WARNING!! Annual OT Baseball Thread 2011!! Open at Your Own Risk!

[ChuckElias]

Thank you for your concern, but I'm actually fine.

I'm honestly not as broken up as you might think. It's been pretty obvious for 5 or 6 weeks that the Sox weren't good enough to do much even if they did make the playoffs.

I'm disappointed, obviously, b/c they seemed to be so good for most of the summer. But once injuries kicked in, there was no help for the pitching; and then it seems like everything else fell apart too. We could've gotten nice "Wild Card" t-shirts and then gotten swept by Texas.

Oh well.

[mbyron]

I must say you're weathering this historic collapse as if it were just the Mariners missing the playoffs again, instead of the team that led the division much of the year and had a 9 game lead in the wild-card going into September!

As for being swept in the playoffs: I remember the last time they made the playoffs as the wild-card team. It's like lotto: you can't win if you don't play...

[grunewar]

Amid high drama, low ratings serve as Series caveat ? USATODAY.com

From the article......

Heart-thumping drama. Historic performances. Epic meltdowns. Strategic maneuvers and misfires. Dropped phone calls. Rally squirrels, antlers and sitting ducks.

You name the element, and the World Series between the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals has it.

So why in the name of Albert Pujols aren't more folks watching?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Amid high drama, low ratings serve as Series caveat ? USATODAY.com

From the article......

Heart-thumping drama. Historic performances. Epic meltdowns. Strategic maneuvers and misfires. Dropped phone calls. Rally squirrels, antlers and sitting ducks.

You name the element, and the World Series between the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals has it.

So why in the name of Albert Pujols aren't more folks watching?

Because it is not on during the daytime when people at work can watch it.

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by grunewar

So why in the name of Albert Pujols aren't more folks watching?

Because some of us get to work at night. I was able to follow the game on Yahoo. AND, I only set the DVR go 1 hour past the original end time. I can't wait to get off and go home watch as much of it as possible. I will be watching tonight since I am off for the remainder of the week.
However, nobody ain't won nuthin yet!!

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

Because some of us get to work at night. I was able to follow the game on Yahoo. AND, I only set the DVR go 1 hour past the original end time. I can't wait to get off and go home watch as much of it as possible. I will be watching tonight since I am off for the remainder of the week.
However, nobody ain't won nuthin yet!!

My DVR recording stopped with Hamilton's 10th inning HR ball about half way out of the park.
But, now dem ole Redbirds have won sumpin!!

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Amid high drama, low ratings serve as Series caveat ? USATODAY.com

So why in the name of Albert Pujols aren't more folks watching?

A big turn around!

Cards' Game 7 win most-watched since Red Sox in '04

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Thank you for your concern, but I'm actually fine.

I'm honestly not as broken up as you might think. It's been pretty obvious for 5 or 6 weeks that the Sox weren't good enough to do much even if they did make the playoffs.

I'm disappointed, obviously, b/c they seemed to be so good for most of the summer. But once injuries kicked in, there was no help for the pitching; and then it seems like everything else fell apart too. We could've gotten nice "Wild Card" t-shirts and then gotten swept by Texas.

Oh well.

Good to hear you're ok, Chuck!

I watched the Sox in Baltimore on Monday... something just wasn't clicking. 90% of the fans were Boston fans and you could tell they were on the edge.

Just several hours away from kicking off the postseason....Go Cardinals!!

[26 Year Gap]

Off to a good start with Matt Moore putting in a Ken Dryden-like performance. Just his 4th game and 2nd start. 7 shutout innings. Shields, Hellickson, and Price (if necessary) are next up.

[Nevadaref]

Raise your hand if you are glad that both the Red Sox and the Yankees are now out of the playoffs.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Raise your hand if you are glad that both the Red Sox and the Yankees are now out of the playoffs.

Well, I'm not going that far, but seeing ARod whiff for the final out of Detroit's elimination of the Yankees in a Game 5 in Yankee Stadium, I couldn't help but feel that somewhere, Mick, Sparky and Ernie Harwell got together to lift a cold one in celebration.

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Raise your hand if you are glad that both the Red Sox and the Yankees are now out of the playoffs.

+1


Go Cardinals!!

[26 Year Gap]

All four series clinchers were by one run. Tough to see the Rays go down, but their hitting was always going to be a problem.

Nobody will remember the 2011 Rays or the 2011 Yankees. EVERYONE will remember the 2011 Red Sox. Just sayin'.

[grunewar]

None of the REALLY big markets or top nine salaried teams are in the championship series.......just sayin.