tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post18280286650887609..comments2024-03-28T19:45:50.194-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Welcome "Playoff Tito"allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-21209313963504697292007-10-07T09:21:00.000-07:002007-10-07T09:21:00.000-07:00You two must be the cheeriest people on earth!This...<I>You two must be the cheeriest people on earth!</I><BR/><BR/>This is highly amusing!<BR/><BR/><I>at least in the baseball world, you both seem to see the glass as half full most of the time, not half empty.)</I><BR/><BR/>As I have said many times, it is the glow of 2004. Before that, weeeeeell ...allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-66682022312142269412007-10-07T07:29:00.000-07:002007-10-07T07:29:00.000-07:00Laura, I think you were busy with your guests at t...<I>Laura, I think you were busy with your guests at the time so had not chimed in.</I><BR/><BR/>I thought we would look a little less freakish if we both weren't watching the game *and* typing. :) But I was watching every pitch.<BR/><BR/>I almost always believe we can win any given game. But besides that, I didn't think bringing Papelbon in was so bizarre. It's October. I expect Francona to manage accordingly.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-23209030431467825632007-10-07T07:23:00.000-07:002007-10-07T07:23:00.000-07:00Laura, I think you were busy with your guests at t...Laura, I think you were busy with your guests at the time so had not chimed in. You two must be the cheeriest people on earth! (Yeah, I know---I am sure most things going on in the world do not make you feel like optimists, but at least in the baseball world, you both seem to see the glass as half full most of the time, not half empty.)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-43493158746542374402007-10-07T07:15:00.000-07:002007-10-07T07:15:00.000-07:00PS You can't imagine how funny it is to hear Allan...PS You can't imagine how funny it is to hear Allan described as an optimist. The post-2004 Allan is a very different man.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60771022514841288782007-10-07T07:14:00.000-07:002007-10-07T07:14:00.000-07:00I wasn't nervous. I also wasn't upset about Dice-K...I wasn't nervous. I also wasn't upset about Dice-K. <BR/><BR/>And not because I watch the games with Allan. Just my own brain. Plus I'm mortal.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-56023049595045623332007-10-07T06:24:00.000-07:002007-10-07T06:24:00.000-07:00OK, so everyone but Allan was nervous. By "we," ...OK, so everyone but Allan was nervous. By "we," I meant mortal human beings who post here, not the blogmaster himself. Allan, as usual, was our reassuring optimist.<BR/><BR/>As for you, S1C, I think you were just stunned into silence because I see no reassuring post from you telling us Francona was being wise and strategic.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-88542348994330547112007-10-06T16:48:00.000-07:002007-10-06T16:48:00.000-07:00There was confusion and worry. (I'll bold my clear...There was confusion and worry. (I'll bold my clear prediction of what was to happen!)<BR/><BR/>Amy said... <BR/>Who's coming in? Papelbon now?<BR/>11:59:00 PM<BR/> <BR/>nixon33 said... <BR/>im confused, why pap?<BR/>11:59:00 PM<BR/><BR/>tim said... <BR/>Snuffer being used in a non-save situation always makes me cringe...<BR/>11:59:00 PM<BR/><BR/>ish said... <BR/>Snuffin' time already?<BR/>I don't like this. Prove me wrong, Pap. Make this a good move.<BR/>11:59:00 PM<BR/><BR/>Colin said... <BR/>Wait Pap in now? Why does this raise red flags?<BR/>11:59:00 PM<BR/><BR/>redsock said... <BR/>Bot. Huh.<BR/><B>Tito planning on gettin' a run in th e8th or 9th, I suppose.</B><BR/>12:00:00 AM<BR/><BR/>Colin said... <BR/>Tito I hope you have a good plan otherwise I'm confiscating all of your dope.<BR/>12:00:00 AM<BR/><BR/>Edward Lee said... <BR/>Think of it as a "dammit, I really want to win this game" situation then.<BR/>12:00:00 AM<BR/><BR/>Amy said... <BR/>OK, looks like we are all bewildered by Pap being called in now. <BR/>12:01:00 AM<BR/><BR/>ish said... <BR/>Very surprising here. Day off tomorrow, long time between outings for Papelbon... 2 out in the 8th. If the Sox don't tie it in the 9th, you'll have Gagné, Timlin, etc etc.<BR/>12:01:00 AM<BR/><BR/>Colin said... <BR/>I seriously wonder if Tito ever heard the phrase: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."<BR/>12:03:00 AM<BR/><BR/>Colin said... <BR/>What still boggles my mind is why Bot is in when Oki was doing well? Is it that whole rest thing?<BR/>12:08:00 AM<BR/><BR/>Amy said... <BR/>This is making me crazy. WTF is Francona thinking? I don't want to watch this; I have a bad feeling.<BR/>12:08:00 AM<BR/><BR/>thatdietcokegirl said... <BR/>this was a weird move by tito.<BR/>12:09:00 AM<BR/><BR/>thatdietcokegirl said... <BR/>it's robot over-managing. it's like...'oh he pitched an inning and a third so it's time to take him out'<BR/>or, ya know, something ;/<BR/>12:10:00 AM<BR/><BR/>Colin said... <BR/>This is not only stupid, but scary as well.<BR/>12:10:00 AM<BR/><BR/>thatdietcokegirl said... <BR/>but ya know, alls well that ends well. good move tito! ;))<BR/>12:13:00 AM<BR/><BR/>Amy said... <BR/>OK, everyone, breathe. Now what? Bring him back for the ninth?? Bring in Gagne? I still don't get what Francona was thinking. And how many pitches did he throw?<BR/>12:13:00 AM<BR/><BR/>nixon33 said... <BR/>i still am confused about the move to bring in pap in the 8th tie game, 2 out no one on.<BR/>12:14:00 AMallanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-17839388224889690232007-10-06T16:33:00.000-07:002007-10-06T16:33:00.000-07:00Funny how we were all cursing and sweating last ni...<I>Funny how we were all cursing and sweating last night when he brought in Papelbon<BR/><BR/>We?</I><BR/><BR/>Exactly. I didn't think there was anything to sweat or curse about last night.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-55511752075717730822007-10-06T13:55:00.000-07:002007-10-06T13:55:00.000-07:00Funny how we were all cursing and sweating last ni...<I>Funny how we were all cursing and sweating last night when he brought in Papelbon</I><BR/><BR/>We?s1chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012981832351433952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-23506964018346578342007-10-06T13:39:00.000-07:002007-10-06T13:39:00.000-07:00Funny how we were all cursing and sweating last ni...Funny how we were all cursing and sweating last night when he brought in Papelbon.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-66851845189384699902007-10-06T12:30:00.000-07:002007-10-06T12:30:00.000-07:00Certainly a night only to be viewed in retrospect....Certainly a night only to be viewed in retrospect. We were all questioning his motives at the time, and if it blew up in our faces, he'd be on the chopping block of Red Sox Fans. Baseball is like that. There are a lot of times where you take a chance and do something - you either look like a genius if it works, or you look like an idiot if it doesn't.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-31720950160187709512007-10-06T12:06:00.000-07:002007-10-06T12:06:00.000-07:00Not to mention, that (I assume) it was Tito who ha...Not to mention, that (I assume) it was Tito who has Lugo running in the 9th for a hit and run. If that hadn't been so, it would've been a double play.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444146300029158202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-73070457172891168062007-10-06T08:05:00.000-07:002007-10-06T08:05:00.000-07:00Good analysis. I think Tito played it just right w...Good analysis. I think Tito played it just right with the 'pen, especially the timing of Snuffer's appearance. When you can see the top of your lineup looming in the 9th, you have to let the boys know you expect them to end it. Keep pushing them buttons, Tito.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.com