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The Boston Red Sox are the American League Wild Card Champion for the 3rd consecutive year …

Mike:
What a sweet relief. And what a way to punctuate the season with a solid 10-1 victory over the Yankees.

 

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Bill:
Yestahday made me as happy as the next guy, but I guess I'm just old school enough that the champagne baths at this point make me uncomfortable.

 

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Mike:
Hey, even the Yankees were doing it on Saturday aftah [cough] winning [cough] the AL East.

 

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Bill:
You know, I don't have a problem with celebrations at this point in the season, but it really depends on the circumstances. If the club hasn't been in the playoffs for years or some great trauma like somebody dying during the season was overcome that's one thing. But the Yankees winning the AL East for the 8th consecutive year? Not so much.

 

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Mike:
I was shocked as anything seeing Joe Torre break into tears ovah it. "These guys have worked so hard, sniff, sniff, whaaa-whaaa" Jeez.

 

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Bill:
Christ, I so missed the memo relaxing the rules for when its appropriate for men to break down and cry in public.

 

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Bill:
I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying men should never show emotion, it's just that if you're crying ovah how "emotionally satisfying" it is to just make the playoffs with the richest salary in baseball, what do you do if you win it all, sacrifice a goat or something?

 

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Comments

[RonF]

A while back I stated, "The road to the World Series may run through Chicago." I was ridiculed a bit for this. I can deal with that, I'm a big boy. Just let me note for the record, however, that in the Red Sox's case at least I was right on the money.

[lowie]

So how does everyone feel about this rule? I mean the yanks going 10-9 is CLEAR dominance right? well according to the rule it is... I think this is all a boat load of crap...

If anything it should be equality... since when does beating the Sox mean more than beating the Drays... its a 162 game season for a reason....

http://theologyofsox.blogspot.com

I elaborate more there... but gesh, for real does it matter that they beat us one more time than we did... I know we have a better shot at the world series with the wild card... but I'm sick of gloating yankees fans... and the crap
I guess we sox fans should take care in the fact that for the yankees it was...

"Not their best season. Not their smoothest. And certainly not the biggest title for a franchise that has 26 World Series championships in its illustrious past. Yet somewhere in the spray of champagne in the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park on Saturday was the satisfaction that these Yankees came farther to win this AL East championship than any New York team since Bucky Dent popped one into the net here in 1978."-Jimmy Golen

so guys dont worry, for those MFY's this one MEANS more because they had to overcome so much like a 200+ million dollar salary... I would personally like to offer to overcome that burden for them

I mean seriously gag me ... if 1996 didnt mean more to the yankees than this I'll give out free beer to all of fenway... and theres a real fiscal burden.

[pawsoxpop]

Well, they celebrated on our field, but we still have a chance to celebrate on their field -- unless (hopefully) the Halos celebrate there first. For now, let's just take care of business in Chi. Go RED Sox!

[Devine]

To the Yankees fans that post here, I don't mind the ranting and alternate point of view, just remember there's going to be Sox bias if you come here (I sure as shit don't visit Yankee forums/blogs/whatever) and most of it is in good fun.

I am SO not ready for tomorrow. I'm going to be at work the entire time the game is on and that means painful Gameday-watching and constant ribbing from co-workers if Red yields to White. I hope Clement wins, but he's certainly not the Sox pitcher most of my hopes are riding on...

On the other hand, Contreras sucks against us historically as both a White Sox and a Yankee, so live in hope.