Guest Smues Report post Posted October 21, 2004 The red sox could still do it, in fact, I am putting it all on the table right now. Red Sox in 7, thats right, the sox will win it in 7. Remember who told all of you this pearl of wisdom, and prepare to bow down. Reading through this thread for the first time. Congrats dude, that was a nutsy call. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posada20 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Please don't mention crappy wrestling in a baseball thread. Bottom line is Red Sox won and they played hard for it. Got to give it up for them even if you are a Yankee fan. BTW, on this board are some of the worst Yankee fans or fans of anything period that I've ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 And the idiotic drunken college kids are ruining the celebration in Boston for everyone. The cops look ready to do some head cracking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GreatOne Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Please don't mention crappy wrestling in a baseball thread. Yeah how dare me mention the ONLY PLACE 1 WIN = 585 LOSSES seems to work................ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted October 21, 2004 I think the M's ante up and get Beltran. I'm not a big M's fan, but I'll go to games to see that guy play. They freed up a lot of dollars and they'll sign someone. Who are the big free agents that the Yanks would pursue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GreatOne Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Did the hiring of Grover go unnoticed today or what? Anyway I believe they'll chip and end the Randy Winn in CF experiment................ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 I'm playing New York New York and laughing my ass off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 I watched the end of Game 4 (missed most of it due to a concert) just because I believed in watching the team I wanted to win down to the last out. 4 days later I'm running around screaming and going insane. I said at the beginning of the year- I want the Braves to win of course but I'll be almost be as happy if Boston or the Cubs win. I hate the Yankees so much- this was so sweet to see. ON MICKEY'S BIRTHDAY NO LESS!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Somebody should hand Billy Crystal a tissue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Hey al, any interesting chat transcripts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Going back and re-reading the first couple pages was great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Hopefully i'll have no more than 2 heart attacks during this series. R.I.P. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Someone really should check on Anglesault. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 If Houston wins, the World Series could mirror the elction. Houston (TX) vs. Boston (MA) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted October 21, 2004 I AM NOT A FUCKING CURSE! THERE ARE NO SUCH FUCKING THINGS AS CURSES! I'm losing my mind over here. Boston just got beat by 11 runs and they scored 8! THEY GAVE UP 19 GOD DAMN RUNS! Man this is getting bad... and here I thought Bronson could step up... I <Heart> Muggy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted October 21, 2004 You must believe. This is the Red Sox year, think how sweet Wednesday night in NYC will be, I am willing to bet my life on the sox. Geniusmoment, ye shall live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iliketurtles 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 CAN YOU FUCKING BELIEVE IT BABY? I'm going to the World Series...definately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Where's the King Kurt avatars? The brash Red Sox arrogance? Hell, is it there? Cowboy up? Is Varitek going to cheap shot A-Rod again? How about you throw at some Yankee batters for redemption! Where's Pedro and Manny's little dances in the dugout? Do you fans know why the Red Sox went crazy when they clinched their playoffspot and celebrated like they won the world series? Because they KNEW they weren't going to BE in the world series. Say what you want about the Yankee players, but they got around modestly about their accomplishments. They keep their composure, and do not act like boers whenever they win something. Has anyone on the team pointed to the Red Sox dugout after hitting a homerun? Has any pitcher pointed at their crotch after after striking out the last batter of the game? My point? Babe Ruth doesn't want this Red Sox team to win because they don't have any class. Maybe once they have a major overhaul, they'll consider it. But don't expect to see the Red Sox Nation recover from this for a good 5-10 years. This is an unspeakable disaster. And to top it off: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fairtoflair7 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Anyone see that St. Louis is going through the same path of Houston and Boston as the Mets did in 86? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Quote: The Astros finished 13 games behind the Cardinals this year, they have absolutely no business being in the WS over them. Shut the fuck up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iliketurtles 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Seeing the Red Sox celebrate to "New York, New York" might have been the greatest moment of my life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Besides, Cardinals vs. Red Sox...how much cooler and old school does it get than that? Cubs vs. Red Sox And I agree that the Astros don't deserve it. Boston being a Widl Card is one thing, because look, they finished 3 behind New York. That's hardly anything. The Astros are just the "hot at the right time" team and still finished 13 back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Shadow Behind You Report post Posted October 21, 2004 There's NOTHING old-school about the Cubs in the world series, except they haven't been there in 60 years. Cardinals/SOX had two classic 7 Game series in the past, and the seven last Cardinal Series have went 7 Games. THAT'S old-school. Two teams with World Series history way back in the good old days. Not two teams with a stupid curse floating above it. I don't think the 13 Games back thing should be a issue here, it's just a reflection of how Dominant the Cardinals were. The Astros were easily the best team the second half of the season once they got their shit together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 How does playing a 7-game series make you 'old-school'? Hell, 100% of the World Series the Diamondbacks have played in have gone 7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 This again proves my point that there's nothing better than the sounds of stunned silence in the stands of Yankee Stadium. Although NY-NY blaring over the Away team's victory, which is pretty great itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 If the Cardinals happen to go onto the World Series and win it, they will pull into 2nd place in World Series wins all by themelves, as right now they are tied with the Athletics, at either 8 or 9..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nogoodnick 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 The NY Post already has a story up about it: A-ROD NOW FACE OF FAILURE October 21, 2004 -- ALEX Rodriguez arrived to applause in February, not just because the Yankees thought they had secured the majors' best player, but because the joy is always sweeter for them when it humiliates the Red Sox. He left last night in October to Bronx boos, the symbol of the greatest Yankee failure ever because it was inflicted by the Red Sox. Rodriguez, who was supposed to be the new Babe Ruth in this rivalry, is instead the face of Yankee failure against Boston, which makes this humiliation excruciating. Rodriguez was supposed to be even more valuable to the Yankees than mystique and aura. But A-Rod disappeared as the ALCS went along and so did mystique and aura — probably forever. The Yanks became the first major league team to blow a three-games-to-none playoff lead, finishing off the lowest moment in the organization's history with an embarrassing 10-3 loss to the Red Sox. Suddenly that Mazeroski homer 44 years ago feels like a gnat bite. No Yankee team had lost both Games 6 and 7 at Yankee Stadium since the 1926 World Series, which ended with Ruth being thrown out trying to steal second. The Curse of the Bambino was just eight years old then. It is over now, finally, ending in The House that Ruth Built. Ending without A-Rod honoring the lineage that was supposed to have tied him to Ruth — the great slugger who escaped from the Red Sox to the Yankees and brought hex and horror upon Boston. A-Rod ultimately proved more inspirational to the Red Sox than detrimental. His 2004 image against the Red Sox will be having Jason Varitek's glove in his face and his hand chopping Bronson Arroyo's glove — all while never laying a glove on the Red Sox. Both instances riled up Boston. Yesterday Curt Schilling went on ESPN-Radio to put down A-Rod's professionalism. Rodriguez refused to fire back before the game. He had a chance to answer with his bat. But there was no reply. There were three meek grounders, one strikeout and three strong booings. After Derek Jeter singled home a run to close the Yanks to 4-1 in the third and rouse the crowd, Rodriguez provided a deflating comebacker. He hit a two-run homer in the third inning of Game 4 off Derek Lowe, and tanked after that and the Yankee offense followed. He had a Winfield-esque one single in his final 15 at-bats, including 0-for-7 with men on base. Rodriguez was hardly the only culprit. Every phase of the Yankee offense shut down, including Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui behind A-Rod. GM Brian Cashman's pitching acquisitions were insufficient. And even Joe Torre and Mariano Rivera — usually October saints in these parts — took hits to their reputations. But they have accomplishments around here that will not soon be forgotten. A-Rod, meanwhile, joins a growing, expensive cast with Matsui, Mike Mussina and especially Jason Giambi who have taken George Steinbrenner's money and not returned a parade. They could not stop the Red Sox, in part, because Boston proved to have more fortitude — an unpardonable pinstripe sin. But for A-Rod the burden is now greatest. He fled Seattle and the Mariners got better, forced his way out of Texas and the Rangers improved, and joined the Yankees and The Curse ended. The Yanks' biggest wins of the season against Boston proved to be getting A-Rod in February and when Jeter dove into the crowd in July. However, A-Rod will rudely learn, the Yanks are defined by October. Those are the rules of engagement here, a battle A-Rod insisted he so badly wanted to join. Now he finds out the harsh reality. Those hits earlier in the playoffs against Minnesota and Boston no longer count. The Yanks had an inexcusable four-game losing streak, and Rodriguez was ineffectual in stopping it. The Red Sox were Michael Corleone in the final scene of The Godfather, settling all scores accumulated over 86 frustrating years. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That includes having Rodriguez so tantalizingly close to their uniform only to end up a Yankee. That was supposed to make him the new Ruth. Instead, he now is the face of a brand new era — The Curse of A-Rod. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 I think the best part is reading on the YES Network site about how unprecedented and earth-shattering this loss is. Mmmmm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Banders Kennany Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Please don't mention crappy wrestling in a baseball thread. Yeah how dare me mention the ONLY PLACE 1 WIN = 585 LOSSES seems to work................ GreatOne, maybe it is just me but I have no idea what you meant with any of that talk. What are you blabbing about? Anyone see that St. Louis is going through the same path of Houston and Boston as the Mets did in 86? Ah yes, and that would even add another layer to the Curse. For baseball's sake I hope we get the Cards in the World Series, not to take anything away from the Stros. Following strong behind Beltran's big bat they have put together some solid outings and would totally deserve a Series berth with their play lately. The Astros finished 13 games behind the Cardinals this year, they have absolutely no business being in the WS over them. Oh the Cards have played magnificent no doubt, but if they can't muster themselves past those surging Stros then it will have been all their fault. I mean seriously how could you say such nonsense? The wild card is there for a reason, so the best team that didn't clinch a divsion has shot at the playoffs as wwell. I mean if the Stros suck so much wrose than those Cards, tehey shouldn't have any trouble beating them now should they hmm? As it happens we're getting what has been an overlooked series but a nailbiter all the way no doubt. How does playing a 7-game series make you 'old-school'? Hell, 100% of the World Series the Diamondbacks have played in have gone 7. Treble cahrged, c'mon now. What Shadow Behind You is saying makes perfect sense. The Sox have already had two game 7 series with the Cards in the World Series, one in the 60's and one in the 40's. That is some old school history right there, plain as day! Now what makes it all the more significant for the Cards to face the Sox is that both those series were torn from Boston due to the Bambino's Curse. They would be avenging two old school losses that still linger from their past in a showdown with the Cards, as Shadow clearly explained. C'mon treble, I know your better than that man. That includes having Rodriguez so tantalizingly close to their uniform only to end up a Yankee. That was supposed to make him the new Ruth. Instead, he now is the face of a brand new era — The Curse of A-Rod. What a stupid thing to say. I don't know if this was part of the Post article or your quote that you accidentaly added in twith it, but Curse of A-Rod? He has been a Yankee for one season and one season only, how can a curse be there with one year? They collapsed bad, but they still must pat on tthe back for what has been a marvelous season that I bet my Kansas City Royals would be pleasured to have even once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
