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Boy, to say that Boston can’t celebrate that home run because of the Donnie Moore tragedy… it just seems a little strong.
The once and future
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Oct 11, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, but against the Angels, of all teams?
by Ryan on Oct 11, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t think the players, staff, or ownership of the Angels have any more connection to Moore than you or I do.
The once and future
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Oct 12, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
No, but there is the Nick Adenhart context.
Then again, Adenhart has been exploited so crassly by TBS that I guess anything involving dead pitchers is fair game.
I haven’t watched that much of the series, but I can’t say I’m surprised.
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by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Oct 12, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
In addition to the general overkill, here’s the specific thing I don’t like:
TBS (possibly in conjunction with Fox) has been running a series of promos centered around each team. The one for the Cardinals was excellent. Something along the lines of “your grandfather talked about Dimaggio, your father talked about Aaron, someday you’ll talk about Pujols.” It’s a great way to tie the history and present of baseball together.
The Angels promo is all about Adenhart. I think it’s one thing for the team to engage in its rituals and for the media to cover them, but another thing altogether to use this in an ad. It is an effort to use a tragic death to boost ratings and revenue. I find it offensive.
And I am not surprised, either.
Why oh why do the Angels have to play the Yankees? I’m being forced to root for the overkill of this story once it hits the World Series.
Steel Nick
I think it’s a combination of karma and hubris. Because they’ve made a couple ridiculous comebacks in recent memory, the Red Sox believe that they will always make incredible comebacks, and that they deserve to make such comebacks. I don’t think they had an ounce of respect for the Angels coming into this series, believing that they pwned them, that they were inside their heads, and that all they had to do was show up and the baseball universe would align for them to attain their rightful place – the ALCS against the Yankees.
Want out of Cleveland? Easy - mess with LeBron's entourage.
Kind of amazing how bad their hitting was in this series. Other than Drew, the team slugged .163 with a .215 OBP. Ortiz and Youkilis combined for one single, one double, no walks.
For lack of a better location to post this – for the John Farrell fans, I have to imagine a sweep is about the best possible scenario for Cleveland
Can somebody tell me why John Farrell is at the top of their list? Is he at the top of anyone’s list?
No, not you. Your helmet!
by PatBordersHelmet on Oct 12, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I would say he is at the top of mine, but I haven’t thought too much about it. I have yet to see a candidate’s name that I find inspiring at all.
Can anyone give a compelling reason for any candidate to be at the top of their list? Right now it’s either, “I’ve heard of him,” “He gets angry in public,” or “He has Indians connections.”
The real evaluation for the fans will come when that list gets narrowed to the 3-5 men invited to Progressive Field for interviews. We’ll start to know a lot more about them.
Steel Nick
- He is familiar with much of the organization, but would be coming with an outsider’s perspective from a successful organization.
- Would suggest an emphasis on pitching.
- Lives in Cleveland with his family.
The bullets have me convinced.
No, not you. Your helmet!
by PatBordersHelmet on Oct 12, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
For lack of a better location to post this – forthe John Farrellbaseball fans, I have to imagine a sweep is about the best possible scenario.for Cleveland
Want out of Cleveland? Easy - mess with LeBron's entourage.
by woodsmeister on Oct 12, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Our goal is also not to wallow in misery or indulge in defeatist nonsense per se. Though if I thought Indians fans truly enjoyed being defeatist, I’d be all for it.
Here’s a bit of Cleveland defeatism I am actually savoring: C.C. pitching like a star in the postseason for the Yankees. This from a guy who craps the bed for the Indians. What’s next, big man—a perfect game?
It figures Sabathia pitches well when he goes to the worst team in the history of major league baseball. Why am I not surprised? Because I am an Indians fan.
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