tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post7689510622242325161..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: G41: Atlanta at Red Sox, PPDallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60863440274997299012007-05-19T19:04:00.000-07:002007-05-19T19:04:00.000-07:00s1c, I'm glad you're enjoying it. That's all that ...s1c, I'm glad you're enjoying it. That's all that matters. My methods are a little different than yours, but my background is different, too. <BR/><BR/>I'm not really counting my chickens, as I know baseball is far too unpredictable, and life is far too strange. <BR/><BR/>But Allan and I have talked a lot about growing up as a Sox fan vs a Yankees fan, the pessimism vs the optimism, how it changes your outlook - on everything. I know in my head anything could happen to change the complexion of our season - but in my heart, we've already won the division. :)<BR/><BR/>By the way, I picked the Red Sox to win 102 games and the division.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-54035320293326729472007-05-19T14:36:00.000-07:002007-05-19T14:36:00.000-07:00Damon drops a ball over the center field wall and ...<I>Damon drops a ball over the center field wall and Mets lead 6-2.</I><BR/><BR/>Didn't see that one, but ...<BR/><BR/>BWHAHAHAHA!<BR/><BR/>(I'm not booking any non-refundable hotel rooms in Boston for late October either, but damn, seeing the Yankees fall on their faces -- while we storm through the schedule -- is non-stop fun.)allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-88127839277607338302007-05-19T14:20:00.000-07:002007-05-19T14:20:00.000-07:00First off, I am hugely enjoying this season. Ever...First off, I am hugely enjoying this season. Every game, every win, every MFY loss. However, I am not counting my chickens until they hatch. If you look at any of my <A HREF="http://plls.blogspot.com/2007/02/spring-2007.html" REL="nofollow">predictions </A>for this year you will see that I picked the sox to win 95 games this year and the wild card. So, I thought that the Sox would be good this year. <BR/><BR/>I also thought the pitching would be good since I had Daisuke winning 16 games and not leading the staff. <BR/><BR/>To me its hard to start gloating when you have 12 games to play against the team behind you and you have 20 weeks left in the season. Once a lead is over 1 game per week left then I consider it safe, until then, I root hard for them to win. I try to temper my enthusiasm, and every time I see my father in law I say the words "how about them yankees?". <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Damon drops a ball over the center field wall and Mets lead 6-2.s1chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012981832351433952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-29109992510183341442007-05-19T13:24:00.000-07:002007-05-19T13:24:00.000-07:00Redsock said The run support is more of a fluke th...<I>Redsock said <BR/>The run support is more of a fluke than anything else.. <BR/><BR/>From the man who has posted the following "In Wakefield's last 11 starts -- going back to July 17 -- the Red Sox have scored 16 runs while he's been in the game." </I><BR/><BR/>Did you interpret that to mean that Tim Wakefield must always get poor run support? Or that he will get poor run support in the future?<BR/><BR/>Of course it's a fluke. Huge differentials in run support are always coincidences - unless there's some consistency in matchups, which there are not.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-25041028459265855762007-05-19T13:22:00.000-07:002007-05-19T13:22:00.000-07:00Last time I looked it was the planet Earth. I coul...<I>Last time I looked it was the planet Earth. I could have been transported to Bizarro World, especially since the Yankees are 10 games back for the first time since 1995. Enjoy the lead, but lets get through the next two weeks without losing 50$% of the games before we buy the playoff tickets. </I><BR/><BR/>Well, s1c, each to his/her own. You hold your breath and tote up the worst-case scenarios, I'll enjoy the present hilarity. Either way, we'll be watching the same games in September and October, but I'll have had a whole lot more fun than you.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-49335398819822968602007-05-19T10:26:00.000-07:002007-05-19T10:26:00.000-07:00That sentence is a simple fact. An oddity -- and w...That sentence is a simple fact. <BR/><BR/>An oddity -- and worth noting for its simple existence. <BR/><BR/>Nothing more than that.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-84284070286701692582007-05-19T10:19:00.000-07:002007-05-19T10:19:00.000-07:00Redsock said The run support is more of a fluke th...Redsock said <BR/><I>The run support is more of a fluke than anything else.</I>. <BR/><BR/>From the man who has posted the <A HREF="http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2007/05/g33-red-sox-at-blue-jays-7-pm.html" REL="nofollow">following</A> "In Wakefield's last 11 starts -- going back to July 17 -- the Red Sox have scored 16 runs while he's been in the game." <BR/><BR/>Of course that was at game 33 of this year so every thing is now csme up rosy for Wakefield since then.s1chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012981832351433952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10222197984046379332007-05-19T09:33:00.000-07:002007-05-19T09:33:00.000-07:00But "the bats" don't really know who is pitching. ...But "the bats" don't really know who is pitching. They are pieces of wood. <BR/><BR/>The run support is more of a fluke than anything else.<BR/><BR/><I>If the Sox lose 2 of 3 (Smoltz and Hudson) and Yanks win both of the next two games and then sweep the Sox the lead is 5 1/2 which is not insurmountable.</I><BR/><BR/>(it could just as easily be 15 1/2)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, that's a lot of IFs. 8 to be exact.<BR/><BR/>One game at a time.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-18444260243399970452007-05-19T09:28:00.000-07:002007-05-19T09:28:00.000-07:009casey said...What are you hungover?Actually, when...9casey said...<BR/><I>What are you hungover?</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, when you work 7 days a week at two jobs the drinking is pretty much limited to holidays. So no I am not hung over. If the Sox lose 2 of 3 (Smoltz and Hudson) and Yanks win both of the next two games and then sweep the Sox the lead is 5 1/2 which is not insurmountable.<BR/><BR/>L-girl said...<BR/><I>Let's not get cocky??? What planet are you on?? </I><BR/><BR/>Last time I looked it was the planet Earth. I could have been transported to Bizarro World, especially since the Yankees are 10 games back for the first time since 1995. Enjoy the lead, but lets get through the next two weeks without losing 50$% of the games before we buy the playoff tickets. <BR/><BR/>As for the run support!!! Wakefield 8 games 32 runs <BR/>Tavarez 7 games 25 runs.<BR/><BR/>Yankees are still averaging over 4 runs per game.s1chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012981832351433952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-74080389979392218222007-05-19T07:12:00.000-07:002007-05-19T07:12:00.000-07:00Let's not get cocky??? What planet are you on??Let's not get cocky??? What planet are you on??laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-19320579256314933312007-05-19T07:06:00.000-07:002007-05-19T07:06:00.000-07:00What are you hungover?Really. ... "Most likely"? B...<I>What are you hungover?</I><BR/><BR/>Really. ... "Most likely"? Bah.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-72958136349723865222007-05-19T05:53:00.000-07:002007-05-19T05:53:00.000-07:00s1c said:The way the bats are not supporting Wake ...s1c said:<BR/>The way the bats are not supporting Wake and Tavarez, most likely Schilling will be on the mound trying to stop the sweep. <BR/><BR/><BR/>What are you hungover?9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-22384375510899574552007-05-19T03:41:00.000-07:002007-05-19T03:41:00.000-07:00Lets not get cocky, with these rain outs our pitch...Lets not get cocky, with these rain outs our pitching staff will be stretched going into the Yankee series. It also looks like the Sox will face the top three of Wang, Mussina and Pettitte with Wakefield (even), Tavarez (Mussina) and Schilling (Pettitte). <BR/><BR/>The way the bats are not supporting Wake and Tavarez, most likely Schilling will be on the mound trying to stop the sweep.s1chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012981832351433952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33358976845800446372007-05-18T18:49:00.000-07:002007-05-18T18:49:00.000-07:00GRRRRRRREAT SUCCESS!And I didn't know that O-K! BL...GRRRRRRREAT SUCCESS!<BR/><BR/>And I didn't know that O-K! BLUE JAYS! LETS! PLAY! BALL! had that many lyrics, jesus.<BR/><BR/>looking forward to an afternoon of baseball and golf, followed by a night of baseball.<BR/><BR/>played a solid 5 hours of my buddy's wii system yesterday, chrissakes i feel like i just pitched a complete game. my shoulder's wrecked, son!timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041184236514293677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-53426070034525732412007-05-18T18:48:00.001-07:002007-05-18T18:48:00.001-07:00you just kinda knew they were gonna lose ;)you just kinda knew they were gonna lose ;)thatdietcokegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657659934096745186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-81936879307215739672007-05-18T18:48:00.000-07:002007-05-18T18:48:00.000-07:00Okajima's ERA+ is now up to 996!!!Okajima's ERA+ is now up to 996!!!allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-30425433751383416712007-05-18T18:30:00.000-07:002007-05-18T18:30:00.000-07:0010 GAME LEAD!10 GAME LEAD!10 GAME LEAD!10 GAME LEA...10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!<BR/>10 GAME LEAD!Sean Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965480927483549287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-17343505372819112752007-05-18T18:29:00.000-07:002007-05-18T18:29:00.000-07:00MFY 9th against Wagner:Mr. April grounds out 6-3.D...MFY 9th against Wagner:<BR/><BR/>Mr. April grounds out 6-3.<BR/>Dumbo whiffs on high heat.<BR/>Shemp beats out an infield single.<BR/>HGH strikes out.<BR/><BR/>Mets 3, MFY 2.<BR/><BR/>Red Sox lead AL East by 10 games!allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-27646004772132854642007-05-18T18:09:00.000-07:002007-05-18T18:09:00.000-07:00Man, you see those intangibles watching that strik...Man, you see those intangibles watching that strike 3? Jeter is awesome. And how he jumped out of the way of a pitch on the outside corner, brilliant strategy.Sean Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965480927483549287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75506728511690398392007-05-18T17:55:00.000-07:002007-05-18T17:55:00.000-07:00NYY - 000 200 0NYM - 100 020 0:>)NYY - 000 200 0<BR/>NYM - 100 020 0<BR/><BR/>:>)allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10755324072382311872007-05-18T17:30:00.000-07:002007-05-18T17:30:00.000-07:00NYY - 000 20NYM - 100 02Shemp hit a 2-run HR to ...NYY - 000 20<BR/>NYM - 100 02<BR/><BR/>Shemp hit a 2-run HR to give the MFY a 2-1 lead, but Chavez answered with a two-run bop in the 5th.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-18604511112283109992007-05-18T17:02:00.000-07:002007-05-18T17:02:00.000-07:00Hansack, pitching tommorrow night, got that ...But...Hansack, pitching tommorrow night, got that ...But no pitcher named for Sunday .....Holding Wake for Monday?<BR/><BR/>Saying maybe Gabbard on Sunday.......The Braves aren't the Marlins......<BR/><BR/>Interesting choices9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-66273218353026332532007-05-18T16:27:00.000-07:002007-05-18T16:27:00.000-07:00But I never did it when I was a Yankees fan, I sur...<I>But I never did it when I was a Yankees fan, I sure as hell wouldn't start now. </I><BR/><BR/>Including in my own home, I might add.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-42931138140134325992007-05-18T16:26:00.000-07:002007-05-18T16:26:00.000-07:00My take on gloating is that I will do it privately...<I>My take on gloating is that I will do it privately but won't get in Yankee fans' faces about it. Just a golden rule kind of thing -- I hate when people get in my face about Boston losing. </I><BR/><BR/>If a Red Sox venue like this one counts as private, I can say me too. <BR/><BR/>I can't imagine going to a Yankees blog to gloat. Anyone on either side of the rivalry who does that, if they're older than 12 years old, is ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>I don't have much opportunity to gloat in actual person anymore. But I never did it when I was a Yankees fan, I sure as hell wouldn't start now.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-36625367364177319342007-05-18T16:17:00.000-07:002007-05-18T16:17:00.000-07:00Is the cushion we have now overrated? Lots of writ...Is the cushion we have now overrated? Lots of writerss have brought to mind the Yanks' poor start in 2005 -- but we're tempted to start thinking it's different this time. After all, we're a quarter of the way through the season, right?<BR/><BR/>Well, obviously the Yanks can still catch us and even leave us in the dust if we collapse badly enough. But 2005 was a different deal. Check it out (damn I like baseball-reference.com):<BR/><BR/>On May 6, the Yanks were 11-19 and nine games out. But the O's were in first and we were 2.5 behind them at a pretty modest 17-12.<BR/><BR/>By May 17, 2005, the Yanks had already gone on their tear, winning nine in a row to rise to 21-19. Still five behind the O's, who had pretty much stayed on pace. We were still 2.5 behind at 23-16.<BR/><BR/>So the difference is simply that the Yanks are somewhat worse and we're quite a bit better than at the same point in 2005. There's still plenty of time for them to get their act together, but it's no longer such a small sample to work from. Their hole is significantly deeper than it was in 2005.<BR/><BR/>I was reading comments on the Replacement Level blog and someone said the Yanks chances were rated (although I don't remember by whom) at 4%. Also not sure if that was to make the playoffs at all or to win the division, but either way, it furthers the point.<BR/><BR/>My take on gloating is that I will do it privately but won't get in Yankee fans' faces about it. Just a golden rule kind of thing -- I hate when people get in my face about Boston losing.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.com