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Post by Jackass on Feb 7, 2008 20:07:33 GMT -5
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I hope he gets Dave Dravecky arm.
Ass douche.
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Post by MSBNYY on Feb 8, 2008 7:20:02 GMT -5
Hope he gets shoulder AIDS.
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Post by thecaptain15 on Feb 8, 2008 8:51:55 GMT -5
Guess they should have given up Elsbury and Lester......hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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Post by Chris on Feb 8, 2008 15:08:58 GMT -5
I'm still not overly impressed with Curt Schilling's entire career. I don't like hearing these conversations that throw him in with some of the greatest pitchers of all time.
He's not a Cy Young caliber guy. I still maintain largely that he road Randy Johnson's coattails...he put the Yankees in a great position to WIN the 2001 World Series in Game 7. And I am not convinced, despite the over-hyped "bloody sock game", that he was the X-factor that put the Sox over the hump in 04 or 07.
I'm not trying to downgrade the guy to an average pitcher - he's had a really nice career, but I think his loudmouth outspokenness has gotten him a lot more press (even positive press) than he deserves.
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Post by 9 on Feb 8, 2008 16:31:29 GMT -5
I hate the loudmouth prick, but it's not like he got shelled in game seven in 2001. He pitched a great game. And the pitch Soriano jacked was a NASTY pitch, not a hanging curve or a fastball down the middle.
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Post by drock2006 on Feb 9, 2008 15:19:32 GMT -5
Schilling fans seem to forget that without his awful game one performance in the 04 ALCS, the Sox may not have been down 0-3
Derek Lowe, Keith Foulke and Ortiz were the three reasons the Yankees lost that series
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Post by massyanksfan on Feb 11, 2008 23:10:39 GMT -5
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I hope he gets Dave Dravecky arm. Ass douche. That has to be the best insult that I have ever heard!!! Kudos!!!
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Post by Chris on Feb 21, 2008 12:37:36 GMT -5
NESN shows about three hours of Red Sox Spring Training every morning - news, updates, rumors, interviews with press, players, front office people, etc...
It's pretty cool. I got a late start this morning and watched it.
YES isn't showing DICK from Spring Training.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 21, 2008 13:11:02 GMT -5
They are too busy running Ultimate Road Trip repeats and Michael Kay Centerstage episodes with Larry David and John Leguizamo over and over.
Considering they have about 40 ex-Yankees on payroll to hold mics during the year, you would think they could send one of them to Spring Training to, you know, cover something.
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Post by Chris on Feb 21, 2008 13:23:56 GMT -5
No shit man! Seriously. I mean, have you caught this NESN thing, Tom? It's good. I hate the fucking Red Sox and I'm compelled to watch this show.
Meanwhile YES is showing RUNNING! WTF???
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Post by Jackass on Feb 27, 2008 12:37:04 GMT -5
Way to sign Bartolo Colon. Albeit to a minor league deal, but I hope he takes a nasty shit in the Sux locker room and everyone gets e-coli from it.
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Post by Chris on Feb 28, 2008 12:11:32 GMT -5
The Dodgers are playing the Red Sox in March at the L.A. Coliseum (where the Raiders played).
The place holds 115,000...not sure how many are available for a baseball setup. The game is already sold out.
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Post by 9 on Feb 28, 2008 13:14:26 GMT -5
If I remember correctly from seeing pictures of when the Dodgers played there (obviously before Dodger Stadium opened), as huge as that place is, it's not built for baseball. I believe the left-field foul pole was 250- or 260-something feet from home plate.
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Post by Chris on Feb 28, 2008 13:35:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I mean, it's a straight up football stadium. It was never intended to host baseball.
I'd like to go to this game, but I'm guessing the newly released additional 25,000 tix are pricey.
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Post by 9 on Feb 28, 2008 15:32:29 GMT -5
Pricey and probably 600 feet from home plate.
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Post by 9 on Mar 14, 2008 12:56:13 GMT -5
Loudmouth prick Schilling to the 60-day DL, Mirabelli released. Didn't they learn the last time they got rid of the knuckleball catcher?
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Post by Chris on Mar 14, 2008 13:33:51 GMT -5
HAHAHA - I'm gonna love seeing knucklers bounce off Varitek's hands of stone!
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Post by $heriff Tom on Apr 11, 2008 9:06:46 GMT -5
Interesting. lyflines.blogspot.com/2008/04/can-we-put-buckner-story-to-bed-now.htmlCan we put the Buckner story to bed now? Bill Buckner threw out the first pitch at Fenway on Tuesday, and from the media coverage, you'd believe that Red Sox fans have finally, after two World Series wins, consented to be civil to him, after fiercely holding on to a grudge for a generation.
The Boston Globe's Amelie Benjamin wrote that
This was not the first time Buckner had faced Fenway and the fans since his infamous 1986 moment. Not only did he play for the Red Sox for 75 games in 1987, he returned to the team for 22 games in 1990. But since that time, there has been healing in Red Sox Nation.
And at MLB.com, Mike Bauman said that
...when [Buckner] was introduced on Tuesday he received a long and affectionate ovation. He had not been in Fenway for nearly 11 years, and it was as though people had been waiting for an opportunity to say "let's let that grounder be bygones," or something along those lines suggesting that to err is human and to forgive is divine.
It was a very nice moment, a genuinely touching moment.
It may well have been. But, to the extent that any "reconciliation" was needed between Buckner and the Red Sox fan base, it was needed only on one side. The idea that the typical Red Sox fan has been festering with resentment towards Buckner for the past 22 years is a media myth, and it has been, in my perception, fostered more by the national media than the Boston media.
Here's what Peter Gammons wrote in SI in November of 1986:
"When Buckner got to the Red Sox clubhouse, he found at least 15 teammates and coaches waiting for the parade. It was a crystal-clear autumn morning as the Red Sox climbed aboard the flatbed truck that would take them to the rally. When the truck turned onto Boylston Street, Buckner heard the bells of the Arlington Street Church pealing, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, and when the truck neared Copley Square, he saw that the street was lined with faces and banners as far as he could see. Buckner had asked not to speak at the rally at City Hall Plaza, and so he stood at the end of the stage. But when he heard the ringing one-minute ovation that followed his name, Buckner stepped forward and thanked the crowd.
"That was the most incredible experience of my career," he said to Jody as they drove to Worcester, past a THANKS, RED SOX sign on the Mass Pike and a HOMETOWN OF HERO MARTY BARRETT sign at the city limits of Southborough. When the Buckners stopped at traffic lights in Worcester, people in other cars beeped their horns and waved at them."
Does that sound as if people blamed him entirely for what happened? I don't think so. And that was written just after the series.
I can speak first-hand to the reception that he got from the Boston crowd when the team re-signed him in 1990, because I was there (the only time I've ever made it to Fenway for opening day) and his was without a doubt the longest standing ovation of the day. [It one of only two things I really remember about the day, the other being that the National Anthem was sung by the actor, whose name I don't remember, who was in town playing Jean Valjean in Les Miserables] And when Red Sox fans talk about game six, McNamara, Clemens (if one believes McNamara, that he "asked out"), Schiraldi, Gedman and Stanley all take more abuse than Buckner. At least, that is my experience.
And I hear Buckner blamed far, far more often by non-Boston media types and fans than Red Sox media-types and fans.
Was he "driven out" of the Boston area by fan abuse? I've never seen any evidence of it. There are, obviously, morons everywhere, the Boston area being no exception. But I'm extremely skeptical that he somehow took so much abuse that he had no choice but to leave. This is a guy who grew up in California, spent 7 years with the Dodgers, 8 with the Cubs, but somehow, the fact that he didn't spend the rest of his life in Boston or Wakefield or Andover after spending two full seasons and three partial with the Red Sox is evidence of fan derangement. I'm not buying it. Again, were there individual incidents of unpleasantness? Sure - I've had individual incidents of unpleasantness in the Boston area and no one knows who the hell I am. But was the Red Sox fan base, as a group, somehow so unreasonable and disagreeable that he was "driven out" of the area? Do Red Sox fans as a group owe him an apology? I don't think so. I certainly don't, and I'm not going to.
(And he didn't warrant any of those positive reactions for his performance, either. He hit .279/.315/.410/.725 while playing 526 games for the Red Sox, primarily at 1st base and DH, with an OPS+ of 94. He led baseball in outs in 1986, while playing at a primarily offensive position. He was much, much worse as a Red Sox than someone like, for example, J.D. Drew.)
I don't know anything about Bauman, but I'll cut Benjamin a little slack - she was 4 years old when the ball went through Buckner's legs and eight when he returned on opening day 1990. But I, for one, am sick and tired of the story, and the implication that "Red Sox nation" consists entirely of petty, maladjusted, immature spoiled brats who drove one of the great players in a Red Sox nation out of the area because of one simple mistake. It's media storylining, and the storyline is even less accurate than most media storylines. It's nonsense, and I'm sick of it.
As to the whole "Boston fans drove Buckner out of the region and finally relented and showed that they had reconciled with him," I'm going to do something I'll probably never do again, and give Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy the last word. From the June 6, 1990 edition of the Boston Globe, page 47:
Opening Day 1990 was a cathartic experience for Buckner and the baseball fans of New England. The hobbling warhorse got the loudest and longest ovation when Sherm Feller introduced this year's Red Sox...He said he probably wouldn't stay in the Boston area unless he gets a job he likes.
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 11, 2008 9:12:28 GMT -5
If he would have known it would make him so popular, he should have let more grounders through his legs.
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Post by joetee316 on Apr 17, 2008 10:29:03 GMT -5
Does Sean Casey have to do that every at bat? OMG! I want to hurt him. I was indifferent to him all throughout his career but I guess I never saw him at bat because I would remember that "process." Can't stand it....
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Post by Chris on Apr 22, 2008 22:54:33 GMT -5
And the Red Sox continue to have the Angels' number....makes me sick. The only time of the year I root for the halos, and they chunk it.
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Post by Chris on Jun 3, 2008 19:14:22 GMT -5
Big Papi out for AT LEAST a month. WOW, that's a tough hit to take for the Sox!
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jun 7, 2008 13:45:40 GMT -5
Source: Red Sox dugout spat due to Youkilis' actions after at-bat
BOSTON -- The emotions from an on-field brawl in Thursday's Red Sox-Rays game may have brought a chemistry issue to light for the defending World Series champs.
Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez and first baseman Kevin Youkilis had to be separated after exchanging words in the dugout at the end of the fourth inning in Thursday's 7-1 win over Tampa Bay.
Ramirez pointed at Youkilis before being escorted down the runway at Fenway Park toward the clubhouse by trainer Paul Lessard and a few other players. Later in the game, NESN, the team's broadcast network, showed grainy footage of Ramirez apparently taking a swipe at Youkilis.
A Red Sox source told ESPNdeportes.com that the cause of the dugout disagreement was Youkilis' temper following a poor at-bat.
"It all happened because Manny complained about Youkilis' habit of throwing bats, helmets and other objects in the dugout when he has a bad at-bat, something that has become a constant practice," the source said.
"Other players have told Youkilis in the past about the situation, which makes him look selfish and that he is more worried about each at-bat than about the team. If Boston is winning easily, there's no reason to throw objects all over the dugout because of a bad at-bat.
"There was a meeting where the team let Youkilis know that many of his teammates were tired of his explosive reactions for each bad plate appearance. It became very bothersome … more so when the team is winning and it's in first place. There's not much room for individualistic attitudes."
The Red Sox were 38-25 entering Friday's game with Seattle and are 1½ games ahead of the Rays in the AL East standings.
Boston's Dustin Pedroia and Coco Crisp both said they didn't know what happened during Thursday's disagreement.
"I really didn't see it," Pedroia said. "I was running out onto the field. We're around each other a lot, but we love each other. We're a team."
"You have to ask them," Crisp said. "I was eating next to Youkilis and said I don't want to know. I saw Manny. He was speaking in Spanish."
Tempers already were high in the Red Sox dugout following a second-inning melee in which both benches cleared. The fight started when Crisp was hit on the right hip by a pitch from James Shields. Crisp dropped his bat, charged the mound and ducked a punch by Shields before throwing a few punches himself.
Crisp was tackled to the ground by Tampa Bay catcher Dioner Navarro. Rays designated hitter Jonny Gomes charged the mound from the dugout, jumped on Navarro and Crisp and threw several punches that hit Crisp while he was on the ground.
Crisp, who had a scratch on his forehead and right cheek, was most upset with what happened under the pile.
"I charged the mound. [Shields] tried to hit me with a punch," Crisp said. "I'm not upset at all. We fought. That's all it is. There were some cheap shots there."
Crisp, Shields and Gomes were ejected.
On Friday, Ramirez seemed to want to put the incident with Youkilis behind him. He strolled into the middle of the team's clubhouse with a bat in his hand and a smile on his face.
"It's in the past," Ramirez said. "It's a new day."
Ramirez was not in Friday's starting lineup, as he was resting his sore right hamstring.
But the hamstring was not what most of the media wanted to learn more about.
"Don't worry about it," was a phrase he repeated a few times. "It's a new day."
When asked what he might have said to Youkilis, Ramirez just replied, "what happened is nobody's business."
Youkilis took the same approach a few minutes earlier when he headed out for batting practice.
"It's good," he said, quickly walking past reporters. "It's over. A new day."
Ramirez's right knee appeared to buckle when he took a pitch from Dan Wheeler in the seventh. Ramirez continued to flex his leg after drawing a walk before leaving for pinch runner Kevin Cash one batter later.
"Everything's good," he said of the knee. "Just kind of sore. It's just going to be one day. I'm going to test it during BP."
When his brief gathering with the media was over, he walked away with one final thought.
"We're here to win championships," he said, when he got about five feet away. "Don't worry about it."
Manager Terry Francona also played down the incident, as he did after the game.
"We had a lot of emotions going last night, a lot of things happen with teams that aren't seen," he said. "We'll just move on and sometimes you're better for it."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Post by rlm6370 on Jun 10, 2008 13:10:06 GMT -5
The Nature Boy” has made his mark on the Red Sox. Professional wrestling legend Ric “The Nature Boy” Flair and his trademark exclamation have emerged as the impetus for the Red Sox’ most prevalent rallying cry for the 2008 season. And, of course, Sean Casey has a lot to do with it: “Wooooooo!!” The one-word cry has been plastered on the T-shirts found on just about every member of the Red Sox these days, from Daisuke Matsuzaka to the team’s coaching staff. The garments are the brainchild of Casey, who made up the blue-and-white shirts with Flair’s iconic scream on the front, and “Diamonds Are Forever And So is El Alcalde!!” Casey is called “El Alcalde” (Spanish for “the Mayor”) by teammates. He struck up a friendship with Flair while visiting backstage at a pro wrestling match. Casey carried his admiration of the longtime wrestler into the Red Sox’ clubhouse, where he religiously greets teammates with a special handshake punctuated by a “Woooooooo!!” And then came a recent voicemail from the 59-year-old grappler, urging on the Sox and further fueling the team’s new clubhouse ritual. “I have just always loved wrestling,” said Casey, who had the team in stitches by playing a video from his guest referee appearance at a pro wrestling match, “and if you love wrestling, Ric Flair is wrestling.” www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1099561
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Post by 9 on Jun 10, 2008 14:21:55 GMT -5
Well, it beats that fucking gay "Cowboy Up!"
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Post by Chris on Jun 10, 2008 14:31:59 GMT -5
Some douche in the bleachers already has that gimmick, no?
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jun 17, 2008 17:29:33 GMT -5
LOL - now Bart Colon falls victim to the "pitcher hitting in the National League park" - heading to the DL cause he hurt his back taking a swing.
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Post by 9 on Jun 17, 2008 22:28:26 GMT -5
I think he hurt his back reaching for a taco.
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Post by ajfreakz on Aug 1, 2008 13:33:20 GMT -5
with us being yankee fans .. we get on our players when they dont perform..but more times than not we are always behind them,even when they leave..
with manny being traded i kept thinking of all the guys who have left boston ..boggs,greenwell,clemens,nomar,pedro,and now manny...
each one of those guys were loved when they played there..and some even beloved and all have been dragged under the mud and ripped after they leave and right before they leave... im not sure what im even getting at but it boggles my mind how twisted that front office and fans really are ...
and 2 of those guys help bring them world championships.. for a team who cried every year of not winning they sure love to hate their own players right at the end...
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 7, 2008 20:05:52 GMT -5
The Boston Red Sox have claimed San Diego Padres right fielder Brian Giles off the waiver wire, according to a San Diego Union-Tribune blog report.
The Red Sox, in an effort to possibly block the Rays and Angels from acquiring the 14-year major league veteran, enter a 48-hour period in which Boston has exclusive rights to try to work out a trade with San Diego.
If a trade is not worked out between Boston and San Diego, the Padres can retain Giles, whose contract includes Boston among the 10 teams with which he has veto power for a trade, according to the newspaper.
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