canuckguy

I agree until boston steps up and actually wins something then they are going to be owned by the yankee's for years and years at this rate!

Have you seen the new budwiser commerical with Joe Buck, were they want him to come up with a catch phrase. damn there good!

MikeyChalupa

Slamalama DING DONG!

-Mikey

crewsor

You're dreaming, Everyone knows Yankee fans have way too much class to be chucking things onto the field. Even though certain players bring it on themselves by having the nerve to voice an opinion.

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yoyoyobro

Want the Sox to take it tonight. Really want the curse to end or at least a respectable series

canuckguy

exactly!

MikeyChalupa

Hey, voicing your opinion is one thing. Going from:

May 2001: "Wake up the Bambino and have me face him, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."

to last month's: "What can I say – just tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy. I can't find a way to beat them at this point. ... They're that good. They're that hot right now – at least against me. I wish they would disappear and not come back."

to this week's rambling, incoherent babble:

"Today I was the center of attention of the whole city of New York. I thank God for that. I don't like to brag about myself, but they did make me feel important. It actually made me feel really, really good. I actually realized that I was somebody important, because I caught the attention of 60,000 people, plus you guys [reporters], plus the whole world watching a guy that if you reverse time back 15 years ago, I was sitting under a mango tree without 50 cents to actually pay for a bus. And today I was the center of the attention of the whole city of New York. I thank God for that and you know what? I don't regret one bit what they do out there. I respect them and I actually kind of like it because I don't like to brag about myself, I don't like to talk about myself, but they made me feel important. I did whatever possible to actually keep my team in the fight. I can't do anything if we don't score runs. Whenever I'll get the support, I don't know."

Come on, Sox fans, tell me you didn't have a problem with that.

This is unacceptable when you are supposed to be the ace of your staff, a leader on your team. Pedro is admitting defeat, conceding the series and the season. The Yankees and their fans are beating the Sox not only on the field but in their heads too. That is why the Curse survives and the Yankees continue to own the Sox. Not because the Yankees buy their teams, the Sox spend more than any other team in baseball except the Yankees and the margin between the two gets smaller every year. Not because of Fenway Park, and not even because of Babe Ruth. It's because the Sox have a loser's mentality. They beat themselves. They give up. The Yankees expect to win. YOU have to beat them, because they won't beat themselves. Once you have been to the top, you want to get back there. The Yankees are driven by that desire to be Champions. Boston is simply not. Pedro is a prime example. He acts like a whiny primadonna. He is late to team meetings or misses them altogether. Love Jeter or hate him (envy him, more like it), he is an example of the Yankee mentality. So is Bernie Williams, and Mariano Rivera. Quiet winners who let their actions and accomplishments on the field define them, not post-loss soundbites.

Who knows, it might be because of Babe Ruth. Interestingly enough, at the time of Pedro's May 2001 challenge to the Bambino, he was 7-1 with a 1.44 ERA. Afterwards, he suffered an injury to his rotator cuff, managed only seven more starts and was 0-2 with a 4.54 ERA. The Sox lost their remaining 7 games to the Yankees that season.

-Mikey

Esen

Heh Heh well so far in the first inning the only thing that bronson owns is a spanking. He got his ass handed to him with 3 runs.

Who knows, if any team can come back its the red sox. but lol they are sucking so bad, I am filled with joy.

I mean they are hardly giving a fight. I hope they do something this is almost too easy.

Everyone kept on saying this year that the Red sox are the superior team.
I can honestly tell you that is incorrect.
The Yankees had more wins and less losses then the Redsox in the regular season and have been the better team so far in the play- offs.
That is fact.

The Red sox though to their credit are a very dangerous team so its not over untill its over.
for now though all I can say is.

Whose your daddy?

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Esen

OMG I cant beleive at 10:15 est it is still only the 4th inning
11-6
Yankees

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canuckguy

I know, the yankee's are just taking it to them, bronson was terrible, then to make outs at 3rd and at home is just retarded. oh ny just scored again 12-6.....

wrongfullyaccuzd

13-6, now, just seconds later. Well, A-Rod has definitely proven himself a post-season stud. Speaking of, Matsui's up now...
So....sweep?

canuckguy

originally i was hoping for boston to win (i am a jays fan so my team was out of it in spring training!) but now i hope ny sweeps it so we can just get the season over with. now stuck with cheering for the winner of houston/st.louis.

maleficent

It'll be really interesting if Houston pulls out the win and Clemens comes back to Yankee Stadium - -that's my dream match up.

17 - 8 top of the 8th

BTW -- what was up with the National Anthem -- that was one of the worst renditions I've ever heard...

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Spank Spank Spank

It would not reaslly mean so much if it wasn t for the Red Sox talking crap all year

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MikeyChalupa

Plus, Jeter can show Carlos Beltran around Yankee Stadium and let him pick out a locker and uniform number. And if you thought Pedro got a warm welcome, I can't wait to see what Yankee fans have in store for Rocket. Imagine... something Red Sox fans and Yankee fans agree on: Clemens is a traitor. Go ahead and put him in a Sox cap when he goes into the HOF. I miss Pettitte more anyway. It's a moot point though; St. Louis will win the pennant.

I missed the National Anthem, the ship didn't pick up the satellite feed until the bottom of the 1st, but I thought God Bless America wasn't bad. A bit rushed, not like at Yankee Stadium, but a very good rendition.

-Mikey

Mondak

Well said. So funny.

Well Boston - lets see if you can avoid dieing in front of your family. Thanks for falling on the sword in front of your fans.

I actually am not counting the Red Sox out until the Yanks have won game 4, but they certainly appear to have surrendered. Derick Lowe? Right. Thanks for playing.....

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Esen

Yea, that is the one thing with Boston, you really cannot count em out untill its over.

The funny thing is that they are so erratic and so not in synch that they can actually win games by accident.

They have written so many checks that cannot cash.
You remember right before the series how they were going 11-0, 11-0 lol

Not for nothing didn't the Yankees win their last 6 play-off games?
Thats pretty impressive in it self

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dylanmarsh

Now mind you, I have given up on the Sox. I have learned to recognize death over the years with this team and they are not going to the World Series this year. However, I could see this series being extended back to the Bronx.

Lowe was a much better pitcher at home during the season and has the added benefit/pressure of playing for a contract in a one game setting. Obviously, if Lowe shows up and pitches the way he is capable, the Sox have a good chance in Game 4.

Assuming the Sox take tonight's game, then we move onto Pedro in Game 5. Say what you will about Pedro against the Yankees and how he isn't the same pitcher he was 5 years ago, Pedro is still Pedro and he will not give up for anything. The Sox have a good chance in Game 5 if Pedro shows up like he did in Game 2.

Game 6 and 7, if by some alignment of the planets the Red Sox make it there, will hinge on Curt producing a solid outing along with Arroyo.


Again, I think the Sox are dead but there are always possibilities when the Yankees haven't won for the 4th time, yet.

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-Mikey

bubbagump

Well, it looks like they are finished. They are down 3-0.

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dylanmarsh

I got your Babe Ruth right here, Mikey.



Game 5 is not what the Yankees wanted, but it is what Mr. Pedro Martinez wanted.

MikeyChalupa

I don't know... will this win make the long offseason easier for Red Sox Nation?

-Mikey

MikeyChalupa

And here's a better picture of Pedro, who seems to be doing everything he can do to "come home to daddy". As one Boston sportswriter put it, after Game 2 he "did everything but sing along with Frank Sinatra after the game." I'm looking forward to his post-game interview.



-Mikey

dylanmarsh

As desperate as it sounds, YES.

canuckguy

i know the odds are stacked against them, but i hope it goes to 7 games, considering only game 4 was exciting so far. was shocked that ny when 1-2-3 in the first inning. usually were up a touchdown before boston ever picked up a hit.

MikeyChalupa

Three key plays in Game 4 come to mind. Matsui getting thrown out at home, Bernie out at third, and Jeter sacrificing. Yes, he did his job, and moved the runner over, but at that point in the game you have to go for the kill and have Jeter swing away. Still, the series is ours to lose.

-Mikey

Beatlefan58

I turned off the first game when it was 8-0 (not a big fan of either team), and missed most of the next two. I saw the bulk of last night's game, and thought to myself when it was in the 5th inning "you know, teams sweep four game series from time to time, it COULD happen." Teams come back from 3-1 now and then, and it's just one more game (or a game won before the 4th game). I don't want to sound like a die-hard Sox fan, because I'm not, but the Yankee pitching staff is not the one I'd want trying to win one more game if I had my choices.

Who knows, maybe the first time in history a team gets off the deck and wins 4 in a row? Not likely, but . . .

yoyoyobro

WOW what a game just hope to see another game 7. Hopefully this time with the opposite result!!!!!!

dylanmarsh

Be afraid, Mikey.



Be very afraid.

inharmony

YAY SOX!!!

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MacGuyver

All you Yanks fans should have waited til it was over. Cause its not over yet. Oh, and,

David Fucking Ortiz, our Big Papi, thats who.

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MikeyChalupa

Okay, now I'm pissed. This series will end tonight in New York, but our inability to close out this series or hold a late-inning lead does not bode well for the next round...

-Mikey

Glory's Sun

No matter who you support (yes I'm a sox fan and have been for years) you have to admire the heart of the sox. We've really played hard. The yanks have also but you know what.. we did something to the yanks that hasn't been done before last night. Handed them back to back extra innings losses in the the postseason. Arroyo was brilliant and so was Wakefield. If I had to predict what was going to happen..I'd say Lieber gets his ass handed to him.

JohnnyRock

Looks like the Sox are setting their fans up for another heartbreaking series...losers!!!

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crewsor

I hate them both, but I hate the Yanks more. Go Sox. It would be sweet to see the Yanks lose after being up 3-0.

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canuckguy

thats probably the same feeling of most people not from boston/ny. myself, i could care less about either teams, but i am cheering for boston, because they have not won in so so long. as well its nice to see new champions every now and then. god tonight is going to suck with the constant chants of "who's your daddy". like a bad commerical and i've misplaced the effing remote!

Glory's Sun

that chant shouldn't be an issue since pedro isn't pitching..

canuckguy

na, the minute they score or go up a run, or strike a batter or for that matter breath I am sure I will hear it. over and over. not unless some how boston scores first. not likely with the damon leading off. dude is in the tank. that attempted steal by him and then ortiz was just sad. you gotta make it if your going for it in that situation. although posada did make an excellent throw on damon.

quicksteal

The Yankees left 20 people on base last night...that's 20 chances to close out a series, and they're just not doing it. Boston has really taken advantage of hitting last at home. They won't have that luxury for the rest of the series. And if Schilling really has a hurt tendon, then he won't last very long in Game 6, and the Red Sox bullpen is getting tired fast. I hate the Red Sox, so the sooner they lose, the happier I'll be.

Beatlefan58

I know the Sox know a lot more about Schilling's condition than I do, but I'd be nervous everytime he used that leg. I know a reliever has a lot of time to warm up in case of injury, but I'd have someone stretching out a bit from the very start.

jorgelito

I think it's been an amazing series no matter how you look at it or which team you like. IT's been such a pitched, fierce battle. I wonder if the winner will even have anything left for the World Series.

If the Sox can't do it tonight then, I don't know. What else can you do? 2nd highest payroll, loaded talent, huge fan base. I mean, the Sox did so well during the regular season. I still can't believe they dropped the first three games. Well I hope they found their stride now.