How We Roll [Promoted Diary. Yeah. That's right.]

by B Cap on Oct 17, 2007 3:27 AM EDT Comment 29 comments

Look guys, we're down three in an ALCS. So what?! This is how we roll. You know, to make it interesting and stuff. Let the Rockies have their sweep. BOOOOORRRRRRINNNGGG. No, it's like the Mighty Casey...you spit on a few pitches before you send one out of the park. Gives the fans something to chew on. Anyone can come back from a game down, but three? That takes brass balls. Brass Balls are a major export for our region so I'm not really worried. We here in Red Sox Nation have a flair for the dramatic. And not the hot-pink purse with black pumps type of flair no, no, no. We're talking trip, fall, and accidently knock over the Empire State Building-type flair for the dramatic. So now comes the fun part. The winning. THIS is how we roll.

[Post script: If we win, I'm a genius and this post is totally serious. If we lose, I'm snarking.]

[editor's note, by Allen Chace]Speaking of Brass Balls, how bout B Cap here?

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Re: How We Roll [Promoted Diary. Yeah. That's righ

We believe!

If we did against f**** Yankees on 2004 we can do this year against this little indians.

Beckett will send back the series to Boston.

I really can't understand why the starters and bullpen are working this way. Schilling and Wakefield can do better and Matsuzaka has to win a postseason game. We are giving indians a lot of facilities, it's incredible 7 runs in an 11th inning in Feenway and it's incredible repeat again in a horrible 5th full of individual errors. Please Francona manage the pitchers better, if Matsuzaka is mental fragile, don't move from second at home to a road third game... and if Wakefield has back problems and has a long absence from games don't use it in a death or alive game...

By the way, I believe!

LET'S GO RED SOX!

by own on Oct 17, 2007 8:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: How We Roll [Promoted Diary. Yeah. That's righ

"And not the hot-pink purse with black pumps type of flair"

Speak for yourself.

by sdkramer.otm on Oct 17, 2007 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: How We Roll [Promoted Diary. Yeah. That's righ

You can take the boy outta Boston, but you can't take the Boston outta the boy.

by B Cap on Oct 18, 2007 3:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

FIRE FIRE FIRE

Francona has to change something in the lineup.

it is absolutely not working with Drew and Crisp in.

i hate to say it but september is gone.
Drew looks right now to me like at the worst part of the season. weak grounders out of everything!

today we face CC a lefty and i still would prefer to see our Navajo warrior instead of Kielty (or Drew).

in case somebody missed it ellsbury is the only Indian in the series vs the indians.
Jacob Ellsbury is the frist major leaguer from Navajo descent.
his family and clan names translate to something like:
Red Running Into Water and
Antilope Feet

nomen est omen : )

(http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/03/11/ellsbury_a_rare_talent/)

i know they like Kielty vs LHP but Ellsbury did fine too against lefties.

give the kid a chance against this very mean pitcher and i am sure the team will benefit from his energy and fighting spirit.

GO SOX !
GO ANTILOPE FEET !

by OilCanBoyd on Oct 17, 2007 11:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: FIRE FIRE FIRE

you know I hate to sound all politically correct, but I do have to wonder how Ellsbury feels about the red-facepaint, feather cap wearing, tom tom beating indian fans. He seems like the kind of kid who wouldn't care, but I didn't even think about it until just now. Hmm.

Somehow I don't see him doing the single tear if the crowd throws trash on the field.

by sdkramer.otm on Oct 17, 2007 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: FIRE FIRE FIRE

He's been asked about that, says it doesn't bother him a bit.

I get the distinct impression that those who make the most fuss over it have no standing in the matter.

BC14

by BC14 on Oct 17, 2007 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: FIRE FIRE FIRE

"Somehow I don't see him doing the single tear if the crowd throws trash on the field."

LOL ... oh but he will, except that it will be a TEAR OF RAGE!!

by dave in CT on Oct 17, 2007 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Channeling 2004... 2004...2004...

I had the pleasure of reminding my friend from the Mistake by the Lake about the 2004 comeback, and ended it by saying it wouldn't even be historical if the Sox were to win the next 3 straight. Ho hum, just another day at the Fens.

GO SOX!

BC14

by BC14 on Oct 17, 2007 11:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Channeling 2004... 2004...2004...

You guys are doing a nice job of staying optimistic. I admire that. And yet it's hard to find a single word of praise for the Tribe.

by tabler84 from LGT on Oct 17, 2007 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Channeling 2004... 2004...2004...

Betancourt pitches well. There, ya happy?

by sdkramer.otm on Oct 17, 2007 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Channeling 2004... 2004...2004...

Why should Sox fans praise the team that is kicking our team, especially when it's not over.

The USA didn't praise Germany for the splendid bombing of Pearl Harbor (see the previous thread for that reference), so why should be praise Cleveland?

BC14

by BC14 on Oct 17, 2007 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

WTF ?

"The USA didn't praise Germany for the splendid bombing of Pearl Harbor (see the previous thread for that reference)..."

i saw that the first time and thought it was some type of typo.

do you know how far it is from germany to hawai?

you never saw a globe as child?

by OilCanBoyd on Oct 17, 2007 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: WTF ?

you never animal house as a child?

Manny Ramirez is a bad man

by tommy.otm on Oct 17, 2007 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: WTF ?

ROFLMAO

Too funny!

BC14

by BC14 on Oct 17, 2007 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: WTF ?

Why yes, I do know the distance from Germany to Pearl Harbor. The distance is 7,270 miles, using a Great Circle route.

What's your point?

You didn't bother to look at the previous thread now, did you? Come on, admit it....

BC14

by BC14 on Oct 17, 2007 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: WTF ?

"i saw that the first time and thought it was some type of typo."

AS YOU CAN SEE i did saw it in the first instance.

maybe i just missed your sweet sense of humor.

on the other hand the general american is not really known for his geographical knowledge so i really was not sure.

i admit that it is funny ; -)

by OilCanBoyd on Oct 17, 2007 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: WTF ?

Alright, I'll admit I used MS 'Streets & Trips' to calculate the mileage.

And sorry, I missed that you'd 'seen that the first time'... I thought that meant you had to read my post twice. ;^)

BC14

by BC14 on Oct 17, 2007 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

praise for the indians right now?

you have a great team.

you knew it. we knew it.

come on, we try to win this series first.

after the series i am willing to explain to you how great your team is.

but all i can think of right now is:

G O S O X !

by OilCanBoyd on Oct 17, 2007 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

a single word of praise for the Tribe

Myself, I've been really impressed by your lineup. One thru nine, you've got a bunch of grinders. I certainly wasn't expecting any seven-run explosions from you guys, never mind two in three games.

Manny Ramirez is a bad man

by tommy.otm on Oct 17, 2007 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Channeling 2004... 2004...2004...

This, to me, is ridiculous. The game summaries I've written, I think, have given credit where credit is due. To take individual commenters and slam them for not giving credit is unfair.

As a "face" of this blog, I will take responsibility for being fair and balanced. I think it's unfair to expect OTMers to do anything but try to figure out how the Sox can best change the course of this series.

by Allen Chace on Oct 17, 2007 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Channeling 2004... 2004...2004...

yeah tabs, I have point out that it really doesn't matter if they praise us or not.

by Hans The Most Excellent xlgtx on Oct 17, 2007 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Channeling 2004... 2004...2004...

Thanks hans. It's not like we don't know or haven't acknowledged that to this point, you guys have outplayed us. There's no doubt about that.

But I mean, This is a Sox blog. I'm not going to write 1000 words on the finer points of Casey Blake. I could. They're out there to document.

by Allen Chace on Oct 17, 2007 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of wholesale changes...

... I see the Pope named 23 new Cardinals today.

Man, that's drastic.

I mean, sure, Pujols has slipped a bit of late, but 23 new players? Wow!

BC14

by BC14 on Oct 17, 2007 2:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

By the way,

The Sox are not down "three" - they're down TWO.

And technically, they're really only down one. I say "one" because it's one game to win or be eliminated. There's no sense discussing who might pitch Game 6 or 7 if Game 5 isn't won. That's one game. Game 6, will be one game. Game 7 will also be one game.

We're just one win away from another win away, from another win away.

I realize I'm not verbalizing this well, but it's all down to one game. One game at a time.

BC14

by BC14 on Oct 17, 2007 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Remember this?

We win behind Beckett. We win behind Schilling. We win behind Matsuzaka.

Bottom 9th B:1 S:0 O:0 With Bill Mueller batting, Dave Roberts steals (1) 2nd base.

by britsoxfan on Oct 17, 2007 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: How We Roll [Promoted Diary. Yeah. That's righ

What can i say, i hope youre right, and i think a part of me believes youre right. Im damned nervous though, and feeling a little hopeless. Alot of our fire has kind of fizzled out here, its going to take quite the resurgence to come back in this series.

by spinz on Oct 17, 2007 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: How We Roll

Ellsbury has to play at some stage. After Lowell the lineup is looking very flat, we need something to get the lower order going. Beckett will keep us in the game, but the bottom line is that we need to score at least 4 runs. You can't expect him to throw an 8 inning, 8K, 6H, 2ER game against a solid Indians lineup every time.

by sydneysox on Oct 17, 2007 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: How We Roll [Promoted Diary. Yeah. That's righ

Beckett will win. 3-2. Then Schill will call the spirits from his bloody sock. 3-3.

Game 7s are coin tosses, but we are at home and Dice-k will give us a WBC type performance.

I believe.

But we do need someone other than Papi, Manny, and Lowell to get hot.

Hey J. D. Drew, what about it?

Time to earn your paycheck. I promise that if you go on a 12-16, 3 hr, 12 rbi, type run in the last 3 games of the ALCS, nobody will talk about you stealing money this year.

by SoxAcumen on Oct 17, 2007 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs