I was thinking of buying this shirt and honoring the Red Sox as Wild Card champs in my sig. Yay or nay?
Goat3001
10-03-08, 09:19 AM
Someone ran over my dog... my girlfriend broke up with me... I lost my job and I found out that I have herpes...
Well... at least I'm not a Cubs fan.
tofferman
10-03-08, 10:13 AM
I was thinking of buying this shirt and honoring the Red Sox as Wild Card champs in my sig. Yay or nay?
Nay. I would never wear one of those "Wild Card" shirts regardless of who the team was on the shirt. World Series Champs is another matter altogether.
...does that also mean that for certain teams that finally make the playoffs as a wild card for instance, one can expect them to raise a flag or pennant to honor the achievement in their stadium?
huh?
10-03-08, 11:10 AM
I was thinking of buying this shirt and honoring the Red Sox as Wild Card champs in my sig. Yay or nay?
Please god no. Although I'm sure I'll see some asshole with that shirt on today.
On a related note, I was chuckling during the Rays game yesterday at how many "fans" had brand new Rays shirt. They must be sold out at the stadium store there right now :lol:
Gotta love that bandwagon!
Nesbit
10-03-08, 02:13 PM
Wildcard bitches!
fumanstan
10-03-08, 02:19 PM
What kind of douche bag celebrates with a Wild Card shirt? :p
Setzer
10-03-08, 02:51 PM
I'd just wait....in a couple of days you'll be able to purchase an ALDS Champions t-shirt.
rabbit77
10-03-08, 03:11 PM
Goddamn this schedule - I won't see an inning of live white sox playoff baseball until I get home at around 6:30 Central time tonight. That's a game and a half I've missed. And game 4 is a day game, too if they play it. :mad:
Flashback
10-03-08, 04:18 PM
Goddamn this schedule - I won't see an inning of live white sox playoff baseball until I get home at around 6:30 Central time tonight. That's a game and a half I've missed. And game 4 is a day game, too if they play it. :mad:
TiVo is your friend. I wish the Sox were earlier - better than 9pm starts and that is Central time.
Imagine Eastern?
db27
10-03-08, 04:35 PM
White Sox must win tonight, they played well in game one but that dude from Desperate Housewives killed us. Hopefully Buerhle can get it done.
CRM114
10-03-08, 05:06 PM
The Phillies game 4 (if needed) is at the exact same time as the Eagles game. 1:00 PM. -ohbfrank-
lordwow
10-03-08, 05:25 PM
If we take 2 at ANA, that'll be... amazing.
fumanstan
10-03-08, 07:34 PM
I love how these afternoon games result in no discussion at all :lol:
Close one so far, 2-1 Sox.
Sorraffy
10-03-08, 07:49 PM
Kazmir in trouble early in the game and threw 92 pitches through 5 innings.
He kept his cool and stopped the scoring in the first and now his team got him the lead and he can still get the W, as long as he can keep making good pitches
lordwow
10-03-08, 07:56 PM
TB took the lead 3-2, but a guy on 3rd...
chrisih8u
10-03-08, 08:44 PM
Takes a lotta balls to complain to the ump about that called strike. 3-2 in the 8th you swing at that. Its the fuckin playoffs.
PS that t-shirt post was a joke! :lol:
tofferman
10-03-08, 08:45 PM
Not sure what Swisher was looking for at 3-0 with a man on first and two outs. He seemed to be trying for a walk as he didn't swing one time.
The way the White Sox are not swinging the bats in clutch situations, they have no chance in this series.
Mad Dawg
10-03-08, 09:12 PM
PS that t-shirt post was a joke! :lol:
A joke? You can't even tell that's a Wild Card t-shirt. I'm going for it.
nevermind
10-03-08, 09:15 PM
Completely blown call there.
Isn't the home plate ump paying attention? Can he overrule the 1st base ump's call?
disclaimer - I'm watching on Slingbox with no sound.
Mad Dawg
10-03-08, 09:17 PM
It's all good. Paul "FloJo" Konerko took care of it for them.
bunkaroo
10-03-08, 09:20 PM
Sox fail to take advantage of numerous opportunities.
I guess we'll be golfing with the Cubs soon.
db27
10-03-08, 09:28 PM
Sox fail to take advantage of numerous opportunities.
I guess we'll be golfing with the Cubs soon.
yep, that just sucked. buerhle pitched very well and got us deep but we couldn't hit for shit. so many missed chances.
bah.
chrisih8u
10-03-08, 09:47 PM
BAY!!! :banana:
tofferman
10-03-08, 09:47 PM
Bay!
nickdawgy
10-03-08, 09:53 PM
Wow, the Angels are fucking patheic.
What a sorry excuse for a 100 win best record in the league team.
I am not takng anything away from Boston, but fuck, 4-0 and the Angels have yet to bat, and fucking Dice-K pitching.
Going back to Fenway down two zip doesn't seem likea challenge at all.
Ubelievable. I hope Boston wins this game by 10 runs.
nickdawgy
10-03-08, 09:55 PM
If we take 2 at ANA, that'll be... amazing.
Get ready to be amazed. Sox bringing the broom to the failos yet again.
huh?
10-03-08, 09:58 PM
Get ready to be amazed. Sox bringing the broom to the failos yet again.
Um, its the first inning. Anything can happen.
nickdawgy
10-03-08, 10:01 PM
Um, its the first inning. Anything can happen.
But the way they have been playing tells me otherwise. Boston has a great pitcher on the mound, and the Angels aren't patient at the plate, which is needed vs Dice-K.
Plus, they have scored something like 10 runs in the last 8 postseason games. A 4-0 Boston lead is golden.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but I am beyond pissed.
El Scorcho
10-03-08, 10:05 PM
Um, its the first inning. Anything can happen.
huh? -- welcome to the forum. The person you are dealing with is nickdawgy. He declares baseball games over when the opposing team gets a runner on base for the first time and also when an opposing basketball team takes a 2-0 lead
huh?
10-03-08, 10:20 PM
huh? -- welcome to the forum. The person you are dealing with is nickdawgy. He declares baseball games over when the opposing team gets a runner on base for the first time and also when an opposing basketball team takes a 2-0 lead
good thing he wasn't a red sox fan between the years of 1918 and 2004. he might not have made it.
nickdawgy
10-03-08, 10:22 PM
That's weak sauce, Scorcho. Yes, I have bitched about the Lakers before and been proven wrong. But when you get a team like the Angels that dominated the BoSox in the regular season, and then they revert back to their old ways as soon as the post season starts, it's a little frustrating.
I'd be less angry if this were Tampa Bay or the Yankees kicking their butts, but Boston again?
For the record though, I usually declare game over when I find out who the refs are for the basketball games, and when the first pitch isn't a strike in a baseball game.
nickdawgy
10-03-08, 10:24 PM
good thing he wasn't a red sox fan between the years of 1918 and 2004. he might not have made it.
I thought of that...the Sox suffering, and the Cubs as well. The Angels won the WS in 2002, so it's not like fans are suffering down here.
I am a true fan, I stay late at games, I arrive early, I am harsh when they play bad. Yes, I have turned the TV off when my teams stink it up.
chrisih8u
10-03-08, 10:39 PM
Injured arguing a call? :lol:
nickdawgy
10-03-08, 10:48 PM
Angels baseball, catch the fever!
lordwow
10-03-08, 10:51 PM
rotfl rotfl
Deftones
10-03-08, 11:01 PM
if nothing else, it would make this game interesting if anderson could come up with a hit.
El Scorcho
10-03-08, 11:06 PM
That's weak sauce, Scorcho. Yes, I have bitched about the Lakers before and been proven wrong. But when you get a team like the Angels that dominated the BoSox in the regular season, and then they revert back to their old ways as soon as the post season starts, it's a little frustrating.
I'd be less angry if this were Tampa Bay or the Yankees kicking their butts, but Boston again?
For the record though, I usually declare game over when I find out who the refs are for the basketball games, and when the first pitch isn't a strike in a baseball game.
I'm just giving you a bad time dude, forgot the ;) at the end.
PopcornTreeCt
10-03-08, 11:18 PM
Go Red Sox. The Rays can't beat the Angels. They can beat the Red Sox.
huh?
10-03-08, 11:25 PM
This is a typical Dice K inning. Horrid.
chrisih8u
10-03-08, 11:27 PM
Just what I expected from Dice-K.
huh?
10-03-08, 11:27 PM
Fucking Dice K. His walks are so aggravating.
Deftones
10-03-08, 11:28 PM
finally. a game here. about time.
huh?
10-03-08, 11:28 PM
Throw a god damn strike asshole.
huh?
10-04-08, 12:00 AM
I don't like our chances when they go to the bullpen in the 6th inning.
huh?
10-04-08, 12:05 AM
Thank God that announcer can't judge a fly ball. He faked me out.
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 12:09 AM
Yeah, was wondering if Wakefield or Byrd would come out.
huh?
10-04-08, 12:16 AM
If Delcarmen comes in, I'm shutting off the TV, conceding the game and getting some sleep.
El Scorcho
10-04-08, 12:16 AM
god the ball is just dying in right field
huh?
10-04-08, 12:19 AM
That was the worst sideline report I've ever seen.
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 12:21 AM
That was the worst sideline report I've ever seen.
:lol:
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 12:21 AM
I'm going to hate seeing him in a Yankee uniform next year.
huh?
10-04-08, 12:24 AM
Yikes. Get him out of there.
rabbit77
10-04-08, 12:28 AM
TiVo is your friend. I wish the Sox were earlier - better than 9pm starts and that is Central time.
Imagine Eastern?
I don't have the self-control to not know the score. I just can't watch sports pre-recorded in general.
Oh, and the Rays are awesome.
huh?
10-04-08, 12:33 AM
Wow, i think I could strike Kendrick out.
huh?
10-04-08, 12:38 AM
YES!!!!!!!! Nice strike out.
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 12:38 AM
Score some fuckin insurance runs now. Papelbon time if someone gets on base next inning.
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 12:45 AM
K-Rod for more than 1 inning? OH MY GOD MIKE SCOIOSCIA IS PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS!!!11!
lordwow
10-04-08, 12:46 AM
Here comes K-Rod.
tofferman
10-04-08, 12:51 AM
Papelbon gets the opportunity to get six outs...I hope
tofferman
10-04-08, 12:53 AM
Papelbon now... please Tito?
tofferman
10-04-08, 12:54 AM
Tito mismanaged again...
lordwow
10-04-08, 12:58 AM
Oh christ
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 01:01 AM
Have these clowns ever seen a fly ball before? They can't tell how deep the ball is hit for the life of em.
FantasticVSDoom
10-04-08, 01:05 AM
Well this is going to be a fun morning...
El Scorcho
10-04-08, 01:07 AM
god the ball is just dying in right field
and again
El Scorcho
10-04-08, 01:08 AM
ugh fucking christ try to move a runner up youk
fumanstan
10-04-08, 01:09 AM
Ooo, he looked picked off :(
tofferman
10-04-08, 01:11 AM
Drew!
fumanstan
10-04-08, 01:11 AM
D'oh!
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 01:11 AM
:banana: DREW!!!! :banana:
FantasticVSDoom
10-04-08, 01:11 AM
Well that helps...
El Scorcho
10-04-08, 01:11 AM
fucking christ try to move a runner up will ya drew
huh?
10-04-08, 01:12 AM
Yes!!!!!!
Jd drew!!!!!!!!
lordwow
10-04-08, 01:14 AM
:banana: :banana: Ohhhhhhh ya.
nickdawgy
10-04-08, 01:15 AM
I hate being right.
Stay tuned for a week of columns by Bill Simmons saying how Drew sucked all year and came through in the clutch again.
Congrats Red Sox. Again. Good luck with the Rays.
lordwow
10-04-08, 01:16 AM
"It's ok guys, they've got their #3 guy next game, some loser named Beckett"
nickdawgy
10-04-08, 01:16 AM
K-Rod for more than 1 inning? OH MY GOD MIKE SCOIOSCIA IS PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS!!!11!
and it cost him. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way to the Mets KRod.
fumanstan
10-04-08, 01:16 AM
I don't care about the Angels, but god I hate JD Drew.
fumanstan
10-04-08, 01:24 AM
Wow, nice catch!
Rypro 525
10-04-08, 01:25 AM
wow, great catch. Nice to hear some 'lets go red sox' chants in LA.
El Scorcho
10-04-08, 01:26 AM
I hate being right.
Stay tuned for a week of columns by Bill Simmons saying how Drew sucked all year and came through in the clutch again.
Congrats Red Sox. Again. Good luck with the Rays.
no simmons does nothing these days but retarded podcasts featuring his friends hench, house, fuckwad, and adam corolla
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 01:29 AM
Awesome. And last I heard was that Beckett was good to go for game 3.
FantasticVSDoom
10-04-08, 01:32 AM
Back in Boston with Beckett on Sunday... This pretty much assures an FSU loss tomorrow though.
lordwow
10-04-08, 01:33 AM
That was a great game to watch, as a Bosox fan at least. I don't know how the LAA will get through Beckett-Lester to get back to LA.
Arpeggi
10-04-08, 01:39 AM
Seeing that douche K-Rod fail is the greatest thing in the world.
Qui Gon Jim
10-04-08, 07:26 AM
Thank God that announcer can't judge a fly ball. He faked me out.
What sense does it make to have Don Orsillo announcing the Rays game and not the Red Sox? Hello?
Dice K looked really shaky at the end there. He tries to be the punchout man too much. Dude, a fly or ground out is just as honorable.
There are so many Boston heroes here. Youk with those two amazing plays in the 9th. Bay? Manny who? Even Mr. Drew. Still, that middle three fro LAAA scared the crap out of me every time they came up. And that triple that Masterson gave up. But then there was Papelbon.
Great series so far!
DiceDice
10-04-08, 08:35 AM
One bad shirt
bunkaroo
10-04-08, 09:03 AM
Not pulling for the Red Sox, but damn it made me happy to wake up and watch K-Rod give up that 2-run shot. I cannot stand that hot dog.
Goat3001
10-04-08, 09:52 AM
That was a great game to watch, as a Bosox fan at least. I don't know how the LAA will get through Beckett-Lester to get back to LA.
Yeah I bet the Angels are thinking about how stupid it was for them to choose the longer series. You're giving Drew and Lowell time to rest. You're forcing yourself to have to face Lester and Dice-K again if it goes 5 and you assured yourself that you don't have to see Wakefield.
Quake1028
10-04-08, 12:22 PM
Please god no. Although I'm sure I'll see some asshole with that shirt on today.
On a related note, I was chuckling during the Rays game yesterday at how many "fans" had brand new Rays shirt. They must be sold out at the stadium store there right now :lol:
Gotta love that bandwagon!
The Red Sox are the LAST team on earth who should be talking about another teams "bandwagon" :lol:.
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 12:36 PM
I dont think the Red Sox have said anything of the sort. As for huh? saying it I don't see what the problem is unless:
1.) Huh? is a bandwagon fan himself, which is not the case.
2.) He doesnt think all the Red Sox bandwagoners are just as lame as the new Tampa fans.
I can't speak for huh? on number 2, but the Red Sox 2004 bandwagoners annoy me far more than the Tampa ones. They have caused the ticket prices to jump through the roof and have given Sox fans an even worse rep than before.
Qui Gon Jim
10-04-08, 01:47 PM
I dont think the Red Sox have said anything of the sort. As for huh? saying it I don't see what the problem is unless:
1.) Huh? is a bandwagon fan himself, which is not the case.
2.) He doesnt think all the Red Sox bandwagoners are just as lame as the new Tampa fans.
I can't speak for huh? on number 2, but the Red Sox 2004 bandwagoners annoy me far more than the Tampa ones. They have caused the ticket prices to jump through the roof and have given Sox fans an even worse rep than before.
I agree. Also, remember that before this year, TB couldn't give tickets away. I have been there and some of the in-between inning stuff was like watching a AA park. These fans filling the stadium with the TB gear are the precise definition of bandwagon fans.
Conversely, a guy like Twikoff is not a bandwagon fan. He was pulling for them when conventional wisdom still said they were pushovers. This must be a very rewarding year for the TB faithful. Hopefully these new fairweather fans don't push them out of the way.
starman9000
10-04-08, 01:56 PM
Conversely, a guy like Twikoff is not a bandwagon fan. He was pulling for them when conventional wisdom still said they were pushovers.
I thought Twikoff's 'fandom' was more tongue-in-cheek?
Quake1028
10-04-08, 05:15 PM
Yeah, twikoff is a Braves fan IIRC, if he's a fan of baseball at all.
Quake1028
10-04-08, 05:16 PM
I agree. Also, remember that before this year, TB couldn't give tickets away. I have been there and some of the in-between inning stuff was like watching a AA park. These fans filling the stadium with the TB gear are the precise definition of bandwagon fans.
Conversely, a guy like Twikoff is not a bandwagon fan. He was pulling for them when conventional wisdom still said they were pushovers. This must be a very rewarding year for the TB faithful. Hopefully these new fairweather fans don't push them out of the way.
I agree with you on some counts. But then again, the team has been bloody awful before this year, and the stadium is awful still. So, that's not a good combination. Of course fans are going to flock to a winner, that's a given, but as the Bucs and Lightning have proven in this area, once people latch onto them, they usually stay for the long haul, even when the team returns to some lean years.
chrisih8u
10-04-08, 06:54 PM
That's a good point. If these new Rays fans stick with them and become life long fans (even through hard times), thats a good thing and I dont think we can call those ones bandwagoners.
Quake1028
10-04-08, 07:33 PM
Yeah, I don't think we can be too hard on them yet. This is a team that has literally had no hope for their entire existence of even being a .500 team, let alone winning a division. If they have a few down years and the fans disappear, then have at 'em.
Jobronie
10-04-08, 07:49 PM
but the Red Sox 2004 bandwagoners annoy me far more than the Tampa ones. They have caused the ticket prices to jump through the roof and have given Sox fans an even worse rep than before.Not just at Fenway, either. When we went to the Trop in April, ticket prices for Red Sox, Yankee, and Cubs games were within a buck or two of what you'd pay for the same seats at Fenway (bleachers were in the mid $20s, whatever they call infield grandstands in Tampa were high $40's). Now, of course you could actually buy these seats in Tampa a day or two before the game, but the prices were pretty much the same (except Tampa gives free on-site parking if you have four or more people in the car).
BTW, a letter went out to select Fenway season ticket holders a few months back with the warning that prices about to go up dramatically for '09, so at least we have that to look forward to.......
Quake1028
10-04-08, 07:57 PM
The Rays have always charged more for those "premium" games, so that's not new. They know there are tons of fans for all of those teams around here, so it's very smart of them to do that.
lordwow
10-04-08, 09:49 PM
Does anyone know if they hold off starting the 2nd game if the 1st one goes over, or if they start and switch over later?
I think they used a 2nd channel last year when it happened, but I can't recall.
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