tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post2924471648436378847..comments2024-03-25T10:19:58.493-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Waitingallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-5488627779004851812007-10-23T14:58:00.000-07:002007-10-23T14:58:00.000-07:00The lucky Parrot has been stolen. Uh-oh!!!Actuall...The lucky Parrot has been stolen. Uh-oh!!!<BR/><BR/>Actually, Reynolds is not an idiot. To say that Theo would have been on the hot seat if they had lost 4-1 or 4-2. <BR/><BR/>Boston media would have been beating the drum every day about how Lugo sucked, Drew was a "nancy", Gagne was a Gag-me and so on. 24 hours a day, M-F (weekends would have been Patriots).<BR/><BR/>Reynolds is one of those op-ed guys who really does have his finger on the pulse of the fans in the metro area. The drum beat would have been there, the question is whether that would have swayed Henry. I personally think it wouldn't have swayed him, but Theo would have been put on notice.s1chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012981832351433952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-85933720327621321952007-10-23T13:06:00.000-07:002007-10-23T13:06:00.000-07:00I'm not saying it's relevant in any way to the out...I'm not saying it's relevant in any way to the outcome of the series, but consider this:<BR/>Days in first place:<BR/>Red Sox: 150, never being more than one game under .500, and at .500 or better since back in April 7.<BR/>Rockies: 1, back in April 6. They were 9 games under .500 back in May 21.Oferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694754589627325588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-54357866797480366882007-10-23T12:43:00.000-07:002007-10-23T12:43:00.000-07:00Snow? Did someone mention snow? Does that mean Den...Snow? Did someone mention snow? Does that mean Denver does not have a dome for games in late Oct.?Bartmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809097953780642925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-9524536830747729282007-10-23T12:42:00.000-07:002007-10-23T12:42:00.000-07:00Forgot to mention that LBJ gets start in center to...Forgot to mention that LBJ gets start in center tomorrow night since Ococ still a little "banged up". In my haste for a scoop, full disclosure suffered. I could be a real reporter.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-45665477512568024592007-10-23T12:37:00.000-07:002007-10-23T12:37:00.000-07:00Just heard Francona's presser on 'EEI. Wakefield's...Just heard Francona's presser on 'EEI. Wakefield's shoulder keeps him off roster, Beckett, Schill, Dice are first 3 starters, Lester being stretched out for possible start. Final roster not yet determined (Gagne?). Waiting for Rox rotation announcement before commenting on who starts in Denver (Ortiz etc).Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-70169522379664386322007-10-23T12:32:00.000-07:002007-10-23T12:32:00.000-07:00wake out of WS rotation. lester being stretched.wake out of WS rotation. lester being stretched.nixon33https://www.blogger.com/profile/03283528172781996570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-83724434781036075052007-10-23T12:01:00.000-07:002007-10-23T12:01:00.000-07:00And is there a pill I can take to combat the desir...<I>And is there a pill I can take to combat the desire to employ rhetorical questions?</I><BR/><BR/>And if you find one, will you let us know?laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-80735105395041876342007-10-23T11:53:00.000-07:002007-10-23T11:53:00.000-07:00Thanks, Laura.I am surprised at the vocal minority...Thanks, Laura.<BR/><BR/>I am surprised at the vocal minority saying Colorado's going to win this thing. Heyman at SI says Rockies in 7. Not that I don't think they have a chance -- of course they have a decent chance. But, from what I like to consider an objective position, there is just that AL vs. NL thing. Wouldn't all their monster hitters' numbers be brought down half a notch pitching against the AL? Doesn't their surprisingly good pitching seem significantly less so against our bats? Given all that, what kind of confidence does it take to predict a Rockies win? Amazing as 21 wins in 22 games is, doesn't probably demand an end to it?<BR/><BR/>And is there a pill I can take to combat the desire to employ rhetorical questions?Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-57126633830893699462007-10-23T11:29:00.000-07:002007-10-23T11:29:00.000-07:00I think ZS has it, as usual. We all want to think ...I think ZS has it, as usual. <BR/><BR/>We all want to think we have the momentum, we want to see patterns and reasons where there may be none, we want reasons to believe, factors we can point to.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day, none of it really matters. Two really good teams are going to play with everything that have, and hope that's enough.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-11760445801594288752007-10-23T11:08:00.000-07:002007-10-23T11:08:00.000-07:00I think the Rox visit to Fenway in June dispelled ...I think the Rox visit to Fenway in June dispelled any Sox preconceptions about them. The boys will be all jigged out and ready to play big league hardball.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-30298741311719543052007-10-23T10:59:00.000-07:002007-10-23T10:59:00.000-07:00I think whether time off hurts a team or not is s...I think whether time off hurts a team or not is something you can't quantify. For all the players may talk about it or try to avoid the rust settling in, I don't think even they will really know if it has an effect. If we crush the Rockies tomorrow night, everyone will say that it was too many days off for them. But, couldn't it just as easily be because we have good hitters who get their bats on the ball? And that Francis, a pretty good pitcher, is no match for Beckett?<BR/><BR/>It's much like "momentum" in that regard. Momentum is an emotional word. The players feel it, the fans feel it, but it doesn't explain why things happen. The 3B coach holding up Lofton is thought to have hurt Cleveland's momentum the other night -- but only because it was followed up by the DP. And if Cleveland had tied it or taken the lead in that inning, would their momentum have pushed the Sox off of a cliff, beyond all hope of recovery? If we had scored eight more runs anyhow, then people would have said, "Oh, the momentum changed."<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying these things don't have some effect on the outcome of the game; I'm just saying we can't know what the effect is. And I think that it's slightly akin to the superstition of rally caps and things like that to say that the emotional state of the players and fans has a direct effect on the events on the field.<BR/><BR/>Not that I'm trying to take emotion as a whole out of the game...sure, it affects players, but it affects them differently. For some, getting too emotional can disturb their concentration as much as it may help some "lock in".Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-21852864770969360272007-10-23T10:39:00.000-07:002007-10-23T10:39:00.000-07:00Just to clarify Dustin's comments...it hasn't been...Just to clarify Dustin's comments...it hasn't been cold out here in Colorado outside of Sunday. Colorado winters are a bit different than New England in that you can have 5 inches of snow one day and then have it be mid-70s the next day...hell, sometimes that afternoon So hopefully the Sox are not getting overconfident because they think the Rockies will be underprepared - I think overconfidence has hurt teams playing the Rockies in the postseason this year.Gambrinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797260679201507778noreply@blogger.com