Red Sox Show No Regard For Rays' Feel Good Story
by The Cheat on Oct 17, 2008 12:22 AM CDT
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I was ready to fire up a post about how easy the Red Sox went down at the hands of the Rays, about how our White Sox put up more of a fight in their ALDS series. And then that happened.
The Rays had a win expectancy of 99.4%. But 5 straight 2-out hits with runners in scoring position, and 8 runs in three innings against Tampa's bullpen, the second time they've come roaring back against the Rays pen (though they still lost the first) completely sunk my storyline as well as countless others.
Five 2-out hits w/ RISP. That's a month's worth of work for the White Sox. There goes my ready-made post, even if the Rays are able to hold off the Sawks.
At least we'll have baseball this weekend. I'll be rooting for the Red Sox in game 6, because the most exciting game so far this postseason was Danks taking down the Twins in game 163.
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I was shocked to wake this AM
to discover the blown 7-0 lead with 9 outs to go. Orlando paper 2nd-guessing taking out Kazmir after 6. Idiots.
Looks like a choke job to me. We’ll se if they come out and do it like after game 1, when Ortiz called them out as “scared”, tonight. Shields needs to be BHB tonight. More cowbell.
I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
you didn't make it to the end?
i guess that would be awful late to stay up for you
p.s.- have a good day at work you OPOS
"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."
Been a tough couple of weeks, even for you kids with jobs
in the financial services biz. Ask MM.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
Staffing for the consulting firm I work for is slowing down considerably.
Our business model should be robust to downturns though since we get hired to do a lot of cost-cutting work in addition to growth strategy, but it’s harder to persuade people to spend millions of dollars in consulting fees when they have shareholders to appease.
Why so serious?
by reardenmettle on Oct 17, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Game is on Sat, OPOS
I think you can question some of Maddon’s bullpen decisions, but taking Kazmir out after 6 is not one of them.
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
Big travel day from Boston to Tampa, eh?
Ty Cobb could’ve played the next day. Yaz…?
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
by winningugly on Oct 17, 2008 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
upton took a poor route on the ball hit by kotsay.
needless to say, brian anderson would have caught that.
brian anderson would've caught that...
See. He blows.
Probably lollygagged it.
I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
Didn't look like it from the picture.
I didn’t see it, so I can’t comment with any degree of certainty.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
the wind sucked last night, especially to center.
slicing ball hit basically directly at him. one of the more difficult plays for a CF to make. if he didn’t play so shallow, he probably would have made the catch. but upton plays shallow for good reason so to criticize him in that regard is stupid.
Gas is up and so am I.
and by "at him", i don't mean to the spot he was playing. i mean basically directly over his head.
Gas is up and so am I.
i'm not saying it was an easy play.
the ball didn’t seem to slice towards left as much as you would think a ball hit like that by a left handed hitter would, perhaps due to the wind. i just think if he went more directly back, instead of over some then back, he could have caught it. again, tough play. i think we can all agree the reason he didn’t catch it was clearly due to laziness.
brian anderson would've caught that...
i think a better use of hindsight is saying he should have been playing more in a no doubles defense.
prefacing criticism of his route by saying the ball didn’t do what you would think it would do ergo he should have still caught it doesn’t make a great deal of sense.
Gas is up and so am I.
if you wanna say poor play.....gabe gross...shit throw and shit attempt at drew's shot
takes some real stones for the one certifiable cocksucker on here to jump into this convo.-mm
and, like Upton, he was playing too shallow for the situation
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
holy crap!!!! did not expect to see this headline since the last check-in i did was 7-0.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
You guys missed a great finish
Howell had no command or control and was just floating breaking ball after breaking ball up towards the plate. Youkilis fouled about 5 of them off before hitting a chopper to 3rd that Longoria made a great play on an in-between hop but he rushed the throw and threw another in-between hop that Pena couldn’t come up with.
IB BB to Bay and then Drew worked the count in his favor before Howell threw yet another “get me over” breaking ball that Drew easily laced to the wall in right.
white sox, its baseball
hooray baseball!
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Oct 17, 2008 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
apparently it's larry = ratings
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/10/odds-and-ends-7.html
Kenny on the Phones - my favorite GM
Nice work larry,
may I have your autograph?!
I like your plan though – makes sense. Accept Hall as the backup C?? I could go either way with him.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 17, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Josh Bard?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 17, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
How can you make money on this?
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
by winningugly on Oct 17, 2008 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
so, a tax write-off then
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Oct 17, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
No, it has to have financial value
in order for there to be a tangible write-off. larry makes no money away from lawyering. Thus, no write-off.
I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
by winningugly on Oct 17, 2008 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
lawyering?
is that the term for pretending to act like a lawyer?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 17, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
No, that is elawyereering.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
who could this be?
he is not only a great player but a great team leader, a clutch hitter, a role model for children, a hero to firemen, the greatest baserunner since DiMaggio, has the work ethic of Bear Bryant, the courage of a Braveheart, the modesty of Ghandi, the footwork of Nijinski, the charisma of a movie star and the baseball instincts of John McGraw.
Kenny on the Phones - my favorite GM
Q?
Oh wait. Charisma.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Oct 17, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I was going to guess your mom, but then they keep using the pronoun "he"
so I’ll go with Manny. ;)
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
Darin Erstad?
Mentioned in the postseason for some reason?
by Cold Snowden on Oct 17, 2008 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
DJ?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 17, 2008 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Carrasco? That is a horrible guess.
:)
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
He's a disgruntled Scottish guard known for his lethal temper and his unusual eating habits.
He weighs a metric ton.
I'm like a laser, six-string razor. I've got a mouth like an alligator
Yaz.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
by winningugly on Oct 17, 2008 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Obviously
Best clutch hitter I have ever seen. During 1967 when I invented the batting glove, Yax gave it a shot and hit the ball 800 feet. (I also invented the internet in 1987. —-Hawk H.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 17, 2008 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Is "Yax" like a "Yakety Sax" hybrid?
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
by winningugly on Oct 17, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yaz
Hawk was drinking during the interview.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 17, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Obviously the Great Pablo Ozuna. Obviously.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Have you no shame, HSA?
He’s old enough to be MY father.
Ewwwww.
I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
by winningugly on Oct 17, 2008 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
why yes, I do see that you emailed me!
I will respond when I have a minute to thoughtfully do so.
For now though, thanks for taking the time…
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Not a problem....there is no real urgency, just an open discussion that can be returned to whenever you get the chance.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you mean "clearly"?
So, larry, who IS it really?
I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
by winningugly on Oct 17, 2008 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I wanted to spice it up a bit....but same idea, yes.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
derek jeter.
a sardonic bill james describing him. bobby wins by virute of getting the initials correct. leaving things open-ended and vague is usually a good policy.
Kenny on the Phones - my favorite GM
gotta be Longoria.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I would have said Mauer, but I can't imagine why someone would be talking about him, assuming this is a recent writing, seeing as how the Twins were destroyed and eliminated from the conversation on September 30th, 2008.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
so are you going to enlighten us or what?
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
so now you can't read again?
the only issue now is whether i make it out of hampton alive.
by Toonderstrook on Oct 17, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Still.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
by winningugly on Oct 17, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, did that change since last night?
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
the impatience is also grating.
not everyone looks at the site every three minues. give some people a chance to guess. sorry for not giving the answer within two hours.
Kenny on the Phones - my favorite GM
he posted the answer at the same time as me, pohs!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
HE ALREDY GAVE THE ANSUR. ITS JON RAUCH.
the only issue now is whether i make it out of hampton alive.
by Toonderstrook on Oct 17, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
it should have been dewon day. nobody ever talks about that guy anymore.
Cashing checks and having sex.
the only issue now is whether i make it out of hampton alive.
by Toonderstrook on Oct 17, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
this movie could do for this guy what pulp fiction did for john travolta
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Kenny on the Phones - my favorite GM
I believe that is anti-Italian.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
might be.
the only issue now is whether i make it out of hampton alive.
by Toonderstrook on Oct 17, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Very nice. I'm sending this to my Mom.
Don’t answer your doorbell for a few days.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
what about the eye-talian who wrote it?
the only issue now is whether i make it out of hampton alive.
by Toonderstrook on Oct 17, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
We're not all related, hippie.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
like, what, 97% of the movies pitched?
i don’t know why i’d want to see this in movie form.
Kenny on the Phones - my favorite GM
feel good movie of the year.
boy finds computer. computer finds baseball players. profits!
Cashing checks and having sex.
I love this comment:
But my memory reminds me: I was there in St. Louis two days after Albert Pujols hit the most staggering home run imaginable off Brad Lidge. And I watched Houston’s Roy Oswalt stick it in the Cardinals’ ear. It wasn’t just that St. Louis lost the game … the Cardinals were never even in it. And I told myself then to not forget that momentum in baseball is probably 85% myth. And realistically, the Rays have been close to invincible at home, they still have the destiny thing going, and they’re too young to know any better anyway.
I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
draysbay? where you get that? sources!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 17, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone off www.si.com.
I think i did this wrong. Oh well…..delete my votes as they all suck anyway.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 10, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
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