Enough already

by sdkramer.otm on Sep 2, 2007 7:35 PM EDT

I'm sorry I have to do this, but enough already Red Sox Nation. We're winning the division. Get over it.

I'm so tired of hearing about when "the slide is going to start" or when "the wheels are going to fall off". I know some of you on OTM are the typical trolls, but I hear this from genuine, dyed-in-the-wool Sox fans and I'm tired of it.

Earth to Sox fans:

We have lead the AL East since April! And while I haven't watched it consistently I believe we have had the best record in baseball for the same length.

Do you think the MFY would be acting like a bunch of neurotic freaks just waiting for the other shoe to drop? No. Just enjoy it. Yes we've had our share of disappointments and unfulfilled wishes things like Bill F'ing Buckner, and 1978 come to mind, but lets get real, shy of a Buckner class screw-up we're really going to the playoffs.

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, but lets go on ahead and start counting the chicks we do have, eh? Not even the craziest of Yankee fans think they're going to win the AL East. So lets cross our fingers for Seattle (as long as they keep their moose away from our center fielder and move on to what we really do need to start worrying about: the playoffs.

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Re: Enough already

amen

by Matzushocka on Sep 2, 2007 8:50 PM EDT reply actions

Re: Enough already

Seriously! My ex, who I in some way credit for every New England sports victory since 2001 (when I recruited her as a fan...remember that Dallas Cowboys run in the 90's? Yeah that was her. Just to piss me off no less!), has said over and over that the Red Sox have the worst fans. "You're all these nervous guys, hunched over your beers hoping not to lose!...that's no way to root for a team! Part of rooting is KNOWING your team is gonna win regardless." [I'm paraphasing here, but you get the idea.] Anyway, other than a short spell where the Brewers had the best record, the Sox have been the best team in Baseball ALL F-ing year. Winning...get used to it!

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

by B Cap on Sep 3, 2007 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

Just back to the net

Hey. Been off-line for the last week - did the sky fall yet?

I just read a Gammons piece where he says "two days after Joba Chamberlain fired a 100-mph pitch over Kevin Youklis' head and looked at Alex Rodriguez for approval..."

Is that true? I herd about the incident, and the suspension, but was there evidence it was intentional?

Go Mariners.

Just my two cents. Keep the change.

by tommy.otm on Sep 3, 2007 4:03 PM EDT reply actions

Re: Just back to the net

When it happens once, it might be an accident. When it happens twice in the same at bat, it's either intentional or the pitcher lacks the control to pitch in high school, let alone the majors.