MLB Playoffs 2007

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by le sonick:
Pappy being Pappy. i suppose!

You Sox fans will turn a blind eye to anything…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzXICsJ6ftI

this is the funniest one though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBmyNHiMvR4

doesnt look like its Tribe Time anymore, does it!

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Originally posted by callat703:
The Red Sox had better not come back and win this series. I couldn't deal with their fans if that happened. They're obnoxious enough already.

:D

FUCK YEAH!

Congrats Sonick.

Thankfully, I didn't make it ot the sportsbook in time on Saturday to bet on the unthinkable - JD hitting a grand slam in a tie game. What do you think that would have netted me? 1000-1?

Red Sox MVP of the series goes to……Joel Skinner.

Originally posted by Buck Satan:
Red Sox MVP of the series goes to……Joel Skinner.

That was unbelievably bad in realtime. And then when they showed the split screen replay with the ball and where Lofton was, I wrote "game over" in my notebook and switched to the Steelers game for the duration.

I knew once he held Lofton, Boston was going to run away with the game. You just can't be that stupid and expect to win the game, Cleveland was doomed because of Skinner.

Originally posted by Buck Satan:
Red Sox MVP of the series goes to……Joel Skinner.

Mr Skinner (along with the 2nd base ump who blew the call on Lofton's previous AB) will certainly be getting a lot of Christmas cards from New England this year.. Thats the kind of misfortune the Red Sox had to deal with in 1946, and 67, and 72, and 75, and 78, and 86 and 2003…

Originally posted by saco:

Originally posted by Buck Satan:
Red Sox MVP of the series goes to……Joel Skinner.

Mr Skinner (along with the 2nd base ump who blew the call on Lofton's previous AB) will certainly be getting a lot of Christmas cards from New England this year.. Thats the kind of misfortune the Red Sox had to deal with in 1946, and 67, and 72, and 75, and 78, and 86 and 2003…

i dont entirely buy the theory that those plays make that much of a difference.

I mean, even if Lofton scores in the 5th, and scores again in the 7th…Wedge still brings in Betancourt to pitch the 7th and 8th cause he's been lights out , and the Sox still tag him all over the park.

Originally posted by le sonick:
i dont entirely buy the theory that those plays make that much of a difference.

I don't think anybody's saying that the Indians would have won if Skinner hadn't done that. But I think we're all in agreement that it certainly was the moment when we knew the Sox would win.

Those of us in Red Sox Nation certainly think that if Buckner doesnt make that error we win the game and series…remember the game was already tied at that point.

If we're going to be insufferable remembering the bad luck for decades, (I'm as guilty as anyone) lets remember the good luck too is all I'm saying…

Originally posted by callat703:
The Red Sox had better not come back and win this series. I couldn't deal with their fans if that happened. They're obnoxious enough already.

it should come as no surprise to you, then, that i'm a sox fan :)

as predicted, i bailed on the pumpkins (decent show, 930 was better) and headed to a bar to catch the end of the game. go there just in time for the 7th, i.e. the bad lofton play and the sox blowing it open. way better, and much more emotion, than the pumpkins show (which, to be fair, didn't take that much… :) )

I am not a big baseball fan, didn't go to a single game in my six years living in the US, but I don't know why I enjoy the playoffs. Yesterday I was upset, I don't like the Red Sox (I dislike the Yankees even more), but I hope Colorado can beat them in the final round. I should be watching some of the games on tv, well, not watching (it's still kind of boring, but like to follow it) but having the game on tv while working with the computer.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by le sonick:
i dont entirely buy the theory that those plays make that much of a difference.

I don't think anybody's saying that the Indians would have won if Skinner hadn't done that. But I think we're all in agreement that it certainly was the moment when we knew the Sox would win.

extremely true.

Originally posted by Barcelona:
I am not a big baseball fan, didn't go to a single game in my six years living in the US, but I don't know why I enjoy the playoffs. Yesterday I was upset, I don't like the Red Sox (I dislike the Yankees even more), but I hope Colorado can beat them in the final round. I should be watching some of the games on tv, well, not watching (it's still kind of boring, but like to follow it) but having the game on tv while working with the computer.

Well the Yankees and the Sox are pretty much interchangeable at this point, with the amount of money they spend to attempt to win a championship. Isn't that why Man U is hated so?

Pretty much comes down to the haves and the have-nots. And the have-nots have to be smarter and luckier to win. Sometimes the planets align. Sometimes they don't.

Originally posted by bnyced0:

Originally posted by tigers scare me:

hands down worst sports town/fans in the country

Um, having seen many Mets/phillies games at the vet growing up, i will have to politely disagree and point you toward that fan set.

Wasn't exactly expecting a local to agree, I mean during P.E. in elementary when everyone else in the country was playing dodge ball you guys were probably practicing throwing lethal shit (batteries, spears, ginsu knives, etc) at anything that wasn't local.

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Updated: 1:46 p.m. ET Oct 22, 2007

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, a survey of visitors and residents showed on Friday.

The city of more than 1.5 million people was also found to be among the least stylish, least active, least friendly and least worldly, according to the "America's Favorite Cities" survey by Travel & Leisure magazine and CNN Headline News.

About 60,000 people responded to the online survey, which ranked 25 cities in categories including shopping, food, culture, and cityscape, said Amy Farley, senior editor at the magazine.

Originally posted by Shemp:

Originally posted by Barcelona:
I am not a big baseball fan, didn't go to a single game in my six years living in the US, but I don't know why I enjoy the playoffs. Yesterday I was upset, I don't like the Red Sox (I dislike the Yankees even more), but I hope Colorado can beat them in the final round. I should be watching some of the games on tv, well, not watching (it's still kind of boring, but like to follow it) but having the game on tv while working with the computer.

Well the Yankees and the Sox are pretty much interchangeable at this point, with the amount of money they spend to attempt to win a championship. Isn't that why Man U is hated so?

Pretty much comes down to the haves and the have-nots. And the have-nots have to be smarter and luckier to win. Sometimes the planets align. Sometimes they don't.

bitter bitter

First of all, the Yankees were the first team to start spending all that cash, and did so to win 4 World Series' , Boston has won ONCE, so at least let the Sox enjoy a couple more before you whine about their salary.

Secondly, the Yankees have forced the Sox (and most every other team in baseball) to spend or be beaten every year. So dont get mad cause the Sox chose to try to compete rather than just let themselves lose every year.

The Angels know that too. they won in 2002. The White Sox are over 100 million too, they won in 2005. Tigers are at what, 90 million? world series last year.

in fact, if you look at the top 5 paid teams in the AL

Yankees, Red Sox, White Sox, Angels, Tigers.

hmmm, last 5 teams in the World Series.

Red Sox, Tigers, White Sox, Yankees, Angels.

Sure the NL is different but seriously, you want to pay your team $60 million? You might win a division but you're probably NOT going to the Series.

your story is so tiresome.

Hey, why stop at $200 million. Nothing like dropping $500 to take your family to a baseball game.

Originally posted by Shemp:
Hey, why stop at $200 million. Nothing like dropping $500 to take your family to a baseball game.

complaining about ticket prices is only something you do when you're not winning.

Originally posted by le sonick:
First of all, the Yankees were the first team to start spending all that cash, and did so to win 4 World Series' , [/QB]

Did they have to spend to win those four series? Sure they had some players from outside of the organization, but if I remember correctly, and it was a long time ago, alot of players on those teams came up within their system.