They're here

Bill:
How'd I know this call was going to be from you, Mahty?

 

---

Marty:
Ah, I dunno, Callaghan, perhaps you have one of Belichick's goons parked outside my penthouse with a telephoto lens? That's the way you guys roll up  there in New England isn't it?

 

---

Bill:
Funny, Mahty. Maybe if your Jets would get ovah their obsession with Belichick they might, you know, win a playoff game one of these years.

 

---

Marty:
Look, Callaghan, this is actually an amicable call — Just wanted to say good luck in the series and may the best team win.

 

---

Bill:
Nice try, Mahts. I can smell the reverse mojo you're trying all the way up heah.

 

---

Marty:
Oh, puh-leeze, Bill. You know we Yankees fans don't get into that silly, infantile mumbo jumbo about jinxes and curses and such. We just believe in winning.

 

---

Bill:
Oh, right, of course. So what exactly do you call Rogah Clemens dry humping of the plaques in Monument Pahk befoah each staht?

 

---

Bill:
And then there's Jetah's nationally televised pronouncement of his belief in the paranormal.

 

---

Marty:
Whatever, Callaghan …

 

---

Bill:
Poor Jetes hasn't hasn't seen his ghosts much since they split the scence in 2004 has he? Maybe he should take out a "missed connections" ad on craigslist?

"I saw you outside Yankee Stadium in Oct 2003. You were diaphanous and spectral. I was wearing the pink shirt and dark jeans. I think we were both interested. If so maybe we can go out for coffee? Get to know each other?"

 

---

Comments

[Scott]

Devine,

Priest Rules! Two of my ring tones are JP songs. The other being Sabbath. DIO Sabbath that is.

Headed to the mountains to hunt Bambi's dad. Not concerned the least with the Skanks. I'll be back for the games Sunday night on dueling TV's.

Bob, scream extra loud on Sunday for us please.

Go Sox, Go Pats, Go Video cameras!

[Griffin]

//Yes Drew's been more disappointing than I'd like to admit but maybe some encouragement could help him squeak a hit or even a run in.//

FYI, Drew's hitting .345 this month.

[h.b.]

Ever since I started doing The Soxhaholix site, I've lost the ability to remember too much of individual games. (Well, the hydro chronic doesn't help either.)

[Bob]

Vermonter, remember when the McLaughlin Group was good (before John had dementia)?

Issue ONE: I loved how he'd funk up everyone's names.

This SNL skit nailed the bizzaro-world that was TMG:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSgKPmDLYto

Did you like the video?

WRONG!

The correct answer is 6.5.

[Vivo]

Dream away, Yankee Fan: 5.5 in arrears with 15 to play means even the (highly unlikely) sweep does you little good. The best part is, your team's had to bust its ass the whole second half for the chance to play the Angels in the Division Series, who will summarily torch them. Woo-hoo!

[jen in HI]

hey Bob, I think dakine works near schofield. I don't know when you were last at aloha tower but, man oh man, they sure gussied that place up for La touristas. I remember seeing Sonic Youth and Mudhoney there when it was an old, crumbling bit of waterfront (aka the good old days).

i'm hoping my boy Matsuzaka can pull it off tonight. I'll be listening via WRKO...likely with that damn geffner at the mic.

[Aaron]

I just can't summon my normal level of excitement for a September Sox/MFY series. Thanks to the collapses of the Mariners and Tigers, there's not a whole lot on the line this weekend, because both teams are lead-pipe certainties to make the playoffs.

I definitely want the division, but if we end up flaming out in the first round, it won't mean much. Likewise, nobody will remember blowing the division if we win another Series as the wildcard.

I've been reading a lot of hating online from Steelers, Colts, Chargers fans since "videogate" made the news. With respect to all the Haterade:

Oderint Dum Metuant

(apologies to Jason O. if he's already used this phrase before and I'm not remembering it)

[Kaz]

Aaron, here's a webgame right up your alley:

Viva Caligula! - Run around slaughtering all the citizens of Rome using any of 26 weapons. Collect all weapons across the 7 hills of Rome to enter the palace for the celebratory orgy!

[Bob]

I always imagined a Caligula orgy was kind of like George Costanza's sex fantasy: eating cured meats while screwing.

Hmm, maybe not JUST Costanza's sex fantasy.

BTW, not that anyone cares, but I'm on vacation next week so my usual piss- vinegar-and-yeast-infection comments won't be as frequent.

Have a great week, all.

I'll be lucky if I survive this weekend, what with the Skanks tomorrow, then the Chargers Sunday.

And then the Bills next Sunday.

I predict The Gout by the second week of October.

[Griffin]

Jen, I believe it's O'Brien tonight, not Geffner.

[Billy Mahty]

Speaking of messing with minds... Clemens is a crafty bastard.

"I enjoy playing [at Fenway]," Clemens said. "I don't know how long it's been, but I look forward to it.

It's been about four years Roger.... from the wayback machine:

10/11/2003 10:15 PM ET
High-octane Rocket fuels win
Clemens pitches six inspired innings in Fenway finale
By Kevin Czerwinski / MLB.com

BOSTON -- There is a controlled fury that Roger Clemens brings to the mound.
It's more intensity than it is anger, and for six innings Saturday evening the Rocket harnessed that energy, delivering it in a powerful fashion that, for many years, was a common occurrence at Fenway Park.

This outing, however, would prove to be the last time Clemens would blow through the old ballpark with the ferocity of a freight train. He's 41 years old, but his performance in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series looked an awful lot like that of a younger man, a younger Clemens, who clearly seemed to be reaching back in time with every pitch he threw.

Like those games from years ago, Clemens once again came out on top. This time, however, it was the Yankees who walked out of Fenway as winners, topping Boston, 4-3, in a pivotal contest overflowing with emotion.

While Clemens' feelings have gotten the best of him at times at Fenway during the post-Boston years of his career, his ability to keep himself in check Saturday evening proved to be a crucial part of New York's victory. The Rocket stayed focused after the Red Sox scored two first-inning runs, settling down to retire 13 of the next 14 batters.

Clemens also never lost his cool after Pedro Martinez hit Karim Garcia with a fourth-inning pitch. When Manny Ramirez approached Clemens in the bottom half of the inning following a pitch that was high but not all that tight, holding a bat in a threatening manner, the Rocket never flinched. The 13-minute, bench-clearing episode that ensued as a result of Ramirez's actions never caused Clemens to come unglued either.

[jen in HI]

Griffin...alas. It is the master of the 3x5 notecards on the mic. maybe I'll get lucky tomorrow.

[jen in HI]

BTW...anyone know what happened to lc's 38cliches page??

[Blue Statah]

Devine,

You da man. You predicted Dice-K would go 6 IP, 2 ER tonight; he went 5-2/3 and 2 ER (I forget now whether both MFY runs were earned). Can't do much better than that. I thought Dice-K was uneven; when he was mixing up his pitches well he was terrific, but when he started getting tired he seemed to be relying too much on heat. The Sawx have gotten a couple of questionable calls, highly unusual and a good sign, I think.

[Kaz]

Well, ain't that a kick in the cockles.

Whoever had "Boston Bullpen" in the "8th inning" with the "shitty pitching"...you win the game of Clue!

[Billy Mahty]

Actually Kaz, you're close, but I think it was "Slappy McBluelips," in the "8th," with the "rod." Good game everybody. See you in a few.

[Devine]

Thanks, Blue Statah! I do what I can!

Shame about the 8th. I came pretty close to crying, though I didn't in the end. I really gotta get some distance from this crap.

Scott, Priest does rule! I'm a fan of Screaming for Vengeance in particular.

[Kaz]

Yes, Mahty, it was *ALL* about A-rod and the Yankees bats yesterday...never mind the garbage pitches and nonsense that ended up with Papelbon in the 8th with no outs...had *NOTHING* to do with the bullpen looking like crap and cold pitching.

Sure thing.

[Billy Mahty]

Hey Kaz.. sorry, I was just joking with/rephrasing what you said.. no offense.

Besides, your boys apparently delivered a spanking today. I didn't see it and don't yet know how it went down... should make tomorrow all the more interesting.

[Evan]

"Matsuzaka is going to be lit up like a road flare.

Beckett will be silenced." - Jason

Well, i'm going to guess you aren't exactly a fortune teller.

[Kaz]

Mahty, I don't mind a good ribbing when it's rooted in reality. But yeah, I did find it odd to hear how it was A-Rod and not Boston that paved the way to that first loss. I watched the game today. Wang couldn't keep his pitches low. Beckett was on fire after that first HR to Jetah.

[Bob]

I was at yesterday's (Saturday's) game. Yankee fans were beyond their usual obnoxious selves.

That didn't last long. Heh.

Wang was getting ripped even when the Sox weren't getting hits. How many times did we slaughter balls down the right field line that were 2 inches foul? Five or six at least.

The crowd was good, but not great, until Wang hit Yuuuuuuk. Not a good idea. The decibel level rose by a level of 10 from then on.

Anyway, a fun time was had by all.

BTW Buck and Kaz and SDU, had the sausage with peppers AND ONIONS outside Gate C, not the usual B. Saw they had a full bottle of our fav hot sauce. My butt is burning this morning (I know, way too much information).

Anyhoo, it's off to the Pats game at 3:00. I'm currently coating my quail in cranberries and chili paste, applying rosemary and garlic to the rack of lamb, and doing work in-between. Because as I was told Friday, "your vacation starts MONDAY."

[Kaz]

Thank god football has started.

I forsee a very 2005-like exit from the postseason. There's no leadership on this team.