tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post4028933767735602663..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: ALCS 7: Rays 3, Red Sox 1allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger1008125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-79200324292105096342008-10-20T18:04:00.000-07:002008-10-20T18:04:00.000-07:00Like Amy, I feel sad today, weighed down much more...<I>Like Amy, I feel sad today, weighed down much more by the end of the season than any bitterness about losing.</I><BR/><BR/>After a full day, I can tell you that's the feeling I feel as well.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-54387667774178702292008-10-20T12:22:00.000-07:002008-10-20T12:22:00.000-07:00In San Francisco, we more or less have no seasons ...In San Francisco, we more or less have no seasons as they are known in other parts. But today dawned cool and dry with a nippy wind going -- an October morning back East. I thought of the Green Fields of the Mind sentiments, and told both my morning classes about the them since many have only a vague notion of these kind of seasonal emotions.<BR/><BR/>Like Amy, I feel sad today, weighed down much more by the end of the season than any bitterness about losing.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-43381948908025435252008-10-20T10:13:00.000-07:002008-10-20T10:13:00.000-07:00Oy vey. I wanted the Sox to win (duh) but, Manny-...Oy vey. I wanted the Sox to win (duh) but, Manny-like, it's still just a game. My condolences to Nix and his GF and to everyone whose had some significant life-bumps round these parts.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044296357860322585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-4292553446166894572008-10-20T08:55:00.000-07:002008-10-20T08:55:00.000-07:00Oh no, poor Phil.Now that it's over, I'll announce...Oh no, poor Phil.<BR/><BR/>Now that it's over, I'll announce more bad news: Nix's cat died. He and his g/f are extremely upset.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75943764810860488872008-10-20T06:49:00.000-07:002008-10-20T06:49:00.000-07:00My fucking internet went out in the middle of the ...My fucking internet went out in the middle of the game, so I had to suffer through it alone. Fucking Verizon. Fucking Rays.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421785398444449007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-43557551815956294232008-10-20T04:53:00.000-07:002008-10-20T04:53:00.000-07:00So I woke up this morning with that awful sad feel...So I woke up this morning with that awful sad feeling. No more Red Sox baseball for months, possibly the last game for Tek as a member of the Red Sox (not that I am suggesting his offensive record this year was not pathetic, but still very sad for me), and on top of that, we just had our last weekend in our cottage until next spring. So...summer may have officially ended a month ago on the calendar, but it all ended with a bang for me last night. Today the weather was below freezing when I woke up, there is frost on the plants outside, and there is no doubt that winter is on its way.<BR/><BR/>Hate to break the perfect 1000 comment count, but I had to vent somewhere, even if no one is still reading here.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-2765289119035756362008-10-19T22:09:00.001-07:002008-10-19T22:09:00.001-07:00thanks for recording that. it's always poignantthanks for recording that. it's always poignantJoe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-67782599589728060292008-10-19T22:09:00.000-07:002008-10-19T22:09:00.000-07:0010011001Joe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-28609243654352089672008-10-19T21:53:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:53:00.000-07:00Here's the end of Castiglione's sign-off. The piec...<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08KJ54ncy-I" REL="nofollow">Here's</A> the end of Castiglione's sign-off. The piece from the poem is around the 4:30. Toward the beginning is his call from Game 5, with the crazy un-Joe-like call at the end.<BR/><BR/>(And just ignore the video--I always just tape whatever's in front of me on the table.)Jerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448619048422750447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-39813775832010645752008-10-19T21:47:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:47:00.000-07:00Personally I think it's much better to come close ...Personally I think it's much better to come close than to get blown out in the last game. I would have been a lot more bummed out if the season had ended after game 5 without the comeback.<BR/><BR/>Yeah it still sucks that they couldn't have won tonight and completed it but at least they have more dignity and respect from the Rays this way.Iridescencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013729213264992061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-71171457878064197662008-10-19T21:44:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:44:00.000-07:00But luckily the wheels keep turning. And as far a...But luckily the wheels keep turning. And as far as Boston goes, all four of their major sports franchises are forces to be reckoned with. In this town there never really is an off-season if you like all the sports. There is something for everyone, and these days, it's bound to be exciting.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-41104678459325664092008-10-19T21:42:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:42:00.000-07:00Castig was choking up a little bit when reading hi...<I>Castig was choking up a little bit when reading his yearly passage from Green Fields of the Mind...</I><BR/><BR/>"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops."Jake of All Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208742067459269534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-27063056311820059832008-10-19T21:40:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:40:00.000-07:00i think the hardest thing for all-around-boston fa...i think the hardest thing for all-around-boston fans is that three teams' seasons ended with such disappointing final games after very teasing highs - the Pats going 18-1, the Bruins falling after that epic game 6, and the Sox coming oh-so-close to the big comeback.Joe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-86676215989655882032008-10-19T21:39:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:39:00.000-07:00Castig was choking up a little bit when reading hi...Castig was choking up a little bit when reading his yearly passage from Green Fields of the Mind... That's the part when the offseason really sinks in. The feelings of looking back at the summer and looking forward at the winter. Meh.<BR/><BR/>But we will press on.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10248639072631077712008-10-19T21:37:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:37:00.000-07:00*cap tip to Garza and Price*The Sox can beat anyon...*cap tip to Garza and Price*<BR/><BR/>The Sox can beat anyone when helthy and really played great despite the injuries but just got slightly outpitched in that one crucial game. <BR/><BR/>They went down fighting at least...Game 5 was a great memory for sure.<BR/><BR/>I hope the Rays beat the Phillies now if nothing else than to prove that the AL East is toughest division in baseball. <BR/><BR/>Plus, Brett Myers is one of the biggest assholes in baseball and I REALLY don't want to see him get a ring.<BR/><BR/>The Philly fans deserve it more than the TB bandwagoners but I still have to root for the Rays a bit now.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Red Sox for another great and memorable season. Get 'em next year!Iridescencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013729213264992061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-67199707994544527402008-10-19T21:36:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:36:00.000-07:00here's the quote.it hurts a lot less than it did i...here's the quote.<BR/><BR/>it hurts a lot less than it did in 2003.Joe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60539644700912826142008-10-19T21:26:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:26:00.000-07:00hahaha. fuck you angels.hahaha. fuck you angels.Joe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-65622313615921472422008-10-19T21:22:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:22:00.000-07:00there really were a lot of fun games this year.there really were a lot of fun games this year.Joe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-25296451312279878232008-10-19T21:21:00.001-07:002008-10-19T21:21:00.001-07:00watched the finale of that game with a certain som...watched the finale of that game with a certain someone.<BR/><BR/>fuck, reminders really are everywhereJoe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-79544705259998340702008-10-19T21:21:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:21:00.000-07:0019-16 red sox!19-16 red sox!Joe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-765552022123822582008-10-19T21:19:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:19:00.000-07:00Haha bullpen band!Haha bullpen band!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-20481316640762098742008-10-19T21:16:00.001-07:002008-10-19T21:16:00.001-07:00" I wanna thank all the fans of boston. I love you..." I wanna thank all the fans of boston. I love you guys, and I wanna thank you for being there for me through all the ups and downs." -Manny<BR/><BR/>what a jerk.Joe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-67074335562026934002008-10-19T21:16:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:16:00.000-07:00manny's 500 th :Dmanny's 500 th :DJoe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-20333881167550350822008-10-19T21:15:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:15:00.000-07:00Tomorrow night, I'll be in class during the B's ho...Tomorrow night, I'll be in class during the B's home opener :( but I'll probably be able to post a few times while in class if you're going to gamethread.Joe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-80513548848552985802008-10-19T21:14:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:14:00.000-07:00too many injuries this year and too much weird shi...too many injuries this year and too much weird shit. but we've got a good team.Joe Gravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883597644631048767noreply@blogger.com