OVERFLOW No. 1: ALDS Game Two - Oct. 9
by Randy Booth on Oct 9, 2009 11:14 PM EDT
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PrintJosh Beckett dealing and it's time to get to Jered Weaver.
1-1 game going into the sixth.
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Gay
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
68th
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
damn it!!
i want instant replay now!!
"I was like a kid in a candy store running around with his head cut off ,,,," 0_o
by CaliforniaGreen on Oct 9, 2009 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
but not the 2-0 one right down the middle
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
RE: Wolves... it was the histrionic fist pumps after striking out gonzo in the 5th. these jokers are drama queens.
beckett strikes out the side and he walks off the mound whispering ‘fuck you’ to the man left on deck. that’s an ace.
Can't be an ace unless he wins tonight and all post season gotta earn it present tense
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
And winning the division would have meant a date with the shameful Twins. Why do so many dismiss the importance of winning the division?
You know
We’d still have to beat either the Angels or the Yankees in the ALDS. This offense isn’t looking capable of beating either.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
I'd take the rested players
Over the tired ones who played meaningless games with a playoff berth clinched. They needed to be nearly perfect while the Yanks play .500 ball for the Sox to tie the division.
They rested their players to get ready for the postseason. Perfect decision if you ask me.
Nevermind
I take it back, all 5 were out of the zone.
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 9, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Gawd!
VMart out looking!!
"I was like a kid in a candy store running around with his head cut off ,,,," 0_o
by CaliforniaGreen on Oct 9, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
Vic, stop wathcing that pitch!!
he called it a strike the 1st two times
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
there is some ass hole kid outside my trailer shooting off fireworks
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
maybe he is investigating the sound of hole being punched in the wall
You can never have too much pitching.
It is in Uganda
You ever think maybe he’s Ugandan?
So insensitive. =(
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 9, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe
He is celebrating Obama’s Nobel Peace prize
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
typical night?
Some asshole kids outside shooting at other here.
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess so
One block up is fairly rough
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
well i don't live in the ghetto but these kids are pissing me off
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
ummm, I don't live in the ghetto
and the kids out here shoot fireworks all the time.
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
any time
there are some spoiled, bored brats out here
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
you ain't never lied
as my relatives from GA often say.
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
they dont shoot fireworks here...
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
New Orleans
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
It is, but I have grown fond of it.
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
How can you grow fond of a place where people shoot each other
are you mad?
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
They don't shoot at me...
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
They would shoot at me there.
Got a bunch of budies there and they get shot at.
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I enjoyed my visits there
but have not been since Katrina. I had the best banana cream pie last time I was there and bananas foster only appealed to me when I was there. Funny how that works.
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
I thought was pretty cool today…
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
From what I've seen
he’s had a fairly generous zone for both pitchers.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Orsillonaut: "Youkilis gobbles it up"
Gobble gobble gobble!
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Nevermind
I got my directions confused. >_>
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 9, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I should hope not.
Player’s medical records are confidential. The Sox should keep their hands out of Vlad’s spray.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
if only we could score
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Ump has been consistent
Beckett’s Zone: http://brooksbaseball.net/pfx/location.php?xml=http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/mlb/year_2009/month_10/day_09/gid_2009_10_09_bosmlb_anamlb_1//pbp/pitchers/277417.xml&batterX=0&innings=yyyyyyyyy&s_type=1&sp_type=1&h_size=700&v_size=500
Weaver’s zone: http://brooksbaseball.net/pfx/location.php?xml=http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/mlb/year_2009/month_10/day_09/gid_2009_10_09_bosmlb_anamlb_1//pbp/pitchers/450308.xml&batterX=0&innings=yyyyyyyyy&s_type=1&sp_type=1&h_size=700&v_size=500
Fair enough
Wonder why Beckett hadn’t been abusing that wide zone though…
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 9, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
If it were really birds
It’d be called “Tern, Tern, Tern”…
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Youk cannot catch a break
Or hit the ball out of the infield, apparently
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
me too
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate this series so far
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
Weaver's facial hair is straight from the taint of a dead hobo
his flavor saver looks like a sickly half burned mouse
Weaver is making a lot of mistakes
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
frustrating
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Let me help
IS THIS ANY BETTER?
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
HAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
same kids with the fireworks just tapped all my wind chimes
I’m getting angry
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
Do the angry man in underwear routine and chase them away
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know where they have come from but they do no live here
so they should go
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
Weaver at 105 pitches
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
Lowell.
Kill me now.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Not to be superstitious ('cuz that's bad luck)
But maybe if you stop keeping track, we might put some runs up.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Do you think Weaver will come back out if it is tied, or will it take another hit or two to get him out?
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
he's done
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
awsome
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
i think he'll do another inning or at least till he gets hit on again
"I was like a kid in a candy store running around with his head cut off ,,,," 0_o
by CaliforniaGreen on Oct 9, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
he isn't that appealing
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
we'll score in Fenway
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
pinch runner for vlad
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
v-mart can't throw
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm back to hating lowell and wanting Kotchman v RHP
Lowell: .382 Slg% on the road.
The umps have be horrible but I blame our offense for both nights. it’s embarrassing
Lowell
had some nice plays in the field
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Where did Beckett go???
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
In football especially.
“He’s not getting first downs because he can’t get into a rhythm.”
“So how does he get into a rhythm?”
“By making first downs.”
+1
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
by NolaBillsFan on Oct 9, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
not the greatest pitch to throw on
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Dusty almost had the bag blocked
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
too far left
should have been down at the runner
if i were beckett i'd be like, "trade me or buy some offense"
srsly it’s got to be so frustrating to be him.
he doesn’t look like he’s happy with this team. in fact, he looks kind of like he wants this game to be over as much as Bucknor does
I know. Only #3 in run scored.
He must be so pissed.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
What are we...
in runs scored during the playoffs though? Last?
You are such a weath of positive energy.
And to think that any moderator would warn you.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Get over it you just have a problem with me for whatever reason.
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
FUCK
"Next time I get the opportunity I am going to hold on and make a better decision." ~ Leodis McKelvin. (Can't ask for anythitng more than that)
NOOOOOOOO
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
This is NOT GAME OVER.
We needed 1-run to win, and now just need 2. Beckett and the offense can do it.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
beckett brought this on himself by walking vlad
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
the offense brought this on Beckett by sucking yesterday and tonight
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 9, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't handle this anymore!!!
"I was like a kid in a candy store running around with his head cut off ,,,," 0_o
by CaliforniaGreen on Oct 9, 2009 11:57 PM EDT reply actions
don't jump!
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
Well, another game where bad umpiring is overshadowed by our offensive ineptitude.
The Tampa Bay series is starting to look less like a fluke.
I’ve seen High School catchers with better arms than VMart
after the next batter
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Really, then tell me, will I pass the MA or CT bar exam
look into your crystal ball …
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
i think i am done w/ this. i hope i will regret turning this one off...good luck fellas
"I was like a kid in a candy store running around with his head cut off ,,,," 0_o
by CaliforniaGreen on Oct 10, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions
you will
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
my dumb ass friend just txtd the score to me
he’s a LAA fan of course….i just can’t escape it
"I was like a kid in a candy store running around with his head cut off ,,,," 0_o
by CaliforniaGreen on Oct 10, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
It relates to all the hand-wringing when the Sox fell behind by one run earlier in the thread. It was mostly sarcasm
You can never have too much pitching.
Wow. That sucked.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Looks like my prediction of LAA in 4 is coming true.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:03 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Beckett got left in way too long
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
Still #3 in runs.
On paper our offense is great.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
It's a real shame the games don't get played on paper isn't it?
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
It's good in reality too.
872 runs. That’s a shit ton of runs.
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
We all know the offense has not been as good as the numbers suggest
if you say otherwise you are lying to yourself.
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
Bullshit
They’ve scored runs. What other measurement do you damn well want?
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
we have one
JD was in the friggin’ 8 slot last night…tell me that isn’t an offense
Dear Sandy
We already have the 3rd best in the majors. Gimme a break!
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
You know that's not how the playoffs work.
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
the fact is that since Manny was traded, we have needed a major force in this lineup
and 2 years in a row in the post season we have suffered from not having it.
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
+1
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
The 04 team lost some key players right after the championship and geared up for the one in 07.
That is what we need now, even if we win this series or the whole thing for that matter.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
People, the playoffs are a crapshoot
And right now, our offense is the crap that’s getting shot.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
by 0157H7 on Oct 10, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
can you mute Branta?
unlike lucky #7, he contributes nothing and something about him bugs me
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
by MassGal on Oct 10, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can do that and more.
I can ban him and erase him from the whole site, as if he never existed. Awesome power. Good thing it’s in good hands… mwhahahahaha!
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Beckett was very lucky getting to the 7th with only one run
He struck out only 3 and was giving line drives and hard hit groudball, Let’s face it they’re playing better, we were lucky to be still in the game!
"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur
I want Beckett and Ells in some sort of blockbuster deal for Adgoz or King Felix
maybe not Beckett…. we’ll see
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
I think they should look into trading all 3 Lowell, Beckett, Martinez this winter
I only say that because they will probably not re-sign any of the 3
VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
Kaz vs Clay?
what do u guys predict for game 3
the angels’ pitching really seems deeper…
kaz has had a 7th inning phobia for a while
but i’d like to focus on the next two innings at the moment
thats where they have palmer to come in
long reliever
I am predicting
the Sox make a series out of it
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
got into a jam and got tired
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
terrible fielding by Ellsbury
In a 1-run game, with runners on 1st and 2nd, it’s his job to make sure that nothing gets over his head. He failed.
He’s really got to make an effort to learn how to field better. He’s haphazard and relies on his speed far too much.
but he's a gold glover
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
no he isn't
he’s never won such an award.
Torii Hunter has won eight in a row.
Ichiro has won eight in a row.
Grady Sizemore has won two in a row.
I was joking
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I said this yesterday
can see it on the faces of the LAAAAAAAAAa players, they are all mad as heck.
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
That want that victory more than our guys!
Sad but it’s true
"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur
the Napoli HBP
Beckett was correct about that. If you lean into a pitch and make no effort to get out of the way, you’re not supposed to be awarded first base.
It’d be nice if the umpires didn’t suck so badly.
He's hardly played. Why the hell is he in?
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow, Jed's in
I hope he doesn’t break his wrist or something. I want him to have a chance to play next year
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
Tito is Grady
Leaving Beckett in there with a stacked bullpen was definitely a terrible move by Tito.
Um. No.
I generally try not to ban Red Sox fans, but you, sir, are testing my mettle. Tito has helped the team to 2 WS. That is the definition of not Grady.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
by 0157H7 on Oct 10, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
see my reply
tito is infinitely better than grady. but he blew a call. it was arguably a gradyesque mistake.
Really? It's not Jeter with all those jump throws?
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
watch aybar over jeter for gg…unless its a lifetime achievement award
what about Andrus?
everybody raves about him for gg
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
no roy...si...but he is the future
plus aybar is only 25 himself
Here we go, guys
Rally time!
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Pedroia's really struggling
IIRC, he was quite good in the 07, 08 playoffs.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
I'm not trying to defend this poor play, but it would seem to be hard to beat the same team so may times in the playoffs.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
ask the Yankees
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
The Angels have a much better team this year
92 Pythagorean wins vs. 89(iirc) last year, plus they’re actually healthy
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
You can never have too much pitching.
by Pesky Fan on Oct 10, 2009 12:25 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
John Belushi ranting about not quitting in the face of adversity
You can never have too much pitching.
lol i was just going to correct you
dont knot the movie ^^
by German Red Sox Fan on Oct 10, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes!
Papelbon as John ‘Bluto’ Blutarksy:
What? "Over"?
Did you say "over"?
Nothing’s over until we decide it is!
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Hell, no!
-Germans?
-Forget it, he’s rolling.
And it ain’t over now.
’Cause when the going gets tough…
(Patriotic instrumental music)
the tough get going! Who’s with me?
Let’s go! Come on!
(Papelbon screaming)
(Tense instrumental music)
What the f*** happened
to the Red Sox I used to know?
Where’s the spirit?
Where’s the guts?
This could be the greatest night
of our lives… but you’re gonna let it be the worst.
"We’re afraid to go with you, Pap,we might get in trouble."
(Shouting) Just kiss my ass from now on.
Not me! l won’t take this!
C.C. is a dead man!
-Peralta: dead! Martinez —
-Dead.
Papelbon’s right.
Psychotic… but absolutely right.
We have got to take these bastards.
We could fight them with conventional weapons.
That could take years…cost millions of lives.
In this case…I think we have to go all out.
I think this situation absolutely requires…
a really futile and stupid gesture…be done on somebody’s part.
We’re just the guys to do it.
Let’s do it.
by Randy Booth on Oct 10, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
By Link
do you mean that guy from the Mod Squad
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
and he has been on since joining the angels
and his former pitching coach
re ca nizing
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
The biggest problems this season were the gambles on the starting pitching.
In hindsight, the low-risk, high-reward move turned out to be a disaster on Theo’s part.
The struggling offense I can’t quite explain. It always seems to be one hit short of a big inning.
But at the end of the season, it all worked out.
The postseason was not effected by the risk-reward moves.
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
why? we still made the postseason
by German Red Sox Fan on Oct 10, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
The Sox could have had a serious shot at winning the division
If they hadn’t gambled so much on Smoltz and Penny.
I know
It’s remarkably therapeutic. I can’t believe how little hope I have.
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
don't
Seriously, don’t.
This kind of comment baffles me. It’s like anything that happened more than a week ago has vanished from people’s minds.
There’s plenty of time to do crap like that in December. If you’re depressed, turn off the TV
Well, yeah, it has.
Because your postseason record is all that matters. We’ve got a great team, but as far as I can see, we’re screwed. I know we’re capable of winning 3 straight, but right now we’re looking dead.
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Was definitely not going to post it, mind.
I recognize that’s not something you can do.
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
buck martinez
now praising Scioscia for using a pinch runner for a man who’s had knee surgery.
I’m sure that was a toughie to figure out.
by RickD on Oct 10, 2009 12:32 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
OMG WE WIN
Martinez nails a runner!
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Randy there's no way I can do a link drop tonight
I’ll try to write some stuff for tomorrow afternoon, but someone else will have to rock Bs.uf’s baby. Where the hell is he anyway? He was AWOL in the playoffs last year too…
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
He said that he was on a road-trip.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I can try to fill in.
I’ve got 0 expectations for sleep. I’m not sure how one goes about compiling such links, but hell.
Can’t say I’ll keep my pessimism completely in check though.
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Basically all you do
Is search around for relevant Red Sox links
by Randy Booth on Oct 10, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know.
Might go about it somewhat differently though. I feel like, barring a crazy rally, we’re all gonna need some perspective or pick-me-ups.
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 10, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay
I’ll grab the game recap. Feel free to post that for 5 a.m.
by Randy Booth on Oct 10, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
No prob man
Yeah, he’s a quitter. Quitter, I say!
by Randy Booth on Oct 10, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I too think you should call it something other than BSL
it is kind of creepy
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
My thoughts exactly.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
I hope Victor is still amped from his throw to 2nd. We NEED a leadoff hit
Ells is batting .286 and is far and away the big bat.
Ells needs OBP most of all.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
True, yet this post makes me laugh
it will be OK
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
I'm not overly angry because I didn't have high expectations this year.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Here comes Fuentes.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
pop out papi
hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
Wow, Ortiz just got blown away by 91mph.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
not to suggest that he was far behind it
but Bay had taken strike 1 by the time Ortiz finished his swing
Ortiz needs to take a more direct approach to the ball, not this long, loopy swing.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
by BoldandBrash on Oct 10, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I just saw a fan and realized that I like the old road jerseys better.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
really?
I mean, really?
That hurts more than being down 3-0 to the Yankees in 2004?
It hurts more than the Grady Little game? The Buckner Game? The Bucky Dent game?
This is nothing.
I still believe
You can never have too much pitching.
by Pesky Fan on Oct 10, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
damnit
"Stats from the spring," he said when handed the numbers. "I can take those down to the spare bathroom in the house. We can put them to use down there."
- Paul Rhoads
If they lose this series, Theo better get busy.
Check that, Theo better get busy no matter what.
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
Good night
"It would have been a nice idea if you could run through the postseason without losing. I don't think it's realistic."
--Terry Francona
Remember folks
This is a 5-game series. Win 2 in Boston, and carry the momentum back to Anaheim, and we can be the fifth team in MLB to come back and win a DS from down 0-2.
Go Sox! Do some BP and get ready to rock the Angels!
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Damn!
Let’s keep the faith: Remember Cleveland in 07, MFY 04, A’s 03…Let’s do it! Our offense can’t be worset than that!
"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur
not much different than rays series last year
this team really needs a major infusion of young slugging. I love Papi and Lowell, but the Sox need hitters who are more dangerous. They need a real sluger – somebody much better than Youk and Bay.
I understand that “Manny in his prime” is not something that happens that often, but the Sox haven’t had a real slugger come up through the system in well over a decade.
on the upside
Beckett pitched really well
Ellsbury had a nice game at the plate
Papelbon looked good
Lowell’s defense has been tight, AGon too
Martinez threw out a runner, and looked good behind the plate – some nice framing
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