Lord Armand Lynch

Pedro was the reason I started following the Red Sox in my "pick a team to follow" phase. If it wasn't for the tragic history, the subordinates to a mightier, more evil force, it was watching this little guy blow the Yankees away in 2000 that sealed the deal. Absolutely gutted when he left. I even own a Martinez Mets T shirt. I am glad that any boos were extremely limited. Only if he had gone to THEM would I have wanted it to happen. You don't cross that Rubicon.

Oh yes, this particular debate has winged its way over the pond to the good ole UK. Now I don't get to see as much baseball as you chaps out there, but it seems to this onlooker from afar that the following rules apply: The New York Yankees are the biggest team in baseball. The player who sucks the least is the best player on the biggest team in baseball. That player should be the League MVP. I'm with the Fire Joe Morgan site on this one. Jeter's numbers (according to them, so don't shoot me people) are broadly comparable with Kevin Youkilis's numbers. Now not that I can compare a mutil-World Champion on a team with a pitching staff to dream of, and a batting line-up loaded with pressure performers (that's the late 90s boys and girls) to our budding 1st base star, but to say he's the season MVP when the Tigers, the White Sox, hell, even the Red Sox are blazing away. What is clutch anyway? I've read this thread through and through and probably am still none the wiser..... Pip Pip all!

Cheers for the welcome folks. One day, I'll try to explain the rules of cricket, but for this Englishman, I find some of the baseball rules a bit tricky to understand - the infield fly rule for instance - and when does a foul tip become a foul ball - e.g on 0/1 strike you foul tip, you are not out if caught, but the catcher can catch you in foul ground? Great to see us win last night - reviewed the recording this morning before I went to work - and we have the third game on NASN (not NESN!) tonight as well, before that channel concentrates on the Substandard Series in the Bronx. There is London Boston Red Sox group, that meets in the Sports Cafe near Piccadilly Circus for live games, as the faith spreads far and wide. Whenever NASN has a viewers choice (where we get to pick what game to watch) the Red Sox always wins hands down when we are in the shortlist - the faith is far and wide.

First post from this devoted Boston Red Sox fan in London. Followed the Sox for about 7 years, and became truly devoted on 28 May 2000 when our UK Baseball programme showed the Pedro v Clemens game in the Bronx... hooked from then on. Now I get two games a week on DVD and subscribe to the channel that shows the Sox more than any other team! Old enough to know better, young enough to be still enthused, the ambition is still to come over there some time and see the boys in action, although rumours being rumours, we may get an MLB game over here next year. Looking forward to listening and learning, while pretending not to know nearly enough to tell our masters about their own sport. Any of you want to know anything about cricket, I'm your man! Cheers all.