Cheech Tremendous

What about Oilers/Bills 93 or that Lakers/Celtics Game 4 in the finals this year? Anything that keeps a score has potential for a remarkable comeback. Let me clarify. I don't mean to say that special comebacks only happen in baseball. That's hardly the case. Every sport has it's own special drama but the nature of baseball lends itself to unusual comebacks. It's a by-product of having no game clock.

Baseball truly is incredible sometimes. You really don't see that sort of comeback in any other sport. Sox fan or not, that was an incredible game.

JD Drew

We got ourselves a ballgame folks.

JESUS CHRIST MONKEY BALLS!

Just think about how far he would have hit it if he had some lineup protection. EDIT: Ok, I'm done picking on Cartman. Let's be friends.

It's just Cartman. That's his gimmick. The Rays were flat out better. I'm man enough to admit that. I don't think this is the critical end of the Red Sox as contenders, as some other fans are trying to claim. This team actually overachieved, all things considered. They were beaten down by injuries almost from day one (Schilling, Beckett, Drew, Papi) and had a lot of midseason stress with the whole Manny debacle. They will need to tinker with a few things in the offseason, but what team doesn't?

Thank you WEEI caller. Look, Ortiz is hurt. He missed a good chunk of the season and he hasn't recovered. Maybe this is the start of a age-related decline, but we don't know yet. Calling him worthless is a severe overreaction. Secondly, a product of Manny? Are you insane? Let's break this down. #1. Every study well, ever, has shown that lineup protection is a myth. In the most extreme cases some players see a small drop in slugging and an increase in walks. The net effect of this, however, is neutral to an offense. #2. If JD Drew, Kevin Youkilis, and Jason Bay aren't sufficient for lineup protection, then Papi must be a much worser player than I ever knew. Besides, Jason Bay had an OPS of .897 after the trade, compared to Manny's .927. There was almost no offensive drop off after the trade. #3. Ortiz in the past (in a small sample size) has hit better without Manny in the lineup. There is no indication that he is a product of Manny whatsoever.

I think I'll shoot myself in the face now.

Jericholic82 actually works at Best Buy. His clueless Circuit City employee persona is a clever ruse devised to protect his real identity.

I'm hardly a health nut, but that looks disgusting to me. I feel my arteries clogging just looking at the picture. It's cool as a novelty item, but you guys would actually eat that? Really?

Someone tell Mark Grace that JD Drew doesn't play for the Dodgers anymore. LA is going to have a tough offseason ahead. I hope that they don't get sucked into believing that bringing back Manny is all they need to do. It was a great acquisition and he played out of his mind for a few months, but he's not the long-term answer.

Then it would've been the "Cade got fired for botching a spot, in a match with DX" shit, which would've been wrong. It seems people are pissed that Jr killed a rumor before it grew it's own legs. WWE shouldn't be responding to internet rumors. It's beneath them. If they want to privately drop a word to Meltzer about the real reason for the firing, then so be it. However, using a public forum to discuss Cade's personal problems is very unprofessional. There is no need to bury the guy on the way out.

Let's ban CBright for turning us all into a bunch of blubbering pussies.

Yeah, fuck that Cheech guy. All he does is complain. The board is always going to exist in some manner, just because those who come here care about it for one reason or another. I was gone for three or four months earlier this year and thought I had moved on. But here I am, posting like I never left. Eventually (now?) we'll come to a crossroads where we have to decide if we want to move forward and attempt to grow the board or let it fade into obscurity.

That's totally bush league for JR to mention Lance's personal problems in such a manner. Even if he was a total wreck on the flight, that's between him and his employer. I don't see how WWE gains by bad-mouthing Cade in a public forum. The company should be above responding to bogus internet rumors.

That needs to be someone's user name.

It's simple, really. The board doesn't do anything to ingratiate itself to new members, and most of the older members have moved on to other things in life. As has been stated elsewhere before, TSM still positions itself as a wrestling message board, but very few of the established members really follow wrestling. There is no identity. The ones who still come do so out of habit, and eventually they too will find a day when TSM no longer offers enough to make it part of their daily viewing habit.

I am trying to stay optimistic about the rest of the series, but it's tough. On one hand, I have the recent memory of the Red Sox coming back from 3-0 and 3-1, but on the other I see a team that is hurting (physically) and struggling to find an identity. The Rays have had the superior pitching, hitting and defense and the game outcomes have reflected as much. The main difference this year is that even if the Sox were firing on all cylinders (and they aren't) I'm not positive that they are the better team. All that being said, the Rays are treading in dangerous water by switching to Kazmir in game five. A team in control of a series should not be making the adjustments. Put the team away when you have a chance. If the Sox come out and win game five, the entire outlook of the series changes with Beckett and Lester on the mound for the final two. The Sox won't be as bad as they were the last three and the Rays should know that.

I smell a TSMeme.

Wakefield experiment? Man, the Sox have looked just awful the past two days. I don't think that I can sit here and watch this.

Francona is shaking things up for tonight's game. Ellsbury to the bench for Crisp and Drew moved up the leadoff spot.

A one-year contract to carry the gatorade cooler around right? Because it couldn't be as a running back. Terms were not disclosed. It'd be hard to carry anything with that monstrous fork sticking out of his back.

Betts is out for the next three weeks with an injury. Shaun will fill in for him while he's out.

What the hell does Ringo have to do? Guy hasn't done anything remotely important in close to 40 years.