schmenga

Perhaps Schilling can whine and the umpires will change more calls. What in the hell was that? Had the umpires done the identical thing last night and cost Boston a run we would never see the end of it. One of the worst umpiring decisions I have ever seen. Yet the scrappy Devil Rays still won. Lots of teams have won one in a row.

I missed the game last night..... Did Tampa Bay or Boston win?

You miss the point. In ultra modern history the Bosox have been competitive, definitely behind the Yankees and others but they have been competitive. It is ESPN and the Gammons' and the like that are force feeding us the historic nature of the Bosox, most of which is hyperbole from a traditional standpoint. If we are only looking at right now, last I checked, NYork and Baltimore shoved Bosto n around. The myopic Boston media really believes that HISTORICALLY, NYork is 1, and Boston is 1A. Your younger fans believe even over the last 7 years that is the same. It is not. In either case. Boston equals Anaheim in ultra modern history, and is a clear trailer of the above mentioned teams from a historic persepective, a historic persepctive that sports fans such as myself have forced upon us too often by ESPN types. ESPN tells you and promotes events as important because in many cases they broadcast them. Sometimes they are correct...last year's Yankee melt down was historic. Sometimes they are incorrect.. Unless you younger generations made the ESPY's appointment TV.

in the past 7 years, as far as the division goes, it has been New York and Boston 1 and 2. This part is true. In the division Boston has been second. Often distant. And the last 2 alcs were very close. The Yankees on top is good for baseball. If 1999 to the present is enough history for you, good enough. Likely is good enough for Anaheim, Florida and Arizona too. Boston has been decent. Very good last year. That's about it. I gather you are young.

Oh and yeah. The umps hate us. :thumbdown "Uh, ok." Giambi after being called out at first identically to the DP. "You are correct." Matsui after being called out on 3d strike 10 inches outside. Was weird. Down 5-3 with no outs and bases loaded to game over in about 45 seconds due to Damon's first pitch swing. Crowd seemed both stunned and resigned to the inevitible. Maybe Pavano will stay injured.

Gammons and Jackie etc...(regardless of spelling). Treating one world series title in modern history (as a wild card at that (meaning no playoffs absent a wild card)) as somehow making things Yankees 1, Boston 1A. Runaway? Please. (old poster here...just new name) In my lifetime (born 1966), by pennants. 1- NYYankees, 10 pennants, 6 titles. 2- Oakland A's 6 pennants, 4 titles. 3- Baltimore 6 pennants, 3 titles. 4- LA Dodgers 6 pennants, 2 titles. 4- St. Louis Cards 6 pennants, 2 titles. 6- Cincinnati Reds, 5 pennants, 3 titles. 7- Atlanta Braves, 5 pennants, 1 title. 8- NY Mets, 4 pennants, 2 titles. 9- Boston, 4 pennants, 1 title. 10- Philadelphia, 3 pennants, 1 title. By titles... 1- NYYankees 6 2- Oakland 4 3- Baltimore 3 4- Cincy 3 5- St. Louis 2 5- LA Dodgers 2 7- NY Mets 2 8- Detroit 2 8- Minnesota 2 8- Toronto 2 8- Pittsburgh 2 8- Florida 2 13- Atlanta 1 14- Boston 1 15- Philly 1 16- KC 1 17- Anaheim 1 18- Arizona 1 The A's, Orioles, Dodgers, Cardinals, Braves and Reds are more historic. The Mets arguably so in my lifetime. Outside of Boston and ESPN, the Red Sox are far from 1A. Stop stuffing it. And maybe the ijits will play better.