ALCS Game 1

by The Cheat on Oct 10, 2008 7:16 PM CDT Comment 48 comments

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Boston Red Sox
@ Tampa Bay Rays

Friday, Oct 10, 2008, 7:37 PM CDT
Tropicana Field

Daisuke Matsuzaka vs James Shields

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Nice - real baseball.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 10, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

up the rays!!!

down with boston.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 10, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

why is chip caray yelling at me?

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 10, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

His Dad and and Grandpa are dead.

No safety net between him and God now. Feeling the pressure.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 10, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

unlucky, boston.

that’s a shame.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 10, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You are for the BoSux?

I will hunt you down and shoot you dead, BM.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 10, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

clearly was implied.

i just said up there i was rooting for tampa for fuck’s sake.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 10, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I live and die on every one of your posts?

Clearly you need to stand out more.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 11, 2008 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hehehe. you are ruthless, opos!

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 11, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

easy! he's old - he forgot by the time he made it to this comment.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 11, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the ex-cub factor can now be applied

whichever team wins the american league is virtually certain to win the world series.

by my count, this is the ex cub status(though i suppose a roster move before the WS could change things)

phillies-3— moyer, eyre, stairs
trolley dodgers-3— maddux, garciaparra, pierre
rays-1— floyd
sox-0

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 10, 2008 8:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

come on tampa bay

score some god damn fucking runs.

or at least get a god damn fucking hit.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 10, 2008 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

thank you. there's the first one.

hit i mean.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 10, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

damn

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Oct 10, 2008 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't really like either team

I would like to see the Phils win but that means I have to cheer for the NL which I can’t do..

by 815Sox on Oct 10, 2008 10:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Actually

I guess I’d rather have Boston win over the Rays. TB fans are idiots for the most part

by 815Sox on Oct 10, 2008 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you know rays fans who aren't on this board? or are you just telling wu and larry how you really feel?

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 11, 2008 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope

The whole AJ Conspiracy Theory thing pissed me off…

“The MLB front office doesn’t want us in the playoffs” blah blah blah… it was a bad call, its baseball get over it.

by 815Sox on Oct 11, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whats going on in those outfields

I’m confused, outfielders actually run, cutoff flyballs, make catches… what is it that they are doing out there. These moments of my heart racing, pulse quickening as they make these attempts… no anger or frustration flaring up, I am so confused!

Don't look back because we are going forward!

by Brush Back on Oct 10, 2008 11:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm not down with this whole "Rays are likeable" train

Their stadium makes them 10x more aggravating, the fans are on a whole different plane of stupid, and Joe Maddon’s glasses piss me off. Also, they use antiquated concepts like speed, defense, and multi-talented position players to win ballgames, that’s lame as hell.

"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"

by Ozzie Montana on Oct 10, 2008 11:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I can't look at Maddon without thinking Drew Carry is managing... annoys me

Speed and defense… vastly over-rated. Didn’t get us anywhere this year.

Don't look back because we are going forward!

by Brush Back on Oct 10, 2008 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any fans that are relatively new to

a. Major league baseball,
b. Winning, and
c. National exposure

come off as naive and uninformed. I believe I can critique with experience, since I have actually spent time IN Tampa. They are definitely not South Side material, but they are (mostly) harmless folks who like ringing cowbells and rooting for the underdog. You know, like 85% of America. And since they’ve endured probably the biggest joke franchises in sport (the Lightning before 4-5 years ago, and the Rays until the new ownership arrived) the few loyalists have earned their right to ring their bells.

The other 30K fans/game that now show up are like any other bandwagon fans in any other town – there to be seen and suckle at the teat of someone else’s success. Those are the idiots.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 11, 2008 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

so there aren't really very many fans is what you're saying?

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 11, 2008 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

About 5000. That sounds about right.

The rest will abandond the team if/when they stop winning.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 11, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess it's hard to take an 11 year old team seriously

Fans revel in the history of their teams, classic moments from other winning seasons, I guess if your favorite team has none of that there’s nothing else to do but just be a crazy fool during games banging a cowbell and doing the wave.

I do admire them for accepting the brave challenge of slaying the new Evil Empire.

by Ozzie Montana on Oct 11, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

a lot of the people posting on this board couldn't tell you shit about the history of the white sox, let alone anything that occurred more than 11 years ago.

by larry on Oct 11, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

But their parents and grandparents could.

And when you are “born” into a team it often runs deep, and perhaps that is part of what’s missing with Tampa. But unless the history is passed down from the previous generation I agree, most folks don’t take the time to learn from whence they came.

But, OM, you gotta start somewhere. Even the Sox were a new team once.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 11, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So WU, what was it like when Comiskey brought the team to Chicago?

Were you guys happy to finally have a team on the South Side, or was it more of a curiosity?

OPOS.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 11, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

hehehehehehehe

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 11, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Put down the pipe for once

and come up with an original concept other than “WU, he so old, he so old”.

Fer Chrissakes.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 11, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it was a clever burn

rec’d.

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Oct 11, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

True, the Rays aren't like the Marlins where there will be no continuity after initial success

I guess that team has dimmed my liking for this Rays team, even though they aren’t connected at all except for both playing in America’s Wang.

by Ozzie Montana on Oct 11, 2008 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't forget about the cowbells.

by potato0328 on Oct 11, 2008 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how is the status of a free agent determined?

like how do you become a type b or type a free agent?

by Jbasic89 on Oct 11, 2008 2:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

gibberish math cooked up by elias for CBA purposes

it was reverse engineered by some guy writing for a tigers blog but i’m not sure which. i keep forgetting to bookmark that link larry throws out from time to time.

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Oct 11, 2008 3:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/10/stats-used-for.html

    * 1B/OF/DH: PA, AVG, OBP, HR, RBI
    * 2B/3B/SS: PA, AVG, OBP, HR, RBI, Fielding percentage, Total chances at designated position
    * C: PA, AVG, OBP, HR, RBI, Fielding percentage, Assists
    * SP: Total games (total starts + 0.5 * total relief appearances), IP, Wins, W-L Percentage, ERA, Strikeouts
    * RP: Total games (total relief appearances + 2 * total starts), IP (weighted slightly less than other categories), Wins + Saves, IP/H ratio, K/BB, ERA

by 3E8 on Oct 11, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

there's more to it than that

but that’s the gist.

by larry on Oct 11, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

anyone see this crap?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/10/giants-discussi.html

by Jbasic89 on Oct 11, 2008 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Crap... PK, I hear the west close is great + closer to your home!

Don't look back because we are going forward!

by Brush Back on Oct 11, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i mean id consider konerko for cain...

by Jbasic89 on Oct 11, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No fucking way. It's Lincecum for Konerko or no deal.

Clearly.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 11, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

2 months ago everyone was ready to DFA him

Now suddenly he is a valuable commodity… I don’t think so

Don't look back because we are going forward!

by Brush Back on Oct 11, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't have the best memory, admittedly, but I don't remember any DFA talk surrounding Lincecum

your sarcasm detector needs to be fixed. If I were you, I’d start with reading comprehension and the word “clearly”.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 11, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was referring to PK

Don't look back because we are going forward!

by Brush Back on Oct 11, 2008 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

rhythm, remember, BB is a literal sort of guy

in a “red state” kind of way.

I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

by winningugly on Oct 11, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

true dat

how the hell did he miss the Lincecum joke, even when I mention the sarcasm detector?

/shakes head in a disappointed fashion

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 13, 2008 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone watching this game?

Talk about dragging the fuck on, NBA preseason is gaining steam in terms of excitement. And the game is tied again, which means they could be going on for another hour.

by Ozzie Montana on Oct 11, 2008 10:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs