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By adamg - 10/12/06 - 10:54 pm
Meredith O'Brien watches as one survivor is forced to confront the truth:
... The TV went on. There was the last play. There was the ball going to first. There were the Red Sox celebrating the first World Series win since 1918. (I teared up at the unexpected replay of this moment of glory in the middle of creepy "Lost." Made me nostalgic and mournful over this past season’s results and mid-season collaspe.) ...
By adamg - 10/9/06 - 12:01 am
Ha ha, our guys may have finished third, but at least we didn't collapse in the post-season again.
Margalit knew the Yankees suck:
... Yup, the Yankees deserved to fold again in the division series. Because they suck. Individually, collectively, managerially, and ethically they suck the bigtime and I'm gloating, not because my beloved Red Sox beat them, but because ANYONE beat them. That's how much I hate them. ...
By amusings - 10/7/06 - 8:18 pm
This evening I found myself sitting in a mexican restaurant in Selden NY enjoying a really great dinner with my sister and her husband. Much sangria was consumed over the course of a couple of hours.
When I looked up and the Yankees were losing 7 to nothing, I thought that was awesome. When they lost the game entirely, complete with shots of Jeter in dugout pouting and biting his lower lip, that was even sweeter.
And when it dawned on me that the Yankees were eliminated, that was the icing on the metaphorical cake.
By amusings - 10/7/06 - 8:16 pm
This evening I found myself sitting in a mexican restaurant in Selden NY enjoying a really great dinner with my sister and her husband. Much sangria was consumed over the course of a couple of hours.
When I looked up and the Yankees were losing 7 to nothing, I thought that was awesome. When they lost the game entirely, complete with shots of Jeter in dugout pouting and biting his lower lip, that was even sweeter.
And when it dawned on me that the Yankees were eliminated, that was the icing on the metaphorical cake.
What I really loved though, above everything else, was watching the entire Tigers lineup come out of their locker room, bottles of champagne in each hand, and running around the stadium high-fiving the fans. When they jumped up into the crowed and showered them with champagne hoses (even showering the cops assinged to protect them from the rabid fans) I had to sit and laugh out loud.
By adamg - 10/7/06 - 8:04 pm
Amy loved the Tigers/Yankees game, especially A-Rod's non-performance:
... Say what you want about Manny, at least he produces something for his 20 mil.
By adamg - 10/6/06 - 4:43 pm
The Sports Guy getting just a bit too predictable? Use the Sports Guy column generator to build your very own Bill Simmons screed.
By adamg - 10/6/06 - 1:59 pm
Boston Fan in Michigan, for one:
... They sit on my desk and nod encouragingly. It's quite nice.
By adamg - 10/5/06 - 3:16 pm
Michael Gee (yes, that Michael Gee) marvels that on a day in which two men are thrown out at home on the same play, all the CHB can come up with is alleged amazement that New York has two major-league baseball teams and a subway:
By adamg - 10/5/06 - 10:47 am
On Basegirl, Kristen reports she'd just finished working out when she caught Nomah doubling on the health-club TV, tuned to the Dodgers game:
... "NOMAH!" came a distinctly Boston-tinged voice behind me.
I turned to see a man in workout wear, sweating profusely, and smiling at the screen. He caught me looking at him.
"Sorry," he said, "But I friggin' LOVE that guy."
"I did too," I said.
"No," he added, "I mean, I woulda made out with Nomah like five years ago." ...
By adamg - 10/3/06 - 7:55 pm
Marty Lieberman says poetic justice would be done:
... [W]ouldn't it just be great if Grady Little got a second chance to beat the Yankees on the national stage? And wouldn't it also be great if Nomar could earn his own World Series ring? I'd love to see Bill Mueller and Derek Lowe back in the Bronx, back in championship form like they were in 2004, and for Grady to do everything right - or at least right enough - so he can exorcise his own demons from the 2003 ALCS. ...
By adamg - 10/3/06 - 5:14 pm
Carl grows increasingly reluctant to give the Sports Guy a hometown discount:
... Essentially, Bill Simmons lives in an insular world in which is "cutting edge"-ness is actually tempered by his employers. He provides a few interesting ideas every three months, but ultimately his schtick is just that: contrived, expected and used way-too-much. ...
By John Guilfoil - 10/2/06 - 1:28 pm
In New England, the Major League Baseball season ended yesterday with a Red Sox bittersweet, rain-shortened 9-0 victory over Baltimore.
The season started out well for Boston, who dominated the rival New York Yankees early on, only to be swept in a five-game series later in the summer. This caused the Sox to permanently slip out of first place in the American League East Division and quickly lose sight of the postseason.
Injuries came in waves throughout the season. Pitcher Matt Clement was lost for the season in June, and any hope of his return was lost July 30 when he was placed on the 60-day disabled list. Lenny DiNardo went down with a neck strain in May and did not return until late August. Tim Wakefeld was also lost in late-July and would not return until September. The wheels fell off Aug. 1 when captain/catcher Jason Varitek went on the disabled list. News would come later that promising rookie pitcher, John Lester, had cancer.
By adamg - 10/2/06 - 11:50 am
Angela sees blue skies:
... It's as if the clouds part, the sun shines down and despite all the misery that is my life, I am happy. ...
By adamg - 10/2/06 - 9:04 am
Ben Ostrander wonders why college sports just aren't the big draw they are in places like the Midwest:
... Boston College is one of the top 25 football teams in the entire country and nowhere in their hometown could I watch tha game on TV! You have got to kidding me. ... You can't go 30 seconds in this city without seeing a Red Sox hat. It is possible to go 30 days without seeing a BC, BU, or Northeastern hat. No wonder we don't have premier college athletic programs here. ...
By adamg - 9/27/06 - 8:29 pm
David Scott talks to Jerry Trupiano after the Sox radio announcer reads in the paper he won't be back next year:
... "If they don't want me back, than somebody should just tell me," said Trupiano. "I'm frustrated to have to read about in the paper." ...
By adamg - 9/26/06 - 7:32 pm
There are certain iconic moments in Boston sports history: Bobby Orr falling to the ice. The ball going through Buckner's legs. Flutie's Hail Mary Pass. Tony C. getting beaned by that ball.
But who are the other guys involved in all these moments? How much of a diehard Boston sports fan are you really? Take Jim Sullivan's other-guy quiz (and no fair looking at the answers).
By adamg - 9/23/06 - 9:21 pm
Dan Kennedy: Maybe it really is time for Manny to go.
Evan Brunell expects the Sox to trade Ramirez over the offseason to either the Angels or the Mets and posts who he'd want in return.
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