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But seriously... I, like BOSOX11, am no where near Boston (though not nearly as far away as LA) Living in central PA, I grew up a Phillies fan. Mike Schmidt and Lefty were my heroes. My father too, was a Phillies fan. One day, he gave me a Boston baseball cap. "I know it's not a Phillies cap," he said, "But you have tons of those. Boston is good to root for, too." When I asked why, he said, "Because Boston is full of good Irish lads (he was very proud of his Irish heritage) and because it pisses off those sons-a-bitchin' Yankee fans!" So, I wore the cap, a bit more and more through my teens, and I began to familiarize myself with the Red Sox here and there. College came and baseball was lost for me, for awhile that is. I began to get reacquainted with it in the late 90's and, for reasons unknown to me, I began to follow Boston and not Philly. Now, being a Boston fan in Central Pennsylvania in the late 90's meant that I'd see occasional stuff on ESPN and then later the playoffs. I really began to pay a lot of attention when Pedro was dealing and then then Manny arrived. By the time we got to 2004, I was hooked. As for the "why"? Well, as my late father said, it really pisses off the Yankee fans around me. But there's just something about the those blinding white unis with the candy apple red "Red Sox" on the front. They've always seemed to have personality, too. Not always as much as those '04 guys, but never, ever the automatons that the Yankees field - the same haircuts, not smiling. They have a "working class" feel for me. I know it's an illusion - they're all overpaid - but Boston is history and grit and lager. The Red Sox are Teddy Ballgame, Yaz, Fisk, the Royal Rooters, Tessie, and the Green Monstah! NY is crime, crowds, apple-tinis, and ridiculous red, white, and blue top hats. The Yankees are prima donnas, tantrums, bought-and-paid dominance, and STEINBRENNER. When someone asks me why I root for the Red Sox and I need a short answer I simply say, "They picked me, I didn't pick them."

First, my juvenile attempts at humor - Here's to you, jacko... There is truth and meaning behind that logo... http://spieles.com/images/NYpussy.jpg

Here's a sobering statistic. That 3 run inning all started with the walk to Vlad. In 2009, he walked exactly 19 times in 407 plate appearances. For players with over 400 PA's, there were only 3 players who had less. Dionner Navarro (18)m Cesar Izturis (18), and Delmon Young (12) Wow. I'm going to go vomit, then cry myself to sleep.

You are probably right, but it might be because we're gonna be done soon. Really soon.

Why does that 2nd base ump pause so long on those. It's almost like he's waiting to see if Pedroia drops the ball, but if the guys is safe, WTF?

Isturis, you ratty little prick!

Holliday tried that last night in LA. Lowell did it better.

I know it's bad mojo to talk about opponents "shoulda walked" type stuff, but I absolutely hate that this oaf is so distracting with his s***** calls. Pointing all of it out really makes a difference for those ass-heads that always accuse people of blaming officials for bad play. (Trust me... Irun into plenty of those dicks.)

Look at that last "ball" to Bay (8). There may actually be something wrong with this guy. Or, he just blows. At least this one as in our favor. Too bad it didn't do any freakin' good. http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg189/rassmuss1/BaysAB.jpg

Sometimes it's just better if they hit the first pitch for the out. It saves time.

This guy really does have a huge strike zone. I wonder how'd he'd do at first base?:wetodd:

That swing didn't nearly as far as the one they gave Drew earlier/

Huh?

Roger that.

2 of them, actually.

What a horrible swing by Gonzales!

My nerves are shot already and it's only the ALDS. I need a rout to take the edge off. In fact, I can get a prescription from my doctor if need be.

This is not meant for Beckett, just in general... I always get suspicious when a guy who's having a mediocre or lousy or just plain off his average season is expected to shine on the postseason simply because he;s done so in previous post seasons. Doesn't it make more sense that if a guy spends August and September performing at a certain level that he would most likely be expected to continue on at that pace and not automatically surge because he's had good/great Octobers in years past?

I don't want computers. What I'd like, though, would be a system where performances like Bucknor's last night resulted in some real repercussions - "benched" for a night, out of playoofs, sent to minors, for example. And this is part is key: The fans need to know it happened. None of this behind closed doors ********.

Unreal.

How can Scioscia complain about calls with a straight freakin' face?

What are the odds that Martinez speaks Japanese?