A Day Of Potential Schadenfreude: Rays, Yankees Face Elimination
by Ben Buchanan on Oct 4, 2011 2:21 PM EDT
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PrintAlright, folks, we've had a good few days to recover from the terrible events of last Wednesday. The Rays won, we lost, and Terry Francona is gone for different pastures. The long, cold offseason is underway for us.
For some reason, however, the playoffs have started up even without our involvement, and for the two A.L. East teams that kept the Sox out of the playoffs (though, really, the Sox did most of that job themselves), that means an opportunity for glory, and a chance to push the Sox down into an even deeper, sadder hole.
The good news is that both of these teams--I speak, of course, of the Rays and Yankees--will face elimination today, having each dropped Games 2 and 3 of their series.
First up, Tampa Bay and Texas, where Jeremy Hellickson will take on Matt Harrison. I'm happy to say that Texas already seems to be up 1-0. It's good to see Ian Kinsler doesn't just kill us.
A strong Rookie of the Year candidate--if only for the fact that such awards always ignore peripherals--Mr. Hellickson held Texas to just two runs in his only six innings against Texas this year, but allowed four walks in the process. Between the power of the Rangers and the fly ball tendencies of Hellickson, he can't be giving up that many free passes if he expects to escape with another quality start.
Harrison is just another Texas breakout starter in the same vein as C.J. Wilson. Does anyone know who invented that stem cell procedure that fixed Big Bad Bartolo for a while? I have my suspicions that he's a member of the Rangers' organization.
And if so, can we steal him?
We'll have Detroit and New York later tonight--likely in this same thread, given that the first game is in the middle of a work day.
Here's to finally having a good baseball day after so very many bad ones.
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I post this thread, and Texas escapes a jam.
Totally related!
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Good man!
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I think it's funny
In the three games the rays and rangers have played, the rays have out pitched and outscored the rangers. Yet they are down 2-1 in the series. Kind of shows how crazy baseball can be
Kind of like how Tampa's run differential was about half that of Boston's in the regular season.
Ca va…
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Even when he's on the Rangers, Adrian Beltre is a Red Sox hero.
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Between him and Napoli
I wonder how they might of helped us out this year if we hadn’t signed Crawford or traded for A-gon. But thats the ingenious of hindsight
Hm. It'd be interesting to see how much better this team could be if you could change three moves every year back to 2009 or 2008.
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Only with rules in place, though, to keep things reasonable, I'd think.
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I can see it now
“Deciding to pull the trigger on a move rumored after-the-fact, the Red Sox nab Jose Bautista instead of signing Mike Cameron for two unproductive years. Deprived of the white-shirted man, however, Bautista goes on to be a tremendous flop, and ultimately his added salary steers the Sox away from the trade market, leaving Adrian Gonzalez free to test free agency after 2011.”
Man, this last season really did a number on me.
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Well, if they DO exist, we're about to get very lucky
When the Yankees offer to pay for the full salary of Lackey in exchange for us taking Banuelos and Betances off of their hands.
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2006
’07 and ’08 had us
’08 also had TB of course
’09 and ’10 had MFY
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Hey, cool. A game thread.
I remember these.
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
by Tessie's Dad on Oct 4, 2011 2:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Dammit.
My timing sucks.
"What's so special about Lou Gehrig? Shouldn't EVERY Yankee have a disease named after him?"
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Everything?
I take no credit/responsibility for Sean O.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
rec'd
Let's trade Reddick for Heyward!
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by QW on Oct 4, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone watch Verlander pitch lastnight?
He was still throwing 101mph heat in the 8th inning, the man is a beast.
I watched Valverde
missed Verlander
`:-(
Let's trade Reddick for Heyward!
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by QW on Oct 4, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Watched the whole game with the BYB crew
they’re pretty cool guys.
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
If Theo leaves (I know, I know, Sean), I feel like we need to tape a promotional piece with Bob Barker and the price is right set.
Announcer guy: “Come on down…ANDY FRIEDMAN! It’s your turn to play the Price is Right.”
Barker: “Alright, contestants, here’s the item you’ll be bidding on!”
[Switch to overhead pictures of a packed Fenway Park during a night game]
“It’s a beautiful full baseball park! Opened in 1912, Fenway Park is one of the best known and most beloved parks in the country today! Called “the Cathedral of baseball by many,” the distinctive features of the Green Monster in left, the triangle in center, and Pesky’s pole in right field truly make this park one of a kind! No more worrying about whether or not your home field will actually provide an advantage! With one of the most devoted fan bases in America, your team is sure to know that they’ve got the full support of Boston behind them! All this can be yours if the PRICE IS RIGHT!"
Barker: “All right, we’ll start with you Dayton. What’s your bid?”
Dayton Moore: “Well, gosh, I’ve always really liked Frenchy, so I’ll probably bring him with me and start him for every game until he’s 40.”
Barker: “You’re up next Omar!”
Omar Minaya: “I liked Francouer before he was any good! Frenchy and one dollar!”
Dayton Moore: “Damn you Minaya!”
Barker: “A strong strategy, Omar! How about you Tony?”
Tony Reagins: “Well, we’ve already got some incredible guys here between Carl Crawford and John Lackey. But I feel we’re still one big bat short. I’ve got a couple of targets in mind, though. How does Jayson Werth sound to you?”
Barker: “You’re always up to something, Tony. Finally, Andy, it’s your turn!”
Andrew Friedman: “Well, I managed to make a player-producing powerhouse out of $40 million down in Tampa, so I guess I’d keep my focus on strong scouting, producing top players, and then keeping them with the increased pay roll while adding a few key guys where I need them without going overboard on declining free agents.”
Three other contestants all break into laughter
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by Ben Buchanan on Oct 4, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
and thats how you should build a baseball team
The 2011 Over the Monster Gedman League Fantasy Baseball Champion
What denomination
worships with cowbells?
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Last thing we need
right now is more cowbells.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Given that 83% of Rays fans...
… are employed as phone sex operators out of a trailer somewhere in Florida, I don’t think porn has any effect on them.
Jonah Keri will be pissed, though.
"Playoffs?!? Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game!"
- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Although...
… they might be confused by pictures of genitalia without horrible diseases.
"Playoffs?!? Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game!"
- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
and/or
with a “happy ending.”
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
So I was wondering
would there be so many Viagra and Cialis ads during the postseason games if Tampa hadn’t made it in?
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Judging by what they post and when
some of the DRB guys have serious psycho-sexual dysfunctions.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Sure, Sean.
Sure.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Re-sign that man!
Oh, wait.
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by Ben Buchanan on Oct 4, 2011 3:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
So, a question
Following our Wednesday disaster, I floated the idea of Tabula Rasa for this team, if that were somehow a possibility.
With waiver wire and FA acquisitions, would we win 81? Would we suck? Do we have any idea?
In which I shall examine pros and cons of a Tabula Rasa with regards to the Boston Red Sox
Pros: Elimination of bloated contracts, reformed clubhouse culture, a chance to watch the young guns make a name for themselves, elimination of fairweather fans and 2004/2007 bandwagon jumpers, reformed Front Office with new methodology
Cons: Lack of contention, loss of certain heroes from the 2004/2007 seasons, pain of watching young guns fail in the big leagues repeatedly.
I think if we drastically lower the payroll (below $75 million) but hold onto the good core players like Pedroia, Ellsbury, and Lester, we can have good veteran leadership for our young guys when they come up to the majors. As our younger guys come up we can start to raise the payroll by signing them to extensions and bringing in the very occasional Beltre/Gonzo/Vmart type player. Don’t spend big money on pitching, don’t spend big money on speedy guys, $80 million is our effective soft contract cap, no deals over 100 million.
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
Guess what just showed up at my door.
The giant freakin’ flat screen I was going to watch the World Series on.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
So, almost the entire upper deck is closed off
the corners are almost completely empty. Therefore maybe 50% of the actual stadium capacity is filled.
This team needs to move.
Nah
The Upper Deck is about 1/3 tarped off. I am doing this from memory, but I think capacity at the Trop is about 35K with the Tarp, and 43 without it. There were about 32K there today – the 2:00 PM start killed them. Last night was sold out – as was the Bucs game.
Last night was not sold out
It was at 32k, the meager amount the Rays even bother trying to sell. Today there were a little over 28k. Absolutely pathetic. It causes shame on the sport every time the Rays are in contention.
According to the Press here
Monday was a sell-out (I didn’t go – I was at the Bucs game)
I thought there were more people than that 28K yesterday (I was there)
What this shows in the end is that the Rays cannot sellout unless they are playing the Sox or the Yankees (and will have thousands of those fans at the game as a result).
It is pathetic.
Monday was a sellout
only because they tarp off anywhere from 9,000-13,000 seats. And given yesterday’s attendance, I doubt they could have reached an actual sellout if they had tried.
Remember when we used to have prospects who could contribute?
"Playoffs?!? Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game!"
- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
They are contributing
Their name is Adrian Gonzalez.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Since 2007, when Ells, Pedey and Buchholz came up
We’ve received a contribution from Bard, and that’s it, right? Obviously good to get Gonzo using our guys, but we haven’t received jack otherwise.
Hey, wait just a minute!
They may have Matt Moore, but we have David Mailman.
Oh. Wait… Shit.
"Playoffs?!? Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game!"
- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
He's the next Wily Mo Pena
He will either hit it to freaking Mars, or striking out swinging.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Lowrie, Reddick, Masterson
No great contributions but some. We shipped away a few more for VMart and Bay.
Next wave begins at the end of next year.
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hey, I'm not saying that he's gonna be a star or anything
don’t try to argue with me! I’m just saying that we received a bit of a contribution from him
and Westy...
… who might have been competing with Reddick for at-bats after call-ups this year
"Playoffs?!? Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game!"
- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
but hasn't contributed at all, whatever the reasons be
he also might’ve flopped by now, if he were playing
Well, yes...
… but this is me trying to pretend that the Sox are just picking names out of a hat after the first three rounds.
"Playoffs?!? Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game!"
- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
^ aren't
I wouldn’t need to do much work to pretend that they are picking names out of a hat. And, unfortunately, not Evan Longoria’s hat either.
"Playoffs?!? Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game!"
- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
There would be no competition.
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Average high school baseball coach?
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- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I still think he can be.
I think he has a JD Drew lite sort of upside. Swap a lot of on-base for a little more power, defense roughly a wash.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Kalish was decent last year
and Reddick was pretty good this year.
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
Indeed.
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I love that man
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- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I do so wish we'd kept him.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Given that Youk is looking rather undependable, yes.
With the full benefit of hindsight, it might have been better to trade Youkilis, sign Beltre, and trade for Gonzalez. Spending money on Beltre, we probably wouldn’t have gotten Crawford, and maybe could’ve gotten an outfield stopgap or even a legit player if, for example, we could’ve gotten Rasmus from St. Louis for Youk.
of course, for all the love he gets,
Rasmus had about the same offensive 2011 as Crawford did, albeit cheaper.
Yeah it's all potential at this point
Though at the time, of course, Rasmus was coveted. Even Justin Upton was rumored to be available.
No, I would've put him in right.
I’m just talking about a hypothetical situation going into 2011 with the benefit of the knowledge we have now.
Though I would still be thrilled to have Rasmus as our starting RFer. It’s lousy that AA got another great deal for him.
Not getting Crawford wouldn't have been a world ender for me...
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
It would have been awesome
if we’d “lost” him to the MFY.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Going into this season,
I felt we’d downgraded our defense at both 1B & 3B, without significantly improving the offense. That’s not meant as a knock on Gonzo’s defense; he’s just not quite as good as Youk was at first. It is a knock on Youk’s 3B defense.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
I think Gonzo was as good defensively at 1B as Youk was.
But Beltre is >>>>>>> at 3B.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Offensively, it should have worked out to be an upgrade, maybe not big, but some.
The biggest upgrade was supposed to be in LF.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Yeah, I thought the (potential) offensive upgrade
wouldn’t be worth the (inevitable) defensive downgrade.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Certainly so,
but which awful deal would you rather be stuck with, Crawford’s or Beltre’s?
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
heh I'm trying to avoid thinking in hindsight
Last year, I would’ve told you that over the life of the contract, Crawford’s would be much, much better.
This year, I’m optimistic he’ll rebound, but definitely we got a big goose egg on the year I thought he’d most live up to it.
He'll probably win Gold Glove and Silver Slugger honors at third this year.
And would be getting MVP attention if not for missing over 30 games. Gonna have to work awfully hard over the next four years for that deal to end up looking “awful”, particularly if Texas gets back to the World Series.
by Big D Bam Bam on Oct 5, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I give a slight edge to Youk at 1B,
but that can probably be attributed to familiarity with his teammates. Gonzo is great with the glove, of course, but not quite as on top of it as Youk, IMHO.
"If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." Manny Somebody-or-other
Starting to think
maybe resigning him and trading Youk last offseason would have been a good plan. Beltre is getting overpaid, though, so that’s not bad consolation.
Let's trade Reddick for Heyward!
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by QW on Oct 4, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Crawford Su--s to you too!
Let's trade Reddick for Heyward!
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by QW on Oct 4, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
been lurking...3 more outs.
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by 808BostonSportsFan on Oct 4, 2011 5:02 PM EDT reply actions
THIS!!!!!!!!!
Let's trade Reddick for Heyward!
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by QW on Oct 4, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Where?
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Below
Me
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That's not fair
You bunk with Santa, everyone is below you, geographically speaking.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Going to be a sad exit from the parking lot tonight
Extremely easy since there won’t be any traffic, but sad.
Now... Let's go Detroit.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
And STL
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
And the D-Backs.
Because they’re the underdogs. I think.
by Anthony Emerson on Oct 4, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Phuck Phillies "fans"
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
I'm rooting for a meteor strike in the 9th inning of the Philly/STL game
that lets the Dbacks and Brewers go to the ALCS
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
Yes, go Tigers
and Go Brewers
and Go Phillies
Let's trade Reddick for Heyward!
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by QW on Oct 4, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck Philadelphia
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
Extra 2%
of Fail.
"Playoffs?!? Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game!"
- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 5:19 PM EDT reply actions
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand
D-Bag Bay can go fuck themselves.
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Blue Seats
Apparently less than 29 thousand at the Trop today.
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There a couple of elementary and middle schools near the Trop...
… so the terms of most Rays’ fans probation actually makes attending the games unlawful.
Tampa Bay Rays Championships: Still Zero
"Playoffs?!? Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? I just hope we can win a game!"
- Jim Mora, seeing through space and time to describe the 2011 Boston Red Sox
by nuthinboutnuthin on Oct 4, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
good point
Let's trade Reddick for Heyward!
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by QW on Oct 4, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
My guess was 30
what surprised me was there were empty seats in the outfield. I think the Yankee game last Weds had more fans.
This is awesome
(from LSB)
Let's trade Reddick for Heyward!
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by QW on Oct 4, 2011 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Its gona be Rangers Brewers.
"I don't put any foreign substances on the baseball. Everything I use is from the good old U.S.A."
JVSM
Pedroya Lova
this
And that’s going to be awesome. Way better than Rangers Giants.
Let's trade Reddick for Heyward!
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by QW on Oct 4, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm guessing Brewers
but either way. I’d be psyched- those are definitely the two I want to see there
I think this is who I want to make it in as well
Has either of those teams ever won it all?
by The Name is Dalton on Oct 4, 2011 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean Tigers/Brewers
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
As a matter of fact
I don’t.
"I don't put any foreign substances on the baseball. Everything I use is from the good old U.S.A."
JVSM
Pedroya Lova
by Dustin's #1 Fan on Oct 4, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, you should.
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
And it was all for nothing !!
way to go Rays, you played 4 games more than we did.
You have nothing to show for it.
The 2011 Over the Monster Gedman League Fantasy Baseball Champion
Wonderful
The team that snuck into the playoffs using the spot that should have been ours (!!!!!!) gets beat almost singlehandedly by the guy we let walk in free agency. Obviously I can’t really complain about losing Beltre because we got Gonzo, I just love the irony.
Hey Ben,
Since this is potentially the last game thread we’ll have this year, are there going to be period open threads during the offseason?
You mean the
“Boston has traded Lackey for a hamburger” open thread? I like that idea a lot in all seriousness.
New York would block that trade
CC wants the hamburger.
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
by TheLoneDavid on Oct 4, 2011 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There will be a few more game threads as the playoffs go on.
And we can have open threads, but they could just be fanposts.
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Fantasy baseball, and post my poll!!
The 2011 Over the Monster Gedman League Fantasy Baseball Champion
And give us an answer in my Gamethread fanpost.
I'm a 7 WAR player in bed.
DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
Have you taken a look at this?
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Gah where is teh link??
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/10/cubs-ask-permission-to-speak-with-epstein-.html
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by Dustin's #1 Fan on Oct 4, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope they dont let him leave,
that would be a huge overreaction to this collapse.
Never underestimate the ability of Midwestern restaurants to take away the pain of not being in the playoffs
Ah Culver’s, I love your artery-clogging, buttery goodness.
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DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
Never made it to Culver's, heard it's good
Miss White Castle. And Potbelly’s. oh GOD do I miss Potbelly’s. And also Steak and Shake.
Culver's is better than all those places combined.
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Hey Sologub
the Rays aren’t winning the World Series.
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DFA Rev Halofan, The New York Yankees, The Tampa Bay Blue Seats, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Darnell McDonald, Curt Young, Dave Magadan, Tim Bogar, Buck Showalter, Dan Johnson, Hawk Harrelson, Jonah Keri, Murray Chass, Mark Sanchez, Micheal Vick, Jared Allen, Jerry Jones, Al Davis, Rex Ryan, Rob Ryan, Trent Dilfer, Heath Evans, Cris Carter, Vuvuzelas, The Chicken Dance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Stephanie Meyer, and the entire fucking city of Philadelphia.
I'm glad
I thought they had destiny on their side, but it turned out we just sucked. Which I’m actually happy about – I’d be seriously depressed if the Rays were that much better than we were.
So would I.
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by TheLoneDavid on Oct 4, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
GO TIGERS!
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There go the Rays...
to be honest, I don’t really prefer the Rangers over the Rays.
It’s not the same as rooting for the Tigers over the Yankees. After all, the last three ALCS winners have been the Rays, Yankees, and Rangers. Might as well let the Tigers have a chance.
Fewer than 29,000 showed up to the game today
In a stadium that seats at least 41,000. Fuck the Rays and that entire state.
That is just sad.
They have such a good, young team too. Be nice if more people there actually cared.
argh come on tigers.
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by 808BostonSportsFan on Oct 4, 2011 9:34 PM EDT reply actions
+1
I knew there was a reason I liked you.
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hi
redsox will get Michael Cuddyer but lose draft pick.
redsox will get David Wright by trade and shift Youk to DH
redsox will get Carlos Beltran and not lose draft pick.
redsox will get Yu Dirvish but waste big money. Im japanese but NO thank you.No more Dice-k.
redsox will get Jose Reyes/ Jimmy Rollins but lose draft pick.
redsox will get Corey Hart by trade.
redsox will get Mark Buehrle.
Trade Theo to Cubs for Matt Garza?/ Geovany Soto?
GO Pijols at any cost
which is most likely?
I say Cuddyer or Buehrle
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by Dustin's #1 Fan on Oct 4, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Buehrle
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Buehrle is a solid get who won't cost too much. Good signing, to be sure.
My gut feeling—and it’s negative—is that the Sox will repeat 2010, going crazy to try and make people forget with money, and buy Reyes.
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by Ben Buchanan on Oct 4, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully if that happens Theo is immediately fired.
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A Day Of Potential Schadenfreude: Rays, Yankees Face Elimination
Some history. At this time last year, ownership was opening their pockets in response to the losses of revenue at NESN. My take is that after signing Gonzo, Theo was encouraged to go for broke. Thus Crawford. I give failing marks to all in Psychology 101, for due diligence in evaluating his adaptability to Boston. Cooler minds could have prevailed.
Now that said, I think Francona is home giggling. Ownership and Theo don’t know half of what Francona knows after his 14 hour days all season long. I believe when they sat down at the table and asked Tito what he would do to earn his option years of $9mil., he threw up his hands and said you don’t have a clue, and I’m not going to explain, it would take to long and then I don’t know if you would understand. Amen, good move Tito!
by Really old Sox fan on Oct 5, 2011 4:51 AM EDT reply actions
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