I was sweatin' a little. My wife had the sheets pulled up over her eyes on every pitch. Then she'd peek out to see what happened. Chicks. LOL.

Let me ask you this. Bottom ninth. One out, runners on 2nd and 3rd. Lowe (RHP) on the mound, and a lefty at bat. How can you NOT intentionally walk the batter? Plus, it was a one-run game, so it's not like they would've been putting the tying run on base. It worked out, and I'm "wicked" happy :) but I was pulling out my hair yelling at the TV, yelling at Grady to put up four fingers, yelling at Varitek to stand up and put one arm out. Nobody listened. Maybe just as well. I don't know. . .

No. Didn't you see him in his sweatshirt sitting on the bullpen bench? But he has definitely been relegated to "last resort" status after flipping off the crowd at Fenway before Sunday's game. Plus Little ruined his confidence by taking him out of Saturday's game. My guess is that he's useless as a closer now.

And yes, it is gonna be a TON of fun. :)

I believe Nostradamus predicted a Sox-Cubs WS with the end of time occurring bottom of the 8th of the 6th game, Kim coming in to pitch with the game tied 3-3, 2 men on.

Now?

I hear that last night about 10PM or so east coast time in the region north & east of a line running from Milford CT to Albany NY every flame, from stove pilot light to blast furnace, was extinguished due to the collective gasp of every living soul watching that sloooooooow roller dribble down the first base line.

True? :D

Congrats to you long suffering sox fans, gonna be fun, I'll go out on a limb - NY in 6, maybe 5.

I hear that last night about 10PM or so east coast time in the region north & east of a line running from Milford CT to Albany NY every flame, from stove pilot light to blast furnace, was extinguished due to the collective gasp of every living soul watching that sloooooooow roller dribble down the first base line.

True?

[/B][/QUOTE]Only partially. Actually,they were <b>lighting</b> their stove pilot lights.Not worth putting their heads in the oven otherwise.

He was never great, but he wasn't useless. He had 16 saves in the regular season, which was tops on the team.

Funny you mention Milford; that's my hometown. The dribbler was definitely a weird moment. If the fielder runs toward home to field it while it's fair, you risk the batter running past him, being safe at 1st, and the guy on 3rd scoring. If he waits for it to get to him and it goes foul, then you give the batter another chance. Wow.

I'm not going to make any prediction; I've been a Sox fan for too long to do that. (After Game 4, my 8-year-old daughter was whooping and saying "nyah nyah". I quickly taught her not to tempt the baseball gods by taunting the A's. So this morning when I told her the Sox won the series, she said, "Can I say 'nyah nyah' now?" I told her ok :) ) But I will say that this team is much better than the ALCS team of '99 and that this Yankees team -- despite the 100 wins -- is not as strong as the team that beat the Sox in '99. Should be a great series.

Nah! That wasn't why he didn't charge it. He envisioned the ball rolling through his legs into right field, as the A's scored the winning run!! :D

Ahh Chuck, it's not too late to give your young daughter a precious gift: the gift of being able to revel in the thrill of confidently and proudly proclaiming "nyah nyah" without expecting to incur the wrath of the many gods of baseball. Please, it's not too late to make her a Yankees fan!

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But I will say that this team is much better than the ALCS team of '99 and that this Yankees team -- despite the 100 wins -- is not as strong as the team that beat the Sox in '99. Should be a great series.

This better team didn't show up very often against the dreadfully suicidal A's. Maybe they'll arrive soon?

Shyaaah. That might happen. And monkeys might fly outta my butt! :rolleyes:

The pitching on both sides was fantastic in that series. Personally, I think that's what made it such a great, great series. But it meant that neither side was able to generate much offense. The Sox ERA for the series was 2.77, holding the A's to a .213 average!! That's phenomenal. And the A's ERA was 2.75, holding the Sox to a .211 average. The difference was in the slugging. The Sox outslugged the A's .378 to .277 (collecting 68 total bases to the A's 51). So when the Sox were able to hit the A's pitchers, they made the most of their chances.

By the way, when Nomar recovered the ball in the outfield after the Damon/Jackson collision and threw the runner out at 2nd, did anybody get flashbacks of Jeter's amazing cut-off play (also in Oakland, I think) to nail the runner at home a couple years ago?

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I think we did it. :)

:D



...game 3:

1. The A's did not know what every LL'er knows - how to execute a proper rundown
2. The A's did not know what every HS player knows - if you slide across home and the ump does nothing you missed the plate
3. The A's did not know what every first year rookie league player knows - if you think you have been obstructed keep running anyway, do NOT take this opportunity to stop & celebrate what you might not get.

No one south of that line from Milford to Albany. :p

BTW, have you heard if Damon's ready to play yet?

No question they squandered chances. But the Sox still had to take advantage of them.

No one south of that line from Milford to Albany. :p[/b][/quote]
You don't think so? I thought the parallel was pretty uncanny. Shortstop well out of normal playing range, alertly fields a ball that he would normally be nowhere near and throws out a runner who thought he had an easy base. Derek's play was obviously much more unusual and therefore memorable, but I thought it was an interesting bit of deja vu.

As of noon today, I read that no decision has been made on his return date yet. He had a "serious" concussion but no structural damage. (Thank goodness it was only his head. Why wasn't he wearing a mouthguard? ;) ) He stayed in an Oakland hospital overnight. I don't know when/if he'll fly to NY.

I also saw this on ESPN.com this morning:I have to admit that's the impression I got on watching it live, but I didn't think that it was done intentionally. It looked bad, but I didn't think it was done to be that kind of gesture. Kind of like when somebody uses the middle finger to point to something on the chalkboard. Did you get the impression that he was directing it toward the Oakland dugout?

Last thing. Not sure I can mention this here, but. . . oh, wait. This is the basketball forum, right? Oh, ok. The ECAC test just got posted on the website. Gonna print it up today. :)

Not a doctor,but I don\'t think that they recommend flying for people with severe concussions.He might have to wait a coupla days to get back to Boston if he\'s got a bad one.

Absolutely - 6 inches to the left, and the Red Sox would have finally atoned for the sins of B--- B------!

Red Sox have left Kim off the roster for the Yankee series; Damon is on the roster, so they must expect him to be ready by the weekend; and now, even Grady and Theo have buzz cuts!

That\'s terrible news for Yankee fans.