Satisfying and delicious

Susan:
[Singing] Who can take a tie game
Turn it to 'Amen!'
Launch one in the wind out past the bullpen?
The Mannyman, the Mannyman can,
The Mannyman can 'cause to hit is what he loves
And makes the game end good.

 

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Mike:
Hell yeah Manny does! And so much for his slumping April.

 

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Susan:
But let's not forget to give some love to Kyle Snyder Brendan Donnelly, and J.C. Romero shut down the Mariners for the final four innings and set up Manny's bombastah.

 

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Mike:
Absolutely. And while we're recognizing the the total effaht, let's remembah how important a role Hideki Okajima and Alex Cora have played in getting to 17-9.

 

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Susan:
Bob Ryan says it so well this morning: "it's always nice to be reminded that what will always separate sport from entertainment is this wonderful element of the unknown. We do not know how the games will turn out and we do not know who will determine the outcome."

 

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Mike:
But you know what I didn't find particularly entertaining? Seeing Tom Brady in a Yankees cap.

 

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Susan:
You know the first I thought of when I saw that? In the next few days Peyton Manning should get himself photo'ed in a Red Sox cap.

 

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Mike:
Fatal error: exception Invalid_argument("String.create"). Brain shutting down.

 

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Susan:
Exactly! Our collective heads would implode from the mordant irony of it all.

 

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Comments

[pinstripe thunder]

Let the record reflect that Natalie landed the first and only jab of the day. Maybe she is Circle incognito. Wanna come be our #5 pitcher until Hughes' hammy heals and either Clemens or Zambrano joins the rotation?

Bob, happy to meet you at the OK Corral of your choice to wax eloquent on Joyce if the Red Sox can sneak past Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota and Chicago (I'll concede you Kansas City) for the wild card berth and meet the Yankees in the playoffs.

Although last year's Boston Massacre was satisfying, we have never had an opportunity to properly atone for `04. And THAT would be entertaining...

As always... the Thunder has spoken.

[Bob]

The Lightning must sign off, too. Have to go have a drink with James at Davy Byrne's.

[louclinton]

Sorry, I had to do some, um work.

1. I didn't know Jim Joyce was succinct.

2. People who speak of themselves in the third person are abnormally self-obsessed. Look it up.

3. Thanks h.b., lots traffic today. Probably almost as much as you get in an hour.

4. 細い縦縞の雷は猿の球を吸うことができる

5. Trust me, it's worth the effort.

lc

[buckner was framed]

just what I need heading into vacation... the 'clap' of Thunder

[Natalie]

lc- I have NO idea what "to inhale the sphere of the monkey it is possible the thunder of the thin vertical stripe" means...but it sounds painful.

[Bob]

//I didn't know Jim Joyce was succinct.//

Oh, SBL, he wasn't. That's why it was followed with "sort of" in a self-deprecating attempt to prove my previous post, and, ah, whatever. I'm tired.

Need that Jameson now.

[pinstripe thunder]

LC -- unquestionably guilty as charged. It goes with the territory. But if you want to see a true study in narcissistic self-obsession, read Curt Schilling's blog, along with its 1001 sycophantic comments ("great game, Curt"... "yeah, fantastic game, Curt"). Do you guys actually read that stuff? Seriously, how do you tolerate it? He makes A-Rod sound positively humble. (e.g., "then I made my first mistake of the evening"... do tell)

I'm thinking sort of a one-two punch of revenge... the Yankees win the next few World Series, and you guys get Senator Schilling (R-MA). Damn, that has a sweet ring to it.

"You can't always get what you want, but if you try some time you just might find you get what you need."

Jagger & Richards, c. 1970

[louclinton]

Nat, even though I am no longer your second favorite site, it is a loose translation for "Pinstripe Thunder can suck monkey balls".

god bless,

lc

[louclinton]

PT:

Less is more.

It was 1969.

[soxdownunder]

細い縦縞の雷- あなたの日の仕事をあきらめてはいけない。

[soxdownunder]

Q: 'Do you guys actually read that stuff?'
A: No.

[pinstripe thunder]

LC -- hence the c. Good point on the less is more: 26-1. Have a good weekend.

[Kaz]

Annoint us with an irritant.
We only yield pearls.

Succint.
Bitches.

18-9. Best record in baseball.
Bitches.

[soxdownunder]

Anne & I went to the Metrodome once. It is a silly place (like Camelot). Twins were playing some team that wasn't the Red Sox. It was 2002 and David was still with the Twinkies. The Crowd was all over him to steal second. It was very funny. Little did they know they were in the presence of a genius. It was our first major league game so we have fond memories. Twins lost. You're darn tootin!

[Monty in CA]

Thunder? What a pommy asshole. Nobodys afraid of the thunder.

Nice Weekend y'all

[Devine]

I wonder about the mindset of people who exist merely to irritate.

[Devine]

h.b., not that it really matters, but can the second line of Circle's song (I know she's prob'ly making it up on the fly) read "Launch one up into the wind and out past the bullpen"? For meter's sake.

[soxdownunder]

M/CA - is(s)he a pommy? That would explain a lot!!

[soxwithreason]

The D-Rays are 2nd in the Al East. The only other team besides the Sox with 18 wins is the Brewers. Easy...

[soxdownunder]

'I can't make it to Pete's, but I'll be happy to treat you when you come to Chillicothe' - I had her/him down as a midwesterner? Videlicet:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B2GGGL_enAU207AU207&q=Chillicothe

Oh, and the translation back of my earlier effort in Japanese (posted yesterday) is:
'The thunder of the thin vertical stripe - work of your day does not have to be abandoned.' Found in translation.

[h.b.]

"Launch one up into the wind and out past the bullpen"? For meter's sake.

No, that wouldn't seem to work, at least to my ears. The "up into" in yours introduces an errant stress that would throw the Candy Man song beat off.

E.g., "Soak it in the sun ..." matches "Launch one in the wind ..."

Whereas "Launch one up into the wind..."
does not.

Might work, though, if you were to say it "Launch on up in the wind..."

In any case, I'm glad you're reading that closely.

[Kaz]

Late night, h.b.?

BTW, big ups to Wakefield tonight. Way to man up while not at 100% in order to go head to head with another great pitcher.

By the way, I think Eli Manning got screwed tonight. The Yankees shoulda gotten that roughing the passer call tonight to let them rush the TD to finish 18-15 instead of 15-11 as it ended up.

[soxdownunder]

Timmy exceptional [yesterday]
Batshit v Cy Young [today] - yikes! (go Julian)

But how 'bout them 'Pies:

Collingwood 11/20 86
bt
Adelaide 9/8 62.

Carn'a'pies!!

[louclinton]

I'd like to give a shout out to the last place (and second place) New York Yankees.

Tell me the standings don't look sweet. RS 6.5 games ahead of everyone in the AL East.

lc

[illegitimate son of dwight evans]

I looked at that this morning too, LC, and was like "WTF"? But I'll take it.

I really don't know what pinstripe thunder is going on about with his "it's only " stuff. If I were him, given A-Rod's history of turning in MVP seasons for cellar dweller squads, I wouldn't be too happy about his ascendance in the Bronx. Well, I guess it gives him something to cheer about. Like the Seattle and Texas fans...

[pinstripe thunder]

Thanks for the shout out... I missed them for a day. Thunder is flattered that you're thinking of him/her on the weekend. Admit it, gang... deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall.

I thought I might hear something about last night's game... pretty ugly. Wang v. Weaver looks like our one decent matchup of the weekend (Weaver makes a good matchup for anybody). At least Yankee fans are willing to see Igawa for what he is... a moderately talented long reliever and marginally appealing trade bait... in short, a mistake. But you will cling all season to the improbable dream of Dice-BB's rehabilitation in the harsh glare of the Boston media spotlight. Not going to happen, friends. Can anybody say Dice Irabu?

As for the standings, enjoy them while they last. A century of success has taught us confidence in the face of transient adversity.

Though mellowed by the weekend sun, the Thunder has been invoked and, as you wished, has now spoken.

[pinstripe thunder]

BTW, I'm more than happy to acknowledge a good point when I hear it, and Illegitimate has one. I have frequently complained that A-Rod could well have the last laugh by turning us into a team in his own image, as he did with the Rangers and Mariners. Yankee fans differ from Red Sox Nation in our capacity for sober, clear-eyed realism and discrimination in selecting the objects of our affection. Which is why next year we will send A-Rod to you, with our love, and you will receive him as your prodigal... you despise him mainly because he spurned you. Next year he will be proud as a Schilling to don the Big B.

[soxdownunder]

Wang is perfect through six innings and I thought somebody should make mention of it.

[pinstripe thunder]

Pleased to oblige, SDU. Through seven now. That's the beauty of baseball... 15 runs against Igawa et al. last night, no hits against Wang so far today. That was then, this is now.

[soxdownunder]

Oops!

[pinstripe thunder]

I'll take the two-hitter... a lot prettier than last night. I feel so benevolent I even wish Taveras good luck against God tonight... I'll say a Hail Mary. Now my real quandary... I believe everything perjorative I've said about Dicey K, but one of my fellow fantasy owners impetuously, even by my standards, got impatient and dropped him. I don't play by "no Red Sox" rules. Do I swallow my pride and snap him up?

[louclinton]

pt plays fantasy basesball.
shocker.

[pinstripe thunder]

So do the Red Sox, or haven't you noticed? Unlike Red Sox Nation, which reflexively vilifies anything in pinstripes, we don't hate our Bosox brethren. We love to have you around to humiliate every September, and we'll use you like Kleenex when it suits our purposes (which means I did acquire Dicey K). I say that in the most affectionate and respectful way possible. No shout out today, lc? You must be busy polishing your rear view mirror -- please read the objects may be closer than they appear warning. Lest I sound perpetually snarky, I thought Taveras pitched nobly last night.

[h.b.]

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