tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post115601878869656585..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Rantallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156143024720753652006-08-20T23:50:00.000-07:002006-08-20T23:50:00.000-07:00your first visit to a blog and thinking of startin...your first visit to a blog and thinking of starting trouble -- thanks for giving me a good idea of where you're coming from.<BR/><BR/>any and all "trouble" will be deleted as soon as possible -- and that would be the case even if boston was leading the east by 30 games.<BR/><BR/>go search for the posts yourself -- you know the time period. the results of four games is no gauge of any ballplayer. (remember when jeter went 0-for-25 and heard tons of boos at yankee stadium?)<BR/><BR/>i still believe that the pile of damon money was better spend elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>a hot weekend does not = 4 long years.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156117157052651382006-08-20T16:39:00.000-07:002006-08-20T16:39:00.000-07:00I wonder why so many commenters are so sensitive t...I wonder why so many commenters are so sensitive to curse-words. Or as someone so delicately put it "blue language".laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156115307795662142006-08-20T16:08:00.000-07:002006-08-20T16:08:00.000-07:00hey, i put up an advisory (and put it in comments ...hey, i put up an advisory (and put it in comments to keep it away from impressionable young minds)! (thanks for calling it epic)<BR/><BR/>basic civility to other posters was what i had in mind.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156106030520950642006-08-20T13:33:00.000-07:002006-08-20T13:33:00.000-07:00He might have different music for each AB.When we ...He might have different music for each AB.<BR/><BR/>When we went to Yankee Stadium years ago, we could always count on "You Shook Me All Night Long" as Tino Martinez's 2nd PA (or 3rd?)music.<BR/><BR/>And "Baba O'Reilly" for O'Neil and Mike Stanton having that ultra-shitty Aldo Nova song, which I refuse to type the title of.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156105433387804962006-08-20T13:23:00.000-07:002006-08-20T13:23:00.000-07:00This has nothing to do with anything important, bu...This has nothing to do with anything important, but I was at that freakshow of a game yesterday, and I could have sworn that Papi's entrance music for his last at-bat was Gnarls Barkley's Crazy. According to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sox" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A>, Papi's intro theme is The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa"... I'm going to tonight's game too... I'll try to listen for it. It'll give me something to do if the game sucks. :(Michael G. Benoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10093254485102140215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156096138024669592006-08-20T10:48:00.000-07:002006-08-20T10:48:00.000-07:00Redsock, I hope you don't let your blog become a S...<I>Redsock, I hope you don't let your blog become a Sox Fan vs Yanks Fan forum.</I><BR/><BR/>I have no problem with Yankees fans commenting here -- or even Red Sox fans that might disagree with me (gasp!) -- but they must be civil (now that I think about it, they have to be more civil).allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156096032622640272006-08-20T10:47:00.000-07:002006-08-20T10:47:00.000-07:00Yesterday I was trying to find a word to describe ...<I>Yesterday I was trying to find a word to describe what I was seeing (a 10-year old can come up with "fucking awful"). </I><BR/><BR/>Ten-year-olds can be very wise.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156095900004821152006-08-20T10:45:00.000-07:002006-08-20T10:45:00.000-07:00My mistake. No anonymous comments.My mistake. No anonymous comments.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156095884267849102006-08-20T10:44:00.000-07:002006-08-20T10:44:00.000-07:00You got it, baby. Shit happens. I divorced pinstri...You got it, baby. Shit happens. I divorced pinstripes and remarried crimson hose. And I couldn't be happier about it.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156095097047478862006-08-20T10:31:00.000-07:002006-08-20T10:31:00.000-07:00So you were a Yankees fan for 28 years, and now yo...So you were a Yankees fan for 28 years, and now your a Red Sox fan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156094930902379672006-08-20T10:28:00.000-07:002006-08-20T10:28:00.000-07:00Referring to past acomplishments to make up for cu...<I>Referring to past acomplishments to make up for current woes is simply a cop-out. You never hear Yankees fans saying "remember the 2000 WS" or "2003 ALCS" because those things don't matter any more.</I><BR/><BR/>I was a Yankees fan for 28 years and have spent more time in Yankee Stadium, regular and post-season, than probably anyone who reads this blog.<BR/><BR/>The Yankee organization and their fans talk CONSTANTLY about past championships, past heroics, and past fucking everything. It's so obvious it hardly bears saying. Have you seen the Dent homerun (on YES or on the Stadium scoreboard) lately? The Boone homerun? Mr. November? The Chambliss homerun? DiMaggio walking through the 56 sign? Gehrig's speech? <BR/><BR/>The Yankees identify themselves as "the most celebrated sports team in history" and talk about nothing BUT the number of pennants and championships they have won.<BR/><BR/>One t-shirt??? You can't possibly be serious. Either you've been a Yankees fan for 30 seconds or you live on Mars.<BR/><BR/>Every team should celebrate their past accomplishments, and fans should as well. Celebrating history does not mean you don't care about the future. But for a Yankees fan to say that their team doesn't dwell on the past is <I>beyond</I> bullshit. <B>It's obscene.</B><BR/><BR/>Redsock, I hope you don't let your blog become a Sox Fan vs Yanks Fan forum. There's enough of that shite all over the net already.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156090940586684002006-08-20T09:22:00.000-07:002006-08-20T09:22:00.000-07:00"Look at that."That's just a t-shirt from some sto..."Look at that."<BR/>That's just a t-shirt from some store trying to make a buck. I'm sure Red Sox stores have their own such things as well. Thats not really my point. On the news today a reporter was interviewing a Red Sox fan after saturday's game and after being asked what their thoughts were they said something to the effect of "it's alright (infront of a yankee fan), remember the 2004 ALSC". All I could think to myself was how irrelevant that was to mention that. If your a red sox fan, why watch another game for the rest of your life. Just refer back to 2004. If the Red Sox come in last place in 2008 will 2004 still be good enough?<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Huh. How about that. You're right. Yankees fans are famous for how they look only to the future. "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156088227852167822006-08-20T08:37:00.000-07:002006-08-20T08:37:00.000-07:00Yesterday I was trying to find a word to describe ...Yesterday I was trying to find a word to describe what I was seeing (a 10-year old can come up with "fucking awful"). A caller to 'EEI' just nailed it. They were uncompetitive. That pretty much sums up the 39 runs and 28 walks, the 0-16 with RISP in game 1, the lineups that Tito is running out there (except for game 2, when Sox scored 11) and the "bolstering" the front office has provided the woeful pitching staff. Uncompetitive. That has to be the worst word a professional can hear. Time to sack up, boys.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156088007482477712006-08-20T08:33:00.000-07:002006-08-20T08:33:00.000-07:00You never hear Yankees fans saying "remember the 2...<I>You never hear Yankees fans saying "remember the 2000 WS" or "2003 ALCS" because those things don't matter any more.</I><BR/><BR/>That's right, it's all about the future, Yankees fans never, ever think about the pas--<BR/><BR/>What's that? You have a link for me to click on?<BR/><BR/>Okay. <A HREF="http://shop.mlb.com/sm-new-york-yankees-youth-short-sleeve-got-rings-t-shirt--pi-2105463.html" REL="nofollow">[click]</A>.<BR/><BR/>Look at that. <BR/><BR/>What does it say in small print there on the back?<BR/><BR/><I>"Hardware - There is no better feeling than a ring on your finger. The Yankees have more rings than you can shake a SOCK at. 26 to be exact. OH ... One more thing, it won't be 86 years before our next one."</I><BR/><BR/>Huh. How about that. You're right. Yankees fans are famous for how they look only to the future.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156087545028283552006-08-20T08:25:00.000-07:002006-08-20T08:25:00.000-07:00Why is it that I hear "remember the 2004 ALCS?" fr...Why is it that I hear "remember the 2004 ALCS?" from so many Red Sox fans? How does that help the Sox now. Referring to past acomplishments to make up for current woes is simply a cop-out. You never hear Yankees fans saying "remember the 2000 WS" or "2003 ALCS" because those things don't matter any more. Its much more fun to live in the present while trying to win this season then it is to dwell on the past while going through hell. I am neither a Red Sox or Yankees fan but it seems that Red Sox fans worry more about hating the Yankees than loving the Sox. Its almost an inferiority complex. Case and point: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~bberger/pics/pedrojeter.jpg ...If I can give some advice I'd say worry about what's going on in your own house instead of someone elses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156087086225325942006-08-20T08:18:00.000-07:002006-08-20T08:18:00.000-07:00It's only one stat, but according to the ERA+ stat...It's only one stat, but according to the ERA+ stats at The Hardball Times, both Seanez and Tavarez have had better seasons than Beckett.<BR/><BR/>ERA+ is measured against the rest of the leage and adjusts for park factors. 100 is average, above is better, lower worse.<BR/><BR/>Both of the EZ boys have been just a hair below average (JT 98, RS 97). Beckett's ERA+ is 88 -- the same as Kyle Snyder's.<BR/><BR/>Other starters: Schilling 122, Wakefield 114, Lester 100, Wells 77, Clement 71.<BR/><BR/>Pen: Timlin 126, MDC 107, Foulke 89, Hansen 79 ... and Papelbon 532.<BR/><BR/>A lot of things have gone wrong this year -- but Beckett's performance has to be the most disappointing.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156085624495136312006-08-20T07:53:00.000-07:002006-08-20T07:53:00.000-07:00I'm wracking my brain & I really can't remember th...I'm wracking my brain & I really can't remember the last time the Sox had such a suck-ass pitching staff. Maybe in the late 60's-early 70's? <BR/><BR/>Isn't Oil Can Boyd still playing semi-pro ball? He ought to be cheap enough.The Couch Potatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306471068767167452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156082123205664692006-08-20T06:55:00.000-07:002006-08-20T06:55:00.000-07:00But the stats prove otherwise, 6-12 without him.Th...<I> But the stats prove otherwise, 6-12 without him.</I><BR/><BR/>This doesn't prove anything. It's too small a sample size and there are too many other factors for it to be causal. Just because everyone repeats it doesn't make it so.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156080657937471752006-08-20T06:30:00.000-07:002006-08-20T06:30:00.000-07:00The pitching staff misses TEK. Hell, the whole tea...The pitching staff misses TEK. Hell, the whole team does. But the starters, and relievers especially. That's what I wrote about in my short post today. A short post fueled by yesterday, and the day before.Peter Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625257724065648318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156044528234983712006-08-19T20:28:00.000-07:002006-08-19T20:28:00.000-07:0026-14 over 40 games = 95 winsPossible - YesLikely ...26-14 over 40 games = 95 wins<BR/><BR/>Possible - Yes<BR/><BR/>Likely - No<BR/><BR/>The problems are glaring, but what changed. You can talk about Tek being overrated. But the stats prove otherwise, 6-12 without him.<BR/><BR/>Wake 14-17 without him.<BR/><BR/>Nixon the record sucks without him as well.<BR/><BR/>Its puzzling it really is......<BR/><BR/>I have never been so annoyed watching them play.....<BR/><BR/>Theo's boys just don't have IT.<BR/><BR/>Crisp, what is his function<BR/><BR/>Pena, c'mon shave of the look alike Ortiz beard , you don't deserve to have his facial hair.<BR/><BR/>Hansen, Delcarmen, Lester- Garbage<BR/><BR/>Beckett- I don't get it..THROW A FUCKIN STRIKE<BR/><BR/>Loretta- Good Sign if not a great sign... But Theo will let him go at the end of the year... Just because..<BR/><BR/>Ramirez- Not Theo's<BR/>Varitek- Not Theo's<BR/>Youk- Not Theo's<BR/>Schill- Great sign<BR/>Ortiz- Lucky Sign<BR/><BR/>Bottom Line is the kid GM's this team like we are the fuckin Twins.<BR/><BR/>When I go to Fenway I know what it costs me...Don't humiliate this franchise with the likes of Johnson, Seanez, Tavrez, Lopez, Snyder, Harris, Snow, Mohr, Corey, Pauley, and Breslow.......<BR/><BR/>Who the fuck are these guys......<BR/><BR/>We are the Red Sox dammit!!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Don't play us as jackasses ...If you wanted to strip it down then strip it down.....but stop low balling these guys and telling everyone you can't have a no trade clause and 4 years 40 million thats it thats are final offer...<BR/><BR/>Well wake up you metrosexual wonderboy ,and spend the fuckin money.....Because we want to win now, next year, and the year after...you think 2004 was going to let you sail threw the nation .until you made the cover of GQ, think again...<BR/><BR/>You wanted to play with the big boys and didn't come back until Lucchino got out of your sandbox.<BR/><BR/>Well pick up a shovel....<BR/><BR/>Whatever..........9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156036803417965042006-08-19T18:20:00.000-07:002006-08-19T18:20:00.000-07:00While I certainly have my gripes with Francona, I ...While I certainly have my gripes with Francona, I have a hard time blaming him for much that's happened so far this weekend. The pitchers (starters and bullpen) have recently shown us how much just they suck...so it's silly to keep complaining about Tito's bullpen management - the Sox are screwed no matter what he does. Yes, the lineup today was atrocious (Lopez 5th?!?!), but that just wasn't the problem - even with what I think we all agree is an optimum lineup (yesterday evening's), they can "only" score 10 runs. With this pitching staff, 10 runs/game still translates to an 0-3 record so far this series. Ugh.Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528300608952663063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156034930521045872006-08-19T17:48:00.000-07:002006-08-19T17:48:00.000-07:00I can't believe this is all happening when Ortiz h...I can't believe this is all happening when Ortiz has 42 homeruns on the season already. That in and of itself is a travesty. Although I think Francona has made his share of asinine decisions and has really had problems putting the pieces together, both in the lineup and in the bullpen, I think the FO should bear the brunt of the criticism. They almost entirely dismantled a WS winning team before the champagne had even lost its fizz. I feel as though, and I'm sure the players have gotten this message loud and clear as well, that the FO's priority has been keeping costs down and developping a group of cheap talent several years down the line. Games continue to sell out at an alarming pace etc, so they're bottom line hasn't and will not take a hit. But it's a damn shame, especially for Ortiz, Manny, and Schilling and us poor shmucks whose bottom line is getting out of debt in time for retirement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156030392730567282006-08-19T16:33:00.001-07:002006-08-19T16:33:00.001-07:00I hate Theo. I hate Tito.I hate baseball.I hate Theo. <BR/><BR/>I hate Tito.<BR/><BR/>I hate baseball.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156030386598236232006-08-19T16:33:00.000-07:002006-08-19T16:33:00.000-07:00I wonder how Hinske feels now about coming over fr...I wonder how Hinske feels now about coming over from the Jays? Maybe Tito should let him share his thoughts on the locker room chalk board.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1156027662204538092006-08-19T15:47:00.000-07:002006-08-19T15:47:00.000-07:00gutch:Theo has not given the manager a top-notch r...gutch:<BR/><BR/>Theo has not given the manager a top-notch roster, but Francona has not shown the ability to use the parts he has in a correct or even coherent way. Both are to blame.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.com