Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Red Sox starting rotation: Best in MLB.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Red Sox starting rotation: Best in MLB.

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

I know it's still early but ... that's what we boston fans do. We brag.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Boomer on the mound tonight. Go Sox!

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Two HR allowed in the first inning.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Yeah he looked like he didn't give two shits either. WTF

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Yankees suck.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

A few years back ('98) the Yankees started at 1-4.......... they went on to win a team-record 114 games

Originally Posted by min0 lee

A few years back ('98) the Yankees started at 1-4.......... they went on to win a team-record 114 games

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

The past is histooorryy mino leeeeee

Originally Posted by busyLivin

the white sox started 1-4 this year

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

David Wells was horrid

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Cool, man! Have a good time!

Hopefully the rain will hold off for ya.

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

Boston: 6-1
Baltimore: 3-4
NY Yankees: 3-4
Toronto: 3-4
Tampa Bay: 3-4

So much for the hot start for the all mighty yankees or the "team to look out for" Blue Jays

I know it's still early but ... that's what we boston fans do. We brag.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Long as the Yankees sit at the bottom of the standings who cares. How that happens with their lineup is beyond me, regardless of their rotation.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Give them time, it happened last year and they were in first place at the end of the year.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

I know they'll end up making the playoffs I just think it's odd that an All-Star lineup is only at .500.

Damon
Jeter
A-Rod
Sheffield
Giambi
Matsui
Posada
Williams

We'll see what happens. Good division this year. I'd rather have it be more competitive than the Sox and Yanks crushing everyone.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

To me it's all about pitching. You can have the best hitters but good pitching always stops good hitting.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Randy Johsnon---I agree
Mike Mussina---I worry about him, he seems to be on the downside
Jaret Wright----I doubt he will be healthy for the whole season.
(Carl Pavano)----He's on what you may call the Yankee welfare system. I wish he'd leave.

Mariano Rivera-----Hall of Famer.
(Octavio Dotel)---lets see

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

I agree, but to a certain extent. The odds are that with their lineup they should be outscoring every team in the MLB unless they are facing elite pitchers every night. Plus:

Randy Johsnon
Mike Mussina
Jaret Wright
(Carl Pavano)

Mariano Rivera
(Octavio Dotel)

That is some excellent pitching in combination with their bats.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I think Wang, Smalls and Chacon will make more of an impact aside from Randy.

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

Mussina is decent, but I think that even in his best years, he topped out at 18 wins. At least he used to be durable. Now that he's getting up there in age, I think 15 wins would be a good season for him.

Wright is a .500 pitcher. Big expectations when he came to NY, but he finished 5-5 last year. He's just like Javier Vasquez. I'm not impressed by him.

Pavano had one good year and parlayed it into a fat contract with NY. He's a sub-.500 pitcher.

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

Those 3 plus Johnson and Mussina will need to carry the majority of the starting pitching.

Ironically as I type this, Jaret Wright is pitching batting practice to the Minnesota Twins.

Second inning:

- T. Hunter singled to left
- J. Morneau doubled to deep center, T. Hunter scored
- T. Batista singled to deep right, J. Morneau to third
- M. Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice, J. Morneau out at home, T. Batista to second
- T. Batista to third, M. Cuddyer to second on passed ball
- J. Castro singled to right, T. Batista scored, M. Cuddyer to third
- S. Stewart hit by pitch, J. Castro to second
- L. Castillo singled to pitcher, M. Cuddyer scored, J. Castro to third, S. Stewart to second
- J. Mauer grounded into double play third to second to first, L. Castillo out at second
- End of Inning (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)

Originally Posted by min0 lee

They beat Rivera...........

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Great game today between the Sox/M's. Back and forth Mariners couldn't put away the Sox for good, and then Loretta with the 2-R Walk-off HR to give the Sox the 6-5 win.

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

Correction, 7-6

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Fuckin Red Sox are playing real good

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

They can keep playing against the Jays like they did last night

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Go Randy Johnson!

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Mussina pitched well today

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

I have a feeling Curt's going to get tagged with a loss tonight. I dunno...I just have that feeling.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Wake is 13-1 all time vs Tampa Bay and has not lost to them since '99. Or so says Hazel Mae.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

There pitching still has shown nothing, hopefully that will change

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Burnett left with his elbow problems again last night

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

That is ok... as long as the jays keeping winning every series

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

as long as the jays keeping winning every series

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Two best teams tied for tops in AL EAST

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

I hope Damon gets clunked in one of the two games, hopefully by Beckett tomorrow. As asshole as that sounds .

Originally Posted by ANCAM

he probably will, since becketts strike zone blows

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

What was that song the fans were chanting to Damon at the end of the game? It was funny but i felt bad for him. Damon is a good guy .. but he did leave for the money.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Yup he is a piece of shit...Did you hear them sayin how his wife didn't go to the game for personal safety reasons...

Originally Posted by min0 lee

They spit on Clemens wife once and he was kicked out.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

It's sad because from what I rememberClemson really didn't want to leave, back then you guys had a lousy GM (you have a good one now) in Gorden and he said Clemson was too old.
Am I correct?

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Are you talkin about Dan Duquette?

Originally Posted by cacjr

Don't even bring up Damon in my presence. I despise the bastard. First, he leaves to join the Yankees, THE YANKEES. Then, he cuts his hair b/c the lil' miss Georgy tells him to go clean. In Boston, the only reason he cut his hair was because Gillette said they would donate a couple grand to his favorite charity if he did so. BUT, now in NY, he decides to cut his hair so that Georgy can give him a couple mill. What a fruit.

Steinbrenner, suck DEEZ nuts. I hate you.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

It's sad because from what I rememberClemson really didn't want to leave, back then you guys had a lousy GM (you have a good one now) in Gorden and he said Clemson was too old.
Am I correct?

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Tis true and the Jays picked him up. for two Cy young perfomances in 3 years

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

You really are clueless

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

He's actually right on the money.

Originally Posted by ANCAM

Who wouldnt leave for more money, i would move to guam for the cash that Damon makes...

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Who knew!

Originally Posted by ANCAM

Who wouldnt leave for more money, i would move to guam for the cash that Damon makes...

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

Damon is a good guy .. but he did leave for the money.

Originally Posted by cacjr

Don't even bring up Damon in my presence. I despise the bastard. First, he leaves to join the Yankees, THE YANKEES. Then, he cuts his hair b/c the lil' miss Georgy tells him to go clean.

Originally Posted by cacjr

Umm how about...can you say Tom Brady?

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Hopefully we can get the game in tonight, been pretty shitty around here all day...

Originally Posted by cacjr

Actually, I am a baseball fan. And, being one does not require me to know anything about any long-standing policy that any team has. However, it does require that I have a love for the game, which I do.



^ That rhetorical statement implies that you think all Professional Athletes would leave their original sports teams and join more lucrative team just for the money.

Umm how about...can you say Tom Brady? Not only did he not LEAVE the Pats for a team offering more $$$, he stayed with the team he believed in and cut his paycheck in half voluntarily.

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Johnny Damon post-World Series '04 was the most obscurd, outspoken, unreasonable player I have ever followed. He was my least favorite Red Sox for the last year and a half, and I couldn't be more happy with the Yankees taking him off the Red Sox hands.

With that being said, he deserved respect in his first at-bat, and for that I am dissapointed. Had I been in the crowd, I'd have cheered him in his first at-bat, and booed the hell out of him from that point forward.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

can a fucking Yankee get the big fucking papi out?

Originally Posted by cacjr

^ That rhetorical statement implies that you think all Professional Athletes would leave their original sports teams and join more lucrative team just for the money.

Originally Posted by cacjr

Umm how about...can you say Tom Brady? Not only did he not LEAVE the Pats for a team offering more $$$, he stayed with the team he believed in and cut his paycheck in half voluntarily.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

What channel?

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

TNT

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

AP:

“There’s not many teams who fail to pursue their most popular player or one of their better players. I know the Yankees would never be like that,” Damon said.

***

He continues to prove that he cannot stop talking about the Red Sox. Typical Yankee, a selfish media whore whose on the tailspin of his career.

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

The only reason why the Yankees never have to let anyone go is because they have the money to keep anyone if they want him.

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

AP:

“There’s not many teams who fail to pursue their most popular player or one of their better players. I know the Yankees would never be like that,” Damon said.

***

He continues to prove that he cannot stop talking about the Red Sox. Typical Yankee, a selfish media whore whose on the tailspin of his career.

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

The Red Sox have the money, they are just wise in there decisions where there Yankee counterparts are not.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

How's the weather Mino? Pretty damn shitty here...

Don't want Beckett/Johnson to get rained out.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I came in late for the game, Beckett makes a world of a difference.

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

Although Boston won, i am still not happy with their performance tonight. They left way too many men on base. They just could not get the BIG hit when they needed to since they had men on base every single inning. It should have been a blowout.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Nice to see A-Rod with some clutch "my team is down by 8 with two outs in the 9th so now I'll hit a HR" hitting last night.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Wtf didn't Mirabelli bunt?

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

I almost feel bad for him that he seems to struggle so much when it matters most. Seeing A-Rod come to the plate against the Sox doesn't scare me at all. I worry though when Jason Giambi comes up now.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

A-Rod hit a pretty big homer last night

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

At the time I thought it was icing on the cake, but then the reality of the Yankee bullpen set in. With a 7-1 lead, you'd think the pitcher would just throw strikes and make the batter hit it.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

David Ortiz sucks. Time to end that little experiment and cut him.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

The Red Sox dropped two of three to a depleted Yankee team

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

So what is it now, 7 games played with the Sox ahead 4-3. Just another typical season.

They should just cut out all these bullshit games with teams like KC and Tampa Bay, and NY and Boston should just play a best of 99 series, first one with 50 victories wins. It would be much more exciting. And knowing the way these two teams go at it, it would probably take them at least 97 games to decide it.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I have been too busy at work but I must admit they are playing OK despite losing half the team to injuries.

It's a NY thing, it does get annoying. How many curtain calls were there?

The first time I saw curtain calls used was with the '86 Met team.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

There were 2 last night, on Giambi's 3-R HR and Phillips 3-R HR. Then tonight on Bernie Williams solo shot. All sort of meaningless HR's that's why I found it odd.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Just saw the Cabrera catch, pretty good. His defense was questioned.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Yeah that's what they had originally said. He only has one error, and that came against the Sox when the ball bounced out of his glove. So looks like he's been doin alright so far.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

Nice game by David Pauley last night. The entire bullpen needed that. Too bad the nice pitching performance was wasted on account of no offense.

Nice catch by Melky Cabrera...that homo.

The Sox called up Craig Hansen. SWEET! (young phenom for you non-Sox fans)

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Why did they bring up Pauley? I knew you guys shouldn't have traded that pitcher.
Pauley may have been well against the Yanks but all rookies do....as strange as it may seem.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

10 games into the Sox/Yanks series this year and we're tied at 5. I'm shocked!

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

10 games into the Sox/Yanks series this year and we're tied at 5. I'm shocked!

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

Why is it shocking? Last year, the yankees had a 10-9 season series edge and in the past they have always been close.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

That guy is clutch, I was just wondering yesterday why would Minnesota just give him away.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

The Mets.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Looks like we know who is the better of the Sox between the two

Originally Posted by busyLivin

not really... the white sox had plenty of opportunities to take it & they just didn't convert. (Very unusual)

I've watched every White Sox game this year, and trust me: this isn't their best. They usually always come through in the clutch.

Boston is a great team, just don't think these two losses are representative of what will come. Remember, the White Sox lead the AL in almost every offensive category & are a better team than last year when they swept Boston.

Btw...early in the year we were swept by KC.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

That's because their opponent was the Boston Red Sox

Originally Posted by busyLivin

We'll see.

Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

True. It's definately a sick matchup regardless. To me, the two best teams in the AL. Hope they meet in the playoffs so we can get revenge.

Originally Posted by JOHNYORK

yes but the fuking redsox always seem to eat shit and die and are fagets that eat shit.

Originally Posted by JOHNYORK

yes it took the biggest collapse in sports history for the redsox to get their championship and yes aaron boone hit a homerun in game 7 extra innings at yankee stadium to defeat the red sox and yes i do eat cheetoes on occasion

Originally Posted by JOHNYORK

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

So what would you prefer? Suffer an unprecedented defeat, but get to stand in the winner's circle a multitude of times or achieve an historic comeback but win once every 86 years or so?

As for me, I'd prefer the multiple championships.

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

So what would you prefer? Suffer an unprecedented defeat, but get to stand in the winner's circle a multitude of times or achieve an historic comeback but win once every 86 years or so?

As for me, I'd prefer the multiple championships.

Originally Posted by JOHNYORK

yes but the fuking redsox always seem to eat shit and die and are fagets that eat shit.