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What's the Yankmee site? I'll go spam over there . You know I'm good for it.

I knew Yankee fans didn't know how to count...

Sounds good with Ortiz - I can't believe I forgot him.

Pretty cool. It updates every 5 mins. Could come in handy for rain delays. http://www.instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=FENWY&size=L

I think it's time to remove Nomar's mug from the Talksox banner. Don't you think so? Maybe replace him with a picture of Foulke or Damon? Or a picture of me? OR.... maybe have a "design the next Talksox banner" contest? I know a couple of you guys are good in Photoshop. I'd be happy to submit one.

awsome game. It was SO worth taking the afternoon off from work to see a Pedro shutout!!!!!!!

They won't fire him unless he refuses to practice what the brass preaches.

Yeah, what a bomb. I'm digging the defense too - it's like the whole infield is playing great defense right now.

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Media Blitz by John Molori: Another Sox star chased out of town http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/projo_...itz.19cdfb.html 01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, August 7, 2004 With all due respect to Ross Greenburg and the folks at HBO, I now realize that there is no "Curse of the Bambino." HBO's 2003 documentary had convinced me that there was such a phenomenon. The trade of Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs kills that notion. Curses are formed from beyond. The bane of the Red Sox is much more earthly. Garciaparra has joined an exclusive, yet ever-growing club. Carlton Fisk, Mo Vaughn, Roger Clemens and Wade Boggs are waiting for Garciaparra in the game room, ready to teach him the secret handshake. Call them the Dead Sox, a select group of lost souls who were built up by the Red Sox and the Boston media, then torn down like Ebbets Field. It is an insipid process whereby a hero becomes a foe. In truth, the media is only part of the issue. It starts with the ball club. A new regime comes in and decides that a certain ballplayer just doesn't fit its style. Dan Duquette did it with Vaughn and Clemens. Vaughn was an outspoken power-hitting first baseman. Clemens was equally outspoken, a brash flamethrower, far too expensive and bold for Duquette and former Red Sox CEO John Harrington. Vaughn and Clemens had legions of New England fans. They were destined to stand alongside Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski as career Red Sox stars. Duquette planted the seeds of negativity: Clemens is done, he's too old, he's mailing it in. The media, not fans of the candid right-hander anyway, ran with it. Many fans jumped on board. Clemens went from hero to villain. Vaughn's departure was similar. Duquette planted the seeds: He's overweight, he is one-dimensional, he goes to strip joints, he wants too much money. Suddenly Vaughn, a man who invested in the Boston community more than Bobby Orr, Larry Bird and Williams combined, became a malcontent. During his last game in Boston, he was booed by the same fans who once cheered him. On talk radio, they mocked Vaughn by constantly repeating his stance that it was not about the money. In sports talk, bad is more fun than good. Fisk was difficult. Clemens was washed up. Vaughn was a criminal. Boggs was selfish. Garciaparra was a cancer. Ah yes, Nomar, the latest Dead Sox. The five-time All-Star, two-time batting champ and all-the-time class act made the mistake of getting hurt. From that moment on, the new Red Sox regime planted the seeds: He's recovering too slowly, he's trying to stick it to us for going after A-Rod, his teammates don't like him. Of course, the media jumped on board. WEEI's Steve Buckley spoke out against Garciaparra. Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy viciously attacked Garciaparra before and after this week's trade. WEEI's Ted Sarandis said that people had told him that Garciaparra was difficult to deal with. After the trade, even normally objective commentators like Sean McDonough and Jerry Remy towed the company line. McDonough labeled Garciaparra a pouter. Remy agreed. No surprise, really. Remy is making millions off of the Red Sox coffers and McDonough had a celebrated public feud with Garciaparra several years ago. Greed and grudges are powerful forces. It was McDonough's father Will, the legendary Globe columnist, who led the media charge to rid Boston of Clemens. Garciaparra never did fit the Billy Beane, Bill James philosophy. He is not selective. He swings at the first pitch. He is aggressive, and oh yeah, Johnny Pesky once compared him to no less than Joe DiMaggio. The Red Sox did to Garciaparra what they did to ex-manager Grady Little. In both cases, fate was on management's side. Like Garciaparra, Little was not their type of guy. He made decisions based more on competence than computers. Believe the media spin if you want, but Little was gone no matter what happened in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS. Aaron Boone's game-winning home run gave the Sox' brass a fortuitous excuse. Now, they are left with Terry Francona, an incompetent manager who was nothing more than the bait that boated Curt Schilling. Garciaparra's Achilles injury was his Aaron Boone. It conveniently gave credence to ownership's desire to rid themselves of the free-swinging shortstop. Sadly, many Boston fans bought into it. Boston has a curse, but it has nothing to do with Babe Ruth. It has to do with trashing the dignity of good players. It has to do with chasing Hall of Fame players and Hall of Fame people out of town. Don't blame Harry Frazee. Blame Haywood Sullivan, John Harrington, Dan Duquette, Theo Epstein and Larry Lucchino. John Molori's Media Blitz column appears on alternate Saturday's in the Providence Journal. He can be reached via e-mail at JOMOL3 [at] aol.com I think the fans should "run with this."

Damn, people. You're all wrong! I'm not talking about Mike Myers the actor, but the character from Halloween. Mike Myers was not Jason. Jason is from Friday the 13th. Jason wore the hockey mask!! Mike Myers wore a Halloween mask. Jamie Lee Curtis played Laurie Strode, who Myers was trying to kill!!!!!! I can't believe I had to explain that. Jeez people, where has your pop culture gone?

The best holiday of the year. No doubt. Vampires, Ghosts, Goblins and serial killers. I love Halloween. It will be soon.... There's no "evil" smiley, so I'll pick :damon:

Myers sent to Boston for player to be named or cash By Associated Press, 8/6/2004 17:55 SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners traded left-handed reliever Mike Myers to the Boston Red Sox on Friday for a player to be named or cash. Myers joined Seattle before spring training and went 4-1 with a 4.88 ERA in 50 relief appearances this season. He pitched 27 2-3 innings, allowing 29 hits and 17 walks while striking out 23. ''He's made a career out of getting lefties,'' Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. ''He'll make us better and he'll make Alan Embree better because we've got him up almost every day. Mike Myers will be a real nice addition to our bullpen.'' To fill the spot on the major league roster, the Mariners recalled right-hander Cha Seung Baek from Triple-A Tacoma. He was expected to join the team in Tampa Bay for Friday night's game. Myers has appeared in 659 major league games, all in relief, with a 16-21 record and 14 saves. He also has pitched for Florida, Detroit, Milwaukee, Colorado and Arizona since coming up in 1995. South Korean Baek spent most of the season with Tacoma, making 11 starts with a 4-3 record and 4.28 ERA.

Possibly a run. That can never happen if he K's. Bellhorn, believe it or not has grown on me. But I never want him up in a key situation unless the bases are loaded and less than 2 out. If he walk, way to go Bellhorn. If he K's, he's Blowhorn. Sure, he makes you throw strikes because he walks, but if you throw strikes, you're bound to K him. He's only a starter because A) he takes advantage of a leagues weak pitching and B ) the real starter is hurt. I'll still take Pokey and his D over Bellhorn and his walks any day of the week. But again, Bellhorn's not bad. He'd be a great player, off the bench, late as a pintch hitter to draw a walk/take pitches (with power). And those players are important and he's good at it. He just K's way, way, wayyyyyyyyy too much as a regular. Bellhorn's one saving grace is that the Sox have a ton of infield defense. An infield of Menkewhatever, Reese, Cabrera and Mueller could give the Sox the best infield defense of any playoff contenter. We may not need that much for the regular season, so Bellhorn may get his at-bats. Though, come playoff time if the Sox are lucky enough, expect to see Reese more than Bellhorn.

Really good article on it here. Simmons is just a good writer. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=simmons/040802 Best line:"They couldn't win a one-run game to save their lives -- you can't beat good teams when you have 27 outs and the other guys have 30. " I love D - hense my love of Pokey over Mark Brokenthumb. YOU DON'T NEED 6 RUNS A GAME TO WIN A GAME. I'm officially for the trade.

They'll have to call it either Nyesn or Yesen or Yesner - I think the Yeszir network is out.

Ok, I'll vote Bush!

I thought it would be Cabrerahhhh. BTW, off topic, but anybody know who wears #5 on the cubs? Nomar's #8 which I doubt will last long.

6+ left...

My bad. A night of heavy drinking and self loathing never hurt anyone, right? On to the next game!

Thanks, but I'm ok with the banning. And you had your points (good one's too) way back when nobody knew about Kim being lame. A question, though. How did you know it was Bill who banned me? Just curious. BTW, I'm back at Netsports... Just too annoyed by it to post too much there. I really enjoy this site much more (it brings out a less evil side of me )

Shut up! I called Arroyo WAY before you. I wish I could get to my netsports PM to you in May when you were touting Kim over Arroyo. Good for Arroyo - again. Hey Zen, as a gesture to me, could you post that PM with your response??? Who invited you to this site to begin with????? Dammit, I'm mad (though it's personal and has nothing to do with Zen or baseball....... ) Let me just say women suck and I hope the sox beat the motherlovingshit outa the Twins tomorrow. (sorry Zen)

The Kapler one is complete ********. I have a copy of the fight and all Kapler did was run out and jump into the pile. Half a second later Sturtze is on top of him from behind (Sturtze's favorite position I'd guess) and then pulls him down. Ortiz and Nixon get involved and that's it. Kapler didn't do anything Mueller didn't do. I've probably watched it 20 times and I don't see a single punch from Kapler.

Baltimore has some good arms. I'll say that. I thought I liked Bonderman of Detroit, but half the guys on the O's are just as good. They may put together so-so years, but have great stuff.