ghost of miles Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 (edited) Holy smokes... CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited October 6, 2003 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjazz Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Go Marlins! Go Cubs! Go Twins! Go Boston! Go Marlins! Go Boston! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Quite a pitching duel in Oakland tonight so far, but that was to be expected... Boston-Oakland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 It all depends on whose bad luck is stronger. If I were a bettin' man, I'd bet that Boston will lose. (Of course, it would be great if they won.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 IT'S BOSTON IN THE BRONX THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 But man oh man, that last inning! Reminded me of a favorite saying my brothers & I had from an NFL highlights film when we were kids--showed a white-haired coach stalking up and down the sidelines, scowling and muttering to his assistant, "They're killin' me, Whitey, they're killin' me!" What is it with Oakland and 2-0 leads in the playoffs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 A great group for the NLCS and the ALCs finals. Hopefully it will be a Cubs-Bosox World Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJ Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 (edited) Well, it sure ain't been a great week for Bay Area baseball fans... On the other hand, I can now be a little less dispassionate in rooting for a Cubs-Bosox series - which will no doubt be known as the "Cinderella Series" PS - "weak" was the Freudian slip of the "week" - corrected now! Edited October 7, 2003 by DrJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Yeah, DrJ - "weak" IS the right term for the Bay Area teams! Oakland has become the Atlanta Braves of the West (or the Braves of the AL, whichever you prefer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJ Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 And what of the Giants? A team that leads from wire to wire and can't advance past the wild card team in the first round? Damn, this HAD to have been their year, but yet... Not that Alou had anything to do with their losing (rather their pitching let them down to some degree and their defense, almost airtight all year, became shoddy all of a sudden at the end), but...I bet Dusty Baker is gloating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Here's hoping the BoSox beat the Yanks (it's the only thing a Mets fan can look forward to at this point). I'd love to see those f'in arrogant Yankee fans eat a little crow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 But man oh man, that last inning! Reminded me of a favorite saying my brothers & I had from an NFL highlights film when we were kids--showed a white-haired coach stalking up and down the sidelines, scowling and muttering to his assistant, "They're killin' me, Whitey, they're killin' me!" I wish I could give credit where credit is due, but someone at the Boston Globe once wrote of the Red Sox, "They killed my father and now they're coming after me." That was the most frightening baseball collision I've ever seen. Its tough enough to beat the Yanks, it will be extra tough though without Damon. Could anyone believe that the other guy, Jackson, stayed in the game? Coming off the field he looked like a punch-drunk fighter, two guys along side him, and yet there he was batting in the next inning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 (edited) And what of the Giants? A team that leads from wire to wire and can't advance past the wild card team in the first round? Damn, this HAD to have been their year, but yet... Not that Alou had anything to do with their losing (rather their pitching let them down to some degree and their defense, almost airtight all year, became shoddy all of a sudden at the end), but...I bet Dusty Baker is gloating. That was the worst I've ever seen the Giants play over 5 games this year other than that East Coast road trip around the time of the Backout. and I've followed them the entire year. Possibly contrary to the national media, pitching & defense were actually their biggest strengths, Bonds was not the entire team, as they were second only to the dodgers in ERA and second only to the Marlins in errors commited in the NL. Hitting with runners in scoring position had always been a liability (especially the first half of the season), but they were much better at the end of the regular season scoring runs. Alfonso was just continuing his hot bat from the second half of the season, he was horrible at the plate the first half. And they had an amazing record in one run games. But they set a record in game 3 for most runners left on base, too many hitters went cold, and they commited way too many costly errors over the series (Cruz should actually be Gold Glove contender but he was a nightmare this series), and their pitching was inconsistant over the series compared to the rest of the season. Pudge and Beckett were the real deal during this series though. Edited October 7, 2003 by Gigolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Now that the Sox have a date with the Yanks Wednesday night, I've got a decision to make: About two months ago, I purchased tickets to see Kevin Mahogany for tomorrow night. In fact, I got tickets for me and the wife, and it turned out that she's had to work that night so I've already lost the money on her ticket. I'd definitely say I am leaning toward baseball, partially because Mahogany's still a young guy, its not like I'd be blowing off an aging legend who might not come back around again. ************ Hey Chuck, your dream survived the first round of the play-offs. What will you actually do if the Sox and Cubs actually make it through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Sox vs. Cubs in the World Series would be the best. Then, whoever wins it would be great! Still can't believe the Red Sox won yesterday....the Oakland A's have become the Sox of playoffs. (When your bad luck trumps the Sox' Curse of the Bambino, you've got some serious ju-ju going on!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 ....the Oakland A's have become the Sox of playoffs. Actually, I think the Oakland A's have become the Atlanta Braves of the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 The A's and the Braves remind of that line from the Zappa song the one where he says "HMM! sounds like your choking on something. Dan take in the series Kevin Mahogany will come around some other time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 ....the Oakland A's have become the Sox of playoffs. Actually, I think the Oakland A's have become the Atlanta Braves of the playoffs. I've got to wonder if Bobby Cox is still going to have a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Screw the California recall, guys--is anybody else following the Cubs' game? (I know you are! I'm stuck at work, so I'm tracking it on the computer.) Sosa just pulled a 2001 Yankee playoff moment out of his hat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 (edited) Looks like Wrigleyville is THE hang! I used to live two blocks from Wrigley field. I could walk outside and hear Harry over the PA singing at the 7th inning stretch. Felt like I was really in Chicago. Went to many parties on top of the buildings across the street. A couple times saw Bill Murray hanging at Murphy's (also Jim Belushi). I have vivid memories of my first Cubs game. It was such an incredible rush, walking inside the park for the first time. The lights got put up just after I moved there. It would be so great to see Wrigley as part of the World Series. Of course, after the games the wasted fans often horked in my yard. Very nice. Good Mexican restaurant on Clark Street- actually I think that's where these guys ate before they came by. Man, I miss Chicago. Edited October 8, 2003 by Free For All Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 I'm assuming that Boston's second baseman Todd Walker, being a baseball player, has been a fan as well for some time. Why, then, would he say something like this? ``The team that wins this wins the World Series. We're the two best teams in baseball,'' Walker said (he's referring to the Yanks-Bosox ALCS. ``No disrespect to the Cubs and the Marlins, but we're the best two teams.'' Uh--how many times, in any sport, have you seen statements like this come back to bite the speaker right on the jock? (See, not all of us Yankee fans are arrogant... 1982-94 was enough to put a little humility into anybody.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Damn. Cubs lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 yea! marlins won! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j. zeitlin Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 This hurts. I'm a few blocks away from Wrigley and there's a weird silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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