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Game Thread: ALCS Game Seven

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Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays


Can anybody stand to look?

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I can’t. Unless Longoria homers here?

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Boy it’s echoey in here.

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can I stand to look – not sure that I can. I turned off Game 5 in the 8th and last night around the same time.

by IndyDave on Oct 19, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So I’m the only one here rooting for the Red Sox huh?

by world dictator on Oct 19, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

might well be – Sox fans here are as obnoxious as those in Baastan. And none of them here lived anywhere near New England.

by IndyDave on Oct 19, 2008 9:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whyareyoudoingthat??!?!

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 9:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let’s Go Rays.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

something about pedroia, i can’t remember what

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 9:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Me neither… I mean… something or another.

JUST LOSE REDSOX.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 9:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Garza was walking off the field like he owns it

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Garza might be crazy.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 9:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

can we trade Benfran for him and a slick SS?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

While we’re all here and experiencing Cleveland-based loathing, how about them Browns?

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FireDerekandRomeo.com.org.edu

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by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 9:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sign up for it and chuck it full of google ads

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 9:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would be rich.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 9:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Had ESPN Radio on in the car for the first few innings. Miller said that of the prevoius 32 teams to be up 3-1 and lose games 5 and 6, only 4 won game 7. The last to do so – the 1992 Braves with the Sid Bream scoring ahead on Barry Bonds throw on a single by Francisco Cabrera. And I believe that was the last winning season in Pittspuke.

by IndyDave on Oct 19, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BOOM! Suck it.

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by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

rocco comes through

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

was that Dick Vitale in the crowd?

by RD74 on Oct 19, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes – its awesome baby! Dickie V big Rays fan – threw out first pitch of game 2

by IndyDave on Oct 19, 2008 9:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Skinner would have put up the stop sign

by IndyDave on Oct 19, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That decision still irks me because Lofton was one of the fastest runners on that team – I still wonder what happens in the 2007 ALCS Game 7 if we tied that game up.

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Oct 20, 2008 12:38 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

PEDroia isn’t going to be the MVP, right? RIGHT?! PLEASE?

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bartlett is not a useful hitter.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Had to shut down the Rays thread. My CPU was about to melt down.

GO RAYS

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They don’t believe in breaking game threads into manageable bits, do they? Plus all that bold text hurts my brain.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And when you don’t use bold, they freak out.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And you guys root for these people. For shame

 * shakes head *

by world dictator on Oct 19, 2008 10:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I couldn’t honestly root for the Red Sox if you held a gun to my head.

Sure, I’d fake it, but …

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’d take the bullet.

"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."

by sarcasmdave on Oct 19, 2008 10:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If the Beaneaters win, the bullet would be preferable. Faux Nation will be completely intolerable.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

check out yesterdays thread… i got roughed up lol.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol you were getting yelled at by a Mariners/Seahawks fan on the Rays board.

“I write about the Mariners. And the Seahawks. And I go to college. Woo.”

by pandroid on Oct 20, 2008 2:52 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know. I got a kick out of that.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 20, 2008 6:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Saw this on the Phillies thread last week, too. Some sites have never gotten up to 500 comments before, so the mods haven’t really figured out how awful it is for everyone if they don’t make an overflow thread. We already were in the habit before, and it got worse with SBN 2.0.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My lord, I can’t help but flashback every inning to last year. It sucks.

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At least the Rays have a lead after 5. We were down by a run, about to enter the Danger Zone.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh ’mon BJ. Hit a bomb.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blah.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

needed to get more out of that

by IndyDave on Oct 19, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fact: Timothy Hutton won an Oscar in 1980 for the film Ordinary People. Now, he’s in a terrible looking original series for TNT.

PEDroia sucks.

Fire Romeo/Derek

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is there any other kind?

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good point.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:05 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Has he done a decent film at fall in the last two decades? The last movie I saw him in that I remember liking was in, like, 1982.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My kids and I liked The Last Mimzy, but this crowd isn;t really the target demo. I liked Sunshine State. Beyond that, and you hit the 1980s.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i like Beautiful Girls

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 10:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I concur. Mainly for Uma Thurman though…

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Garza is pretty nasty.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

For those who can’t handle the TBS feed (and don’t mind being a bit lagged), the ESPN radio coverage is streaming from here.

YMMV, but it made this series FAR more tolerable for me.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You don’t like Ron Darling and Buck Martinez? I think Ron Darling sounds like Dr Katz.

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 10:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Chip Caray makes me want to shoot my television.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What does McCarver make you want to do? Murder your neighbor?

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And then cook their pets.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am in complete agreement.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Garza is in cruise control.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Or WAS until this bitch came along.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I HATE THAT MAN.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I admit: I cheered when he was HBP earlier.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was happy that they hit him, but I was a little upset that he got on base. Mixed emotions, Bud… kinda like watching Larry Wildman drive over a cliff….. IN MY NEW MASERATI.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Where was that pitch?

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why root against the red sox?

1. I’d like to start with nicknames that have become law. Like, you can’t say David Ortiz. It must be Papi. Like the whole nation should be jealous of their awesome inside joke.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AWESOMEAWESOMEAWESOMEAWESOMEAWESOMEAWESOMEAWESOME

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Satisfying.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Add about 8-10 Tampa Bay runs and I’ll agree.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SUCK. IT. BOSTON.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NICE

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

For the next 2 years, I will be watching all games on a giant HD tv. It’s funny how pointless HD is. Like, I don’t even notice how great the picture is anymore, I just notice how terrible regular tv looks when I’m at my buddies’ house(s).

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I look at this TBS broadcast and I’m like, 720p?? PFFFt… BUSCH LEAGUE TBS.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Basically. HD only elicits condescension, never praise.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sure thought E. Longoria got more of that one.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Delcarmen is up. Not quite as thrilling as Timlin, but interesting.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blah.

God, what a time for Crawford to go cold.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What’s wrong with Upton? I miss his Beltran impression.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow, Crawford is an athletic freak. Recruited to play bball at UCLA, football at USC – played pro baseball instead.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I thought it was Nebraska.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It was – but wikipedia says “usc, oklahoma, florida, and tulsa” dual-threat

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OK. I just have a bit of a Big XII inferiority complex.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It’s all good. I know of a school in the Big 10 with a nasty inferiority complex…

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

UM! Oooooooooooooooooo

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by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so says TBS which you guys all just heard, sorry for repeating that.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ball Four and Miller warming.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Because jinxes don’t exist, let’s assume tampa wins this game. Do I care if they beat philly or not? Yeah, yeah, small market, but it’s still the AL east winning a world series.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I honestly don’t care who wins in that scenario: I was just looking forward to watching some good postseason baseball from two underdog teams … which is almost entirely the reason I am so furious that Boston is back in this.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At my school, it’s cool to be a red sox fan, completely independent if you have ever been further east than pittsburg. If you happen to be from Boston – you are a minor deity.

Hearing chicks talk about “how badass that comeback was” is, well, a bad experience.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Richmond is full of Red Sox fans who probably couldn’t find Boston on a map. That a town that boasts both the Confederate White House and Museum of the Confederacy, the choice has always struck me as odd.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When I see kids I know who are from the midwest wearing a red sox hat, I legit think less of their character. Like, what a traitor. The down-trodden midwest versus the ubermensch? Please. As is, I barely accept fandom from people who are legitly from Boston.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

rabblerabblerabble rabble rabblerabble rabble rabble rabble rabble

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

rabble

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

RABBLE

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ruh roh

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not cool Garza. Get your shit together.

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Please Please Please GIDP

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

One more out. Come on, guys …

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

To awkwardly open up, one of my biggest recurring nightmares is of the genre of “blown leads” – like being 99% there and managing to fail. Evan Longoria’s throwing error in the ninth of game 5 was this nightmare manifest.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is not like a torturous dream, more like an obnoxious itch.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BOOM!

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by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SIT DOWN, CAPTAIN

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is it a coincidence that the only teams with captains are the two prongs of the MLB Axis of Evil? I say no.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They sell nuclear secrets.

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Oct 19, 2008 10:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

“captain” is so hilariously anathema to baseball – isn’t that one of the reasons I love baseball in the first place?

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tropicana Field looks like America’s biggest whiffleball stadium

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am cautiously opticmystic.

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 10:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rays better win. I haven’t had nearly enough beer otherwise.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 10:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have some leftover Jack Daniels. Just in case.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just bought a 12 pack of blue moon pumpkin ale, which I’ll use to celebrate. Or medicate.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ha, medicating with pumpkin ale is an oxy moron. You can’t help but be jolly with the word “pumpkin”

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 10:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I admit: a small, dim ember of hope glows in my heart.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Masterston and Okajima warming for Boston.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My cousins have a stupidly huge HD TV. I could see every hair on Youk’s scary, scary beard.

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’m sorry(?).

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, I’m no longer watching on it, and I will probably never see a TV like that again for years.

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 10:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

More Garza? Wow.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, man. Come on, guys. Keep it steady.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wheeler time.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yaaaaagh. Nervous.

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, antsy as hell over here. This smells bad.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 10:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A triple play would be nice. I’m just saying.

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1 down …

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:01 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ortiz is just asking to hit into a DP

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mr. Howell is coming in.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good. The move they should have made in Game 5. That means this one must end better, right?

by cleveland teamer on Oct 19, 2008 11:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

STRESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow that was ballsy.

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’m not even drinking and my face is going numb.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hope Coco didn’t learn to slide that way in Cleveland

by cleveland teamer on Oct 19, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bradford time.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh no, Youkilis is a career .400 hitter vs. Bradford!

by cleveland teamer on Oct 19, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When did Chad Bradford get a stache?

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Rays board is damn near unhinged. I can’t say I blame them, if this were Cleveland in front in this game at this point, I’d be completely unable to form words.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Er … Bradford?

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ohhhhhhh Jesus.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

another sign that the Tribe should get a real closer

(as should Tampa Bay)

by cleveland teamer on Oct 19, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Price v. Drew. This could be the ballgame. Right here.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow Maddon, not sure about the pitcher usage here.

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Starting pitcher in relief in the late innings of an elimination game was giving me a bad flashback, but Price came through (so far).

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 11:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OT. Mario, how do you like med school?

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Er, would you consider answering a coupla questions via g-chat or email?

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yup for sure. melia2010 at meds.uwo.ca. I’ll warn you though that experiences are quite different from school to school, let alone between American and Canadian schools. I personally am absolutely loving it so far (last 6 weeks of actual hospital work though have been hellish, Chuck was right), and it really does challenge you from day to day. But feel free to send me any questions.

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks a lot bro. I actually already asked chuck a couple questions about it – like to see the young blood’s perspective.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think Joe Maddon knew that one) David Price is pretty good, and two) JD Drew has never seen Price pitch before

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Actually he’s faced Price before, but I think (a) was the main reason.

by Ryan on Oct 19, 2008 11:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

damn…i started looking that up but got lazy

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Butterflies!

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Coulda used an insurance run, but whatever.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awesome game. Hopefully an awesome ending.

by Ryan on Oct 19, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You forgot to start the message with “GO REDSKINS!!! YAY!!!!”

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Heading into the bedroom. I have to watch this with my own eyes. One way or the other.

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by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am intentionally going to pretend this was said without context.

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 11:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I deserved that, I guess.

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In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

haha, I remember I used to do that in 90s playoff games. I’d sneak to my parents’ bedroom, watch on their smaller, private tv.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Isn’t everyone feeling conflicted about this? Agitated that the Rays are probably going to pull it out where the Indians didn’t?

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not me. not at all.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Um, more than I’d like to admit. A.) misery loves company, and B.) joeee still likes byrdman.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey, it’s like a fraction of a percent I’m talking.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’m more agitated by the fact the entire building is packed with fairweather fans who are about to celebrate.

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Florida baseball fans.

I hate Florida baseball fans.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No question I’m rooting for Philly to take it all. Only because the other options really suck.

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait what? Rays all the way!

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 11:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LET’S GO PHILLIES

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If only you and your sidekick could drive at a high speed right at them, forcing them to jump off the bridge into the river.

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 11:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A friend of mine had 2 free ‘club seats’ ($375/ticket) to the Buccaneers vs. Seahawks game so we made the trek north from Sarasota. We stopped at Ferg’s Sports Bar on the way up, which is within a short walk of Tropicana Field, and watched the 1st half of the Browns game, ugh.

From someone who has attended many games at “The Trop”, as they call it down here, let me inform the group that I’ve never seen Ferg’s so busy prior to a baseball game. It was truly a festive atmosphere. Boston fan was all over the place, but that’s not so uncommon in a transient destination like Tampa/St. Pete.

At the Bucs football game, they had the Rays game on the big TV out in the club seat lobby. After the football game was over, almost everyone stayed and watched the Rays game on the stadium TVs for the next 45 minutes or so. The stadium didn’t empty until there was a massive celebration for the Rays.

It takes time for a team like the Rays to change the tradition of losing. They had never won more than 70 games prior to this year. Fans didn’t buy into the hype because they expected the team to fail as they have done for so many years in the past.

Call them fair weather fans, but if the Rays continue on their path of success in the years to come, their fan base will strengthen. The Tribe didn’t attract that many fans to Municipal Stadium (aside from opening day) until they started winning consistently, starting in 1994.

I’m a Tribe fan first and foremost, for sure. But it’s REALLY nice to see an upstart, mid-market team like the Rays beat a big market team like the hated Red Sox.

by SpringTrainingFun on Oct 20, 2008 1:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It’s obvious with the logo change – everyone is wearing the new stuff.

by Voltaire on Oct 19, 2008 11:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

good point.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Rays have played better. They deserve it more.

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 11:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Got that feeling too. Still better than the Sox, I suppose

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 20, 2008 9:42 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

shit.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Walking the leadoff guy.

GOOD STRATEGY DUMBASS.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He struck him out before he walked him, but I agree.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 11:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

bunt? what is this? Minnesota?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh come on, Price. stop effing around.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

batters really seem to have a hard time picking up Price’s pitches

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YES

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Alright cap’n Jase-dawg

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As much as I loathe the Sox, these fans are making me ill.

"I"M SO NERVOUS!!!! I"VE BEEN A FAN OF THIS TEAM FOR LIKE SIX DAYS!!!!"

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is true. I need some kind of black hole to engulf both of these fanbases. And ours will swoop in and take the title.

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nobody’s life has been ruined by being a Rays fan.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mainly because until a month ago you couldn’t find one in Florida, let alone the rest of the country.

Fingers crossed, but breathing normally

by Chief WaDrew on Oct 20, 2008 12:54 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Woooo

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Price has some cheese, don’t he?

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if only we could use Miller like this.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wedge put a rookie in a situation like this? Please? He would rather run Oldberto out there.

by IndyDave on Oct 19, 2008 11:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SEE
YA
SOX

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not gonna lie though, I love this Rays team. Really look like they’re having fun out there.

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That Iwamura sure was a smart pickup.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ugh.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

as i said earlier in the series, i wish we had won that bid

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 11:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YESSSS

THERE MIGHT BE A GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--
In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can go for that. As long as it isn’t “Rays, 2008 MLB Champions”.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awww, you are too kind.

--
In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don’t know, “There might be a God” strikes me as really appropriate for an Indians site.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You gotta use the whole thing, Haha included.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agree to disagree.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well this puts a definitive end to 3-1 coin-flip momentum.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It’s like the the TBS announcers weren’t prepared to say anything in the event of a Rays win

by cleveland teamer on Oct 19, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You don’t think they were tastefully hanging back and letting the moment speak for itself?

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

only good announcers do that.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

“AND HERE COME THE REDSOX!”

“psst, Chip, the game’s over”

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I do hate this 9 = 8 nonsense.

Nine does not equal eight. That’s just stupid.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Time for me to cash that “Rays Win the ALCS” ticket wager I placed in March. Ah crap.

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know a guy who has a grand on the Rays to win the WS at 80 to 1 or something.

by afh4 on Oct 19, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh would that be nice.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Your guy should have laid off part of that bet a week or two ago.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He called and tried. They wouldn’t do it, the books were already balanced or whatever. They told him to call back if the Rays won the ALCS.

by afh4 on Oct 19, 2008 11:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If he’s smart, he’ll call now.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He will. Dan is the only person I know who appears he could make a living betting on sports. He makes at least a few grand a year between that and blackjack, it seems. He’s a serious Yankees fan and he made a ton of money on betting on them to miss the playoffs this year.

But, he’s a banker for Morgan Stanley or something so he’s doing OK. At leas the was doing OK.

by afh4 on Oct 19, 2008 11:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this sounds like a story that might not end well

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 11:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I avoid betting like the plague. Index funds, baby.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not this month.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There’s no such thing as timing with index funds.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Eh. He still has his job and a triple major in like Comp Sci/Econ/and Electrical Engineering. He prints money.

by afh4 on Oct 19, 2008 11:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He sounds like some sort of success robot. That’s an absurd moneymaking degree combo.

by NickFantana on Oct 21, 2008 4:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh also, do we have an update? I love gambling stories.

by NickFantana on Oct 21, 2008 4:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I must be missing something.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sports books will let you cash in bets at reduced odds has the odds get better. So if you take 80 to 1 on something and then it gets to that team in the series, you can probably get them to just pay you 10 to 1 or something. They’d rather take it off the books.

by afh4 on Oct 19, 2008 11:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’m not wrapping my head around this, but whatever.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, at this point, 80-to-1 is more like 2-to-1, but he’d still make 80:1 ROI.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Look at it this way.

You could get even money for the Phillies to win the World Series. If he bets 80K on the Phillies, what happens?

a. Phillies win, he loses the 80K bet but wins the 40K bet, nets 40K.
b. Rays win, he wins the 80K bet but loses the 40K bet, nets 40K.

Therefore, the book should just let him cash in the bet now for up to 40K, but in truth, if he can bet 40K on the Phillies with any book, then he’s basically laying the bet off himself. Only difference is, you have to have 40K liquid to place that bet, or a book who’s willing to give you that kind of credit.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

got it.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 20, 2008 12:02 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It had to be more than that, no?

by supermarioelia on Oct 19, 2008 11:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Vegas won’t go any higher than, I think, 80 to 1 or so on major sports teams winning the championship.

by afh4 on Oct 19, 2008 11:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FIRE SKINNER

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 19, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was just gonna say, I feel sick now.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, regardless of what I said earlier, that should have been us. DAMNIT

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 11:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In fairness, it’s not like we made much of a game of it in any of the last three.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know, one hundred percent agree. But we were more better than the Red Sox, as compared to Tampa this year.

by NickFantana on Oct 19, 2008 11:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No. We were better last year than the Rays are this year, but the Red Sox aren’t as good as they were.

by Jay on Oct 19, 2008 11:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, I think the gap between us and the Rays this year is bigger than the gap between the 08 Sox and the 07 Sox. This would all go away if I’d bother to look up the relevant facts.

by NickFantana on Oct 22, 2008 10:57 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here’s some numbers to play with:

Team      OPS   OPS+  RS    RA    Run Diff
07 CLE   .781   100   811   704   107
08 TBR   .762   103   774   671   103

07 BOS   .806   107   867   657   210
08 BOS   .805   108   845   694   151

by FredOx on Oct 22, 2008 12:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks. I wish my requests were always fulfilled like this.

by NickFantana on Oct 22, 2008 3:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wish all the things people requested of me could be fulfilled via baseball statistics on the internet.

by FredOx on Oct 22, 2008 4:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think you deserve some sort of award for your willingness to go look these things up for people.

by Logodaedalus on Oct 22, 2008 8:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is the first Google Images result for “looking things up on the internet award”:

by FredOx on Oct 23, 2008 8:54 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh, Ash.

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 23, 2008 11:08 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I imagine that creepy stare is good for doing a lot of things that start with “looking”

by Logodaedalus on Oct 23, 2008 12:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Rockies crushed Philly last year and then got crushed by the Red Sox.

I don’t think you’ll see any kind of mismatch this year.

by Jay on Oct 21, 2008 5:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

we did similarly have an ump try (and succeed) to F us over.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 11:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

casey would have homered instead of gidp’ing in the 7th if skinner hadn’t stopped lofton. nothing will ever be able to convince me otherwise

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Oct 19, 2008 11:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It was 3-2 after 5 in game seven before the wheels came off, but yeah, the offense pretty much went poof.

by FredOx on Oct 19, 2008 11:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the rays have some talented kids

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wouldn’t jump on David Price like that, guys.

by afh4 on Oct 19, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Absolutely giddy. I feel like doing the Charleston all the way down Vine Street.

--
In Cliff we trust.

by vbc3 on Oct 19, 2008 11:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And B.J. Upton takes the opportunity to thank the…

training staff?

by afh4 on Oct 19, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

now THAT says something about the fans

by cleveland teamer on Oct 19, 2008 11:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

David Price is already available for interview. I would still be catatonic.

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and seems totally unfazed

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 11:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, he basically just said, “I’m glad I did that.”

by joeee on Oct 19, 2008 11:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think I’ll have a glass of lemonade.

by Jay on Oct 20, 2008 12:00 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and i thought tampa just hosted the yankees rehab clinic

by APV on Oct 19, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs