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The End
February 16, 2009 by
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It doesn't take a genius to see that this site has been on life support for more time that I care to mention: 40 posts in the past year - including 12 in the month of October and none since November 4th - is not the stuff of which blogging legends are made. Well, today I'm...
Day of reckoning
November 04, 2008 by
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Those who come here regularly will know - and those who don't can guess from the name - that this is primarily a baseball blog. I don't do any of life's really major subjects (religion, politics, ...). However, today I'm going to make an exception and do both in one...
'Big Game' James
October 18, 2008 by
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Apparently, ALCS games don't count as big.
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
October 17, 2008 by
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So it appears there will indeed be more cowbell: Game 6, Saturday night at the Trop.I almost gave up on this game, at around 3.30am, with the Rays up 5-0 and a huge 9am meeting looming large, but I'm glad I didn't, as I got to see nothing less than the second-biggest comeback...
Pick your cliché
October 16, 2008 by
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"Win or go home", "Backs to the wall", "One game at a time". They're all being said, and, as is often the case with clichés, they're all true.The rational me really doesn't know whether this team has what it takes to climb out of the hole...
"The least marketable skill in America"
October 13, 2008 by
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If you need to stay loose before the game, may I suggest you check out Batting Stance Guy's 2008 Playoff Red Sox.Genius.(Hat tip: Fire Brand of the American League).
Rant (continued)
October 12, 2008 by
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MEMOTo: TBSCc: Bud SeligRe: ALCSDear TBS,I know you think these images of kids asleep in the stands are cute, but ask yourselves this question: why are they asleep in the first place?BECAUSE SOME TV BASEBALL MARKETING GENIUS DECIDED THAT THE BEST TIME TO START PLAYOFF GAMES IS AFTER...
He said, he said
October 12, 2008 by
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Rational Iain: You know, we had no business even being in the 11th inning. Josh Beckett - Commander Kick-Ass himself - gave up 8 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. It's a miracle we even made it that far.Tired, Grumpy, Been-Up-All-Night, Saw-This-Coming-A-Mile-Off Iain: Hey, go take...
Crystal bollocks
October 11, 2008 by
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I look at the image above and see eggs; Dan Shaughnessy looks at it and sees chickens, all fully hatched.This article doesn't bother me so much from the "don't jinx the Sox" angle (although, like any baseball fan, that did cross my mind) as it does from the "...
Vote now!
October 04, 2008 by
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Apologies to those who might feel I'm harping on here, but this was just too good to pass up:
Smash and grab
October 04, 2008 by
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Outside of Vladimir Guerrero (who I liked way back when he played for the Expos), I don't like the Angels, and never have. I get particularly wound up by Francisco Rodriguez, so this: (Getty images)leading to this, is sweet.It looked like the Angels were going to claw their way...
Three wishes
October 03, 2008 by
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In order:1) Sox sweep the Angels in three.Always the most satisfying outcome of any series. Would allow the Sox to rest up before the next series.2) Sox win in four.Still good. Would allow the Sox to clinch at Fenway and still give them time to rest before the next series.3) Sox in...
Damn statistics
October 02, 2008 by
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The Sox may have defeated the Angels last night, but they can't defeat the stats: (MLB.com)Gentlemen - time to start evening up that ALDS record...
Oops
October 02, 2008 by
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(photo: AP)I read somewhere yesterday (but can't for the life of me remember where) that the Angels and their attitude could basically be summed up in the idea of always trying to go from first to third. It's therefore a little ironic that they blew themselves out of a potential...
Incomplete
September 16, 2008 by
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I hate to sit around grumbling after a 13-5, six-HR blowout win in Tampa Bay, but I have a question: am I the only one out there who finds those catwalk home runs extremely frustrating? I know the Sox have been on the wrong end of catwalk plays in the past, so it was nice that Jason...
All NESN, all the time
September 12, 2008 by
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Good news just in from MLB.com - the MLB.TV subscription is now going to allow users to choose which feed they watch.First reaction: YEAH!Second reaction: About bloody time! I never understood why, with all the technical capabilities out there, I was forced to watch the home team feed...
Mr....April?
August 27, 2008 by
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The box-score says Papelbon (S, 34), but I'm awarding Masterson the save on this one. Bases loaded, one out - two pitches to A-Rod, double play, inning over.
God: the proof
August 20, 2008 by
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I hate to rejoice in the misfortune of others, but this is making it hard for me not to.
It ain't over...
August 13, 2008 by
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After a week of intermittent baseball-watching (I watched games involving the Cubs, the Astros, the Angels, the Brewers, then lost my Internet connection when I finally had the chance the see some Sox games), I managed to sit down and watch some of the Sox-Rangers games last night...
Out of touch
July 21, 2008 by
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When the majority of baseball games are played in the middle of the night, it's very easy to become out of touch with the team you follow. Combine five days away from home, a 4am CET start on the West Coast, a Fox late-nighter and an ESPN midnight start, and you suddenly look up...
There are others, you know...
July 21, 2008 by
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Those with good memories might recall a couple of Bill Bryson posts on here a while back. Well, the man is back with a brief appearance.I was on the Eurostar to London the weekend before last, and actually had the time and inclination to sit down a read the Sunday Times (a real, get...
Snapshot, 3.30am
July 09, 2008 by
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"WTF is Manny doing swinging at the first pi... Oh - two-run game-tying homer. Sweet..."
Pinch hits
July 07, 2008 by
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the key word in the term "pinch hitter", "hitter"? Pinch is the situation, but hitting is what you're supposed to be doing.If that is indeed the case, someone needs to talk to Manny, who came in in the 9th, looked at...
Turning gold into lead
July 06, 2008 by
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Rivera faced four guys in the top of the ninth, giving up the following sequence: single, HBP, RBI single, HBP. Sox down by one, bases loaded, nobody out, and three chances to score. I know how tough the gods of baseball can be, so I wasn't asking for a grand slam. I'd have...
Memo
May 23, 2008 by
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To: The Kansas City RoyalsRe: Walking Manny to get to LowellPlan B needed, guys.Regards,Iain
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