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  1. Bellhorn04
    Empirically speaking, it was one of the reasons.
  2. Bellhorn04
    And some things take on a significance that is more than just the actual outcome of that inning or whatever. I can't help thinking that some of the Sox players were doing some second-guessing during the game as things turned around. We'll never know how much it 'inspired' the Yankees to score 7 runs off Dempster. But the possibility is there. In 2004 a lot of people point to the moment when Varitek shoved A-Rod as a turning point for the team. Maybe that's ******** or maybe it isn't. Let's just hope people aren't looking back at this play for the wrong reasons later in the season.
  3. Bellhorn04
    It's such a nice ironic touch that Dempster can't even apologize or admit it was a bad move or say that if he to do it over, he wouldn't. Because he would be breaking the inviolable code of baseball just by admitting he was throwing at A-Rod. He has to take that with him to his grave like a Mafioso.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Totally agree jung. As you are saying, this was stupid for MULTIPLE REASONS. That's what really makes it special.
  5. Bellhorn04
    It's quite possible.
  6. Bellhorn04
    I know I'm saying this with the benefit of hindsight, but I firmly believe this was one of the stupidest moves in baseball history, and the whole team has to own it. -What if Dempster had been tossed from the game? This could easily have happened. Then the bullpen would have had 8 innings to cover! -Why the hell didn't the team talk about this before the series? Why didn't somebody do it in Friday's game? I'm livid. I'll calm down, but I know this was a disastrously boneheaded move.
  7. Bellhorn04
    One last post on Dempster. You're not a hero, dude. A) You didn't back up what you did. You could have gotten tossed after one inning and left your bullpen holding the bag for 8 innings. C) You don't have to step up the plate to face possible retaliation - your teammates do. D) You're getting paid 13.25 million dollars this year, and you're not really earning it so far. Now you've totally f***ed up a crucial game, against the Yankees.
  8. Bellhorn04
    If Dempster did discuss this with his teammates, I'm guessing he didn't mention that Part B of the master plan included giving up 2 runs that inning, serving up a meatball to Roid the following at-bat, and giving up 7 runs total. That probably would have dampened their enthusiasm.
  9. Bellhorn04
    I agree jung. This is one of the most stunningly stupid moves I've ever seen in baseball. Did Dempster not even contemplate the possibility that it could backfire disastrously on his team? In a tight race? Like you I can't get over this.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Well exactly. The POS goes on to have a big night. I have no objection to plunking A-Rod. The timing, however, was moronic.
  11. Bellhorn04
    And you know what - there's nothing they can even say. Farrell has already denied it. They're certainly not going to say 'in hindsight, it wasn't a great idea'.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Could be worse I guess. Benches could have cleared and somebody on the Yanks could have done a Graig Nettles on Buchholz.
  13. Bellhorn04
    And to no one's surprise, a nice 4 hour + f***ing game before the flight to San Fran. Tonight is just a feast of stupidity for baseball and the Sox all the way around.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Farrell and Dempster are both going to take a lot of heat for this. It was just a ridiculously risky and badly-timed move. They easily could have tossed Dempster leaving our bullpen to cover 8 innings. Just f***ing brilliant.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Because it was a free baserunner with no outs in the second inning and it obviously fired up the Yankees?
  16. Bellhorn04
    Even if Farrell didn't know beforehand wasn't it kind of obvious after the first pitch?
  17. Bellhorn04
    Sure he could have. And Farrell left him in too long. I think this is the first time I've been upset at Farrell all year. But this really was a game that got thrown away, a very winnable game.
  18. Bellhorn04
    I think he knew.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Nothing compares to this one. This was a colossal f***up.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Barring a comeback, Farrell and Dempster are going to have to look in the mirror and realize they threw away this game.
  21. Bellhorn04
    When you think about it it's incredible that they would wait until the third game of the series, with an early 2-0 lead on Sabathia, with Dempster on the mound, to hit A-Rod. This may be one of the stupidest moves in baseball all year.
  22. Bellhorn04
    This is probably Farrell's worst game of the year.
  23. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, definitely a bonehead move. Hit him when it doesn't matter. This was like the worst possible time to do it.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Memo to Bud Selig: just have A-Rod killed and be done with it. Frame somebody in the Yankees organization while you're at it.
  25. Bellhorn04
    The POS has 2 runs and 2 RBI. Totally infuriating.
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