead and it unravels from there.<BR/><BR/>On the bright side, it makes the classless NY fans who booed him look (even more) like complete assbuckets.<BR/><BR/>And the bullpen (minus Holtz) held it down really well for the Sox.From the Vined Smithyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383093641957358840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147320647017777942006-05-10T21:10:00.000-07:002006-05-10T21:10:00.000-07:00moose pitched really well. too bad curt couldn't h...moose pitched really well. too bad curt couldn't have kept pace.<BR/>in the post game they brought up whether or not the 133-pitch game he threw before has had an effect on him.<BR/><BR/>lol, they think willie harris is symbolic of the new red sox? that's pretty funny.thatdietcokegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657659934096745186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147296323411054762006-05-10T14:25:00.000-07:002006-05-10T14:25:00.000-07:00Hmmm... I wonder what Joe "I was a little disappoi...Hmmm... I wonder what Joe "I was a little disappointed by the reaction of the crowd" Torre thought about the reaction of his fans to a current player on the home team. CLASSY!tjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18155426532061270381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147295651618965952006-05-10T14:14:00.000-07:002006-05-10T14:14:00.000-07:00jeez, sorry. i guess i should have said "tri-state...jeez, sorry. <BR/><BR/>i guess i should have said "tri-state area papers".allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147294402472518062006-05-10T13:53:00.000-07:002006-05-10T13:53:00.000-07:00can't believe you called the Courant a NY paper. ...can't believe you called the Courant a NY paper. The filing cabinet city takes great pride in being right down the middle of these two teams and right down the middle between the two cities. Jacobs is usually pretty good though.s1chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012981832351433952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147282986450734972006-05-10T10:43:00.000-07:002006-05-10T10:43:00.000-07:00Great coverage as usual, BUT, did you just call th...Great coverage as usual, BUT, did you just call the Hartford Courant a New York paper? Hartford's in New England, home of one team, the Boston Red Sox. (We CT natives are a little picky about this stuff). I'm surprised Peter N. let that one go...<BR/><BR/>I'm in the Bronx for Game 2.Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147280717293390032006-05-10T10:05:00.000-07:002006-05-10T10:05:00.000-07:00Woops, that link did not wrap: http://community.l...Woops, that link did not wrap: <BR/><BR/>http://community.livejournal.<BR/>com/redsox/2559626.html<BR/><BR/>That's better.Zeke Hunkaburninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794475342994750738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147280463906173072006-05-10T10:01:00.000-07:002006-05-10T10:01:00.000-07:00WOW! Baseball fans are beginning to scare me!!!Re...WOW! Baseball fans are beginning to scare me!!!<BR/><BR/>Read this first person account of Red Sox fans sitting in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium, wearing red, Red Sox shirts, for last night's game.<BR/><BR/>http://community.livejournal.com/redsox/2559626.htmlZeke Hunkaburninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794475342994750738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147275067730078252006-05-10T08:31:00.000-07:002006-05-10T08:31:00.000-07:00So lovely to wake up, walk along the Pacific Ocean...So lovely to wake up, walk along the Pacific Ocean (we are now in the northern beach town of Huanchaco), find an internet cafe and see the laugher of a score. Great comments, too, about the crowd (esp. Jack on the YES Morons)!<BR/><BR/>Having a great time, but I'm really missing this team. I'll be back for the game on the 17th.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147237542917775492006-05-09T22:05:00.000-07:002006-05-09T22:05:00.000-07:00Wonderful game to be at. Quite the introduction a...Wonderful game to be at. Quite the introduction as far as live Yankees-Red Sox goes. Morons booing Randy Johnson. Idiots.<BR/><BR/>Man, did the nine-year-old in front of me give me shit when Giambi hit that home run. It was cool, though. We were friends by the 4th inning (his caretakers and he left in the 5th when it started to get really awesome/ugly).<BR/><BR/>Something you probably didn't see at home: Manny, on deck, (during a pitching change, I think--Small?) doing some practice swings and absolutely flinging the bat over his shoulder on one of the backswings. He looked a little sheepish even from several hundred feet away.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, A-Rod! Thank you, Melky Cabrera! Thank you, Johnny "0-fer-the-Red-Sox" Damon.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Mike Lowell! That leaping grab on the chopper was something else. Thank you, Wily Mo! That was some catch. And thanks, Manny, for hitting one out in my first Yankees-Sox game.From the Vined Smithyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383093641957358840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147232480953736552006-05-09T20:41:00.000-07:002006-05-09T20:41:00.000-07:00Well, Beckett showedup and done good. I was watch...Well, Beckett showedup and done good. I was watching on TV and the Stadium looked half empty at game time? Unit? Eck was flubbergasted at Big's un-performance. To putit, politely RJ looked discombombulated, and A-rod's errors didn't help. A-Gon got it on, though, and that was good. Nice slide, Papi! Strange game, all and all, but a win is a win, and a win over there is a big win, so we'll take it. No walks, that is big, and no errors again, with some good infielding with a nice scoop outta the dirt by Youk. How was it in person, Devine?Zeke Hunkaburninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794475342994750738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147228677897556082006-05-09T19:37:00.000-07:002006-05-09T19:37:00.000-07:00Thanks for the runs, A-Rod.I only saw this game ke...Thanks for the runs, A-Rod.<BR/><BR/>I only saw this game keeping up with the box score online. Did anyone watch it? Devine, was it divine to sit in a quiet Yankee Stadium?<BR/><BR/>Johnson got away without earning many runs, but what was with the walks and the wild pitches? Is he hurt? No big surprise if he gives up some homers, but wildness?<BR/><BR/>Nice to see Gonzalez get his whacks in.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147213061359426012006-05-09T15:17:00.000-07:002006-05-09T15:17:00.000-07:00oh so now bostondirtdogs want us to boo jd.oh so now bostondirtdogs want us to boo jd.thatdietcokegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657659934096745186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147210693517259182006-05-09T14:38:00.000-07:002006-05-09T14:38:00.000-07:00‘He just got a little bit out of wack . . .”- Tito...‘He just got a little bit out of wack . . .”<BR/><BR/>- Tito Francona, on Josh Beckett -<BR/><BR/>Josh Beckett’s next three or four starts may prove telling about what kind of pitcher we have on our hands, a potential Ace, or an Ace in a hole, and I don’t mean the ace in the hole so desirable to be holding in a poker game. Hopefully, Beckett’s competitive nature will win out and he will rise to the occasion and master pitching in the American League’s highly competitive East.<BR/><BR/>After a great start, Beckett’s ERA has run helter skelter up the ladder at an alarming rate of speed. Like some other Red Sox pitchers, he’s caught base-on-ballitis, and half of the freebie base runners he’s allowed have scored. When he hits ‘em with a pitch, they score then too.<BR/><BR/>Always a gamer for a good quote, Beckett tells the Globe’s Chris Snow, “Pitching against the Yankees is no different. Except they are maybe the best of the best.” <BR/><BR/>That’s kind of like saying, “Military intelligence is an oxymoron, except when it isn’t.”<BR/><BR/>Both teams enter the series pretty hot with the Yankees on a 5 game win streak and the Sox on a 4 game streak, although the yanks are 8 – 2 in their last ten while the Sox are 6 – 4.<BR/><BR/>The Sox bats really came alive at Fenway, and it will be interesting to see if our boys can maintain that batting prowess with the towering Mr. Johnson on the mound in the Bronx. RJ’s lanky old bag of bones can be rattled these days, especially if you get to him early and often. Still, despite RJ’s ERA being a whooping 0.16 runs higher than Beckett’s, Johnson brings 5 wins and 2 loss to the game while Beckett’s record has remained 3 – 1. Johnson’s stayed in games longer too logging 43 innings to Beckett’s 37. <BR/><BR/>New York’s Mr. Big Unit owned the Red Sox last year, going 5 – 0, 3 – 0 in New York. This year’s 5 -2 record with a 5.02 ERA reflects the fact that Big U. enjoys the most run support in MLB with over 10 runs per game, scored behind him, another factor to considering, if you like considering statistics. <BR/><BR/>These two competitors should bring an interesting intensity to the game, as if a Yankee Red Sox game would need any added intensity.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Millstone or Milestone?<BR/><BR/>Of worth noting, Joe Torre passed a milestone in his career Sunday, winning his 1000 game as manager of the Yankees. That stint includes six pennants and four World Series championships. To paraphrase Bob Lobel, “Why can’t we get managers like that?”<BR/><BR/><BR/>Front Page Pedro<BR/><BR/>A wonderful, long, front page article in today’s NYT about Pedro and his passion for gardening on his mini-estate in Connecticut, his new wife, whom he met while she was at BC, his three 3-month old puppies, and his life off the mound.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Grist for the Mill/Subplot to the Season Department<BR/><BR/>In the GftM and SttS department, nothing new to report.Zeke Hunkaburninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794475342994750738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147135982203635562006-05-08T17:53:00.000-07:002006-05-08T17:53:00.000-07:00I'll be there tomorrow night. I hope Beckett will...I'll be there tomorrow night. I hope Beckett will be, too.From the Vined Smithyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383093641957358840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147116935896355152006-05-08T12:35:00.000-07:002006-05-08T12:35:00.000-07:00Agreed, Jack. 100% . I think most of us realize th...Agreed, Jack. 100% . I think most of us realize that.Peter Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625257724065648318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147050616795713842006-05-07T18:10:00.000-07:002006-05-07T18:10:00.000-07:00haha, johnny's gonna get booed at home too ;Dhaha, johnny's gonna get booed at home too ;Dthatdietcokegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657659934096745186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147047915591875462006-05-07T17:25:00.000-07:002006-05-07T17:25:00.000-07:00today's papers said clement would pitch on friday ...today's papers said clement would pitch on friday against the rangers -- curt and wake will go on normal rest.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1147022236228070012006-05-07T10:17:00.000-07:002006-05-07T10:17:00.000-07:00I thought I read somewhere that they were thinking...I thought I read somewhere that they were thinking about having Clement in there somewhere instead of Wakefield?? I could totally be wrong of course...Daniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601146496461146031noreply@blogger.com