5 outs away

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » October 17, 2003, 1:16 am

The Cubs, 5 outs away.. blown a number of times by their manager, once by the shorstop, twice by Farnsworth....ugh

The Red Sox 5 outs away. NO WAY IN FUCKING HELL should Pedro have been on the mound to face Matsui. Much less Posada.

terrible managing in both series.

the players deserved better, and it should have been Cubs v. Red Sox. But hey, the Yankees and Marlins both never quit. Their players sucked it up and really did the job.

Grady Little should be fired before he leaves the Bronx. He is terrible.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » October 17, 2003, 1:17 am

BAHAHAHA

Soreali · Post by **Soreali** » October 17, 2003, 1:20 am

1918!!!

Anaeran Silvermoon · Post by **Anaeran Silvermoon** » October 17, 2003, 1:24 am

Fuck Grady Little. Fuck Mariano Rivera. Fuck Joe Torre. Fuck Aaron Boone. Fuck Babe Ruth. Fuck the New York Yankees.

I'm crying IRL atm but i feel a little better now thx VV.

Lets go redsox 2004

Ogbar · Post by **Ogbar** » October 17, 2003, 1:36 am

Wow, I sure am glad I dont follow baseball anymore - I'd be outright crying as well.

I didnt think the Sox had it in them top previous heartbreaks. This is one slice of pure agony New Englanders will cherish for a long long time.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » October 17, 2003, 1:40 am

don't know if you guys noticed the pitch that Wakefield threw to Boone.

He threw him a 1st pitch CURVEBALL.

watch the grip in his glove on the replay. It was not a knuckler, and he got pwned.

sheesh...

pinch running for Varitek and Ortiz against Rivera? that is stupid two. Removing two of your kickass sticks, managing against Rivera is all about not giving up runs until he is out of the game.

I am faxing my resume to the Red Sox tomorrow!!!

Anaeran Silvermoon · Post by **Anaeran Silvermoon** » October 17, 2003, 2:01 am

pinch running for Varitek and Ortiz against Rivera? that is stupid two. Removing two of your kickass sticks, managing against Rivera is all about not giving up runs until he is out of the game.

I am faxing my resume to the Red Sox tomorrow!!!

Seriously i am right with you. My stomach churned when those guys were taken out. Varitek is our get-it-started guy. He is at the heart of those big late inning rallies, and who came up to the plate in his spot? Doug Mirabelli who struck out MISERABLY against Rivera. I like Mirabelli, but that was not even close to a good at bat.

Ortiz hit that HUGE homerun to give the sox their 5th run, without that shot it was over in 9. LEAVE THE OFFENSE IN WE NEEDED ALL WE COULD GET.

I jumped up yelling at my TV for Embree to come in to face Matsui. What the fuck was Grady thinking pushing Pedro over 115 pitches? I dont care if he is "your man" he did his job and it was time for the bullpen to do theirs.

It was depressing seeing Rivera come in for a 3rd inning. I was praying that he'd go his usual two and the yanks would take him out, but sadly that wasnt the case. If we could have held them off through Rivera's innings we could have tee'd off on anyone else in their bullpen.

Pedro should have gone the 7, maybe *MAYBE* faced the lead off right handed batter in the 8th at most. Either way (out or not) Embree should have been ready to go against Matsui, and then it should have been Timlin to finish the job in the 8th. Williamson comes in for the 9th and does his thing game over sox fans arent hanging themselves in the streets of Boston tonight. It worked alll through the playoffs, why the fuck would you leave Pedro in and change what got you there to begin with? Grady's motto was stick with what works...where the fuck was that when it counted most?

AND WHY...OH WHY COULDNT IT BE THE TIGERS?! ANYONE BUT THE FUCKING YANKEES.

Before the 8th, i was king of the world. Then i got hit by a bigfuckingtrain and now my worst enemy took the crown off my flattened corpse and pissed on me. What a rollercoaster this has been...

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » October 17, 2003, 11:08 am

Grady Little should be sent to Guatemala to harvest bat guano from caves will Bill Buckner.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » October 17, 2003, 11:30 am

Yes! Got rid of both the fucking whining teams! Maybe I can hear something other than "Cubs vs Sox!"

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » October 17, 2003, 12:05 pm

Yeah, like oh wow another fucking championship for the yankees woo fucking hoo!

Post by **Xouqoa** » October 17, 2003, 12:22 pm

Zamtuk wrote:Yeah, like oh wow another fucking championship for the yankees woo fucking hoo!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking when it was showing all the fans in the stands who were so sad at the thought of losing. OH NOS WE MIGHT LOSE WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

You shoulda heard me yelling at the TV for them to take Pedro out in the 8th before that rally got out of hand. Raistin can tell you all about it when he is unbanned. Wakefield should have come on then, instead of in the 11th.

I hope the Marlins beat the Yankees, but I'm not holding my breath and I won't be watching the Series.

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » October 17, 2003, 12:40 pm

FUCK THE NEW YORK YANKEES.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » October 17, 2003, 1:13 pm

by the way this game proves one of two things.

either:

1. there is no God

or if there is

2. he is evil

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » October 17, 2003, 1:28 pm

From my perspective, I don't really care who wins the world series. The fun is the utter bitterness of boston fans because it was ny that did it. Funny, I'd probably have been rooting for boston if they were playing seattle or some shit. But because the "rivalry" is so bitter between the two teams even though one team piles on success after success while the other chokes in some way shape or form year after year, makes it all the more enjoyable. Add in that the hero of the game was an utter nobody facing an utter monster makes it all the more entertaining.

Hell of a game from a tension standpoint I have to say. I never gave two shits about baseball but this was a pretty damn entertaining week.

Soreali · Post by **Soreali** » October 17, 2003, 2:54 pm

Zamtuk wrote:Yeah, like oh wow another fucking championship for the yankees woo fucking hoo!

Or maybe oh wow 50k vv's for me..

cough um up punk!

That was by far, one of the best, if not the best game I've ever seen. My throat is sore today after all the screaming and cheering I did last night when I watched that ball sail out of the stadium.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » October 17, 2003, 2:57 pm

go fuck yourself

EDIT: bah you chose to spend half your winnings on my new title

Deward · Post by **Deward** » October 17, 2003, 3:09 pm

Big fucking deal. So the yankees bought their way into another world series. The worst part is having to sit through another 7 games and missing Simpsons on Sunday night. Thank god for football!!!

Raistin · Post by **Raistin** » October 17, 2003, 4:01 pm

Uh im the one who picked the Yankees! 50k to me when they win

Revs · Post by **Revs** » October 17, 2003, 4:21 pm

Three friends from different stops I deliver to agreed:

"I now believe in the Curse of the Bambino"

...and fifteen others couldn't sleep during and after the game

Soreali · Post by **Soreali** » October 17, 2003, 4:39 pm

Zamtuk wrote: bah you chose to spend half your winnings on my new title

Actually it only cost me about 10% of my winnings.. All in good fun

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » October 17, 2003, 5:11 pm

Deward wrote:Big fucking deal. So the yankees bought their way into another world series. The worst part is having to sit through another 7 games and missing Simpsons on Sunday night. Thank god for football!!!

Yes because throwing money around has always=success. Ohh wait, it never does unless the team is a cohesive unit.

So you can go and pop in a dvd of the 7 billion simpsons episodes while sitting in a corner rocking back and forth in your own feces awaiting sunday's arrival

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » October 17, 2003, 5:30 pm

sure money isnt the only thing. but it allows you the flexibility to continue to throw bodies into a 'hole' into you get a fit. and that is what they did.

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » October 17, 2003, 7:46 pm

I hope and pray the Braves get sold to someone who has pockets like Steinbrenner and throw cash at everyone they feel like having. Maybe next year they can have Lopez at 1st, Giles at 2nd, Furcal at SS, Jones at 3rd, Sheffield, Jones, and Vlad Guerero in the OF, Estrada catching with a rotation of Ortiz, Hampton, Colon, Millwood, and Vasquez.

I would actually just settle for seeing Roberto Hernandez and Ray "Burger" King have their right arms amputated live on WTBS....or even Bobby Cox appear on live TV wearing a shirt that says "My owners bought Georgia and all I got was this lousy pitching staff."

Soreali · Post by **Soreali** » October 17, 2003, 10:45 pm

Voronwë wrote:sure money isnt the only thing. but it allows you the flexibility to continue to throw bodies into a 'hole' into you get a fit. and that is what they did.

Oh yeah because you know the Sox only paid a couple mil for Manny..

Give me a fucking break.

Post by **Xouqoa** » October 17, 2003, 10:49 pm

Soreali wrote:
Voronwë wrote:sure money isnt the only thing. but it allows you the flexibility to continue to throw bodies into a 'hole' into you get a fit. and that is what they did.

Oh yeah because you know the Sox only paid a couple mil for Manny..

Give me a fucking break.

There's a difference between doing it for a handful of players and doing it for half your team.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » October 17, 2003, 11:27 pm

half? oh you mean 12/13 out of 25

Post by **Xouqoa** » October 17, 2003, 11:53 pm

2003 Total Payrolls

http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/totalpayroll.aspx?year=2003 wrote: NEW YORK YANKEES $ 152,749,814
NEW YORK METS $ 117,176,429
ATLANTA BRAVES $ 106,243,667
LOS ANGELES DODGERS $ 105,872,620
TEXAS RANGERS $ 103,491,667
BOSTON RED SOX $ 99,946,500
SEATTLE MARINERS $ 86,959,167
ST LOUIS CARDINALS $ 83,486,666
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS $ 82,852,167
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS $ 80,640,333
CHICAGO CUBS $ 79,868,333
ANAHEIM ANGELS $ 79,031,667
BALTIMORE ORIOLES $ 73,877,500
HOUSTON ASTROS $ 71,040,000
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES $ 70,780,000
COLORADO ROCKIES $ 67,179,667
CINCINNATI REDS $ 59,355,667
MINNESOTA TWINS $ 55,505,000
PITTSBURGH PIRATES $ 54,812,429
MONTREAL EXPOS $ 51,948,500
TORONTO BLUE JAYS $ 51,269,000
CHICAGO WHITE SOX $ 51,010,000
OAKLAND ATHLETICS $ 50,260,834
DETROIT TIGERS $ 49,168,000
FLORIDA MARLINS $ 49,050,000
CLEVELAND INDIANS $ 48,584,834
SAN DIEGO PADRES $ 47,928,000
MILWAUKEE BREWERS $ 40,627,000
KANSAS CITY ROYALS $ 40,518,000
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS $ 19,630,000

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » October 18, 2003, 12:16 am

http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/totalpayroll.aspx?year=2003 wrote: NEW YORK YANKEES $ 152,749,814

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS $ 19,630,000

That is the reason the need a fucking salary cap. This is why MLB is so fucking shitty and disgusts me.