The Soxaholix: 2 down, 2 to go

2 down, 2 to go

Doug:
Well, I'm glad to see someone in the Rockies organization got the hint and banished the vests and limited the purple.

Doug:
And look what happened — they may have still got the loss, but at least it was a loss with dignity.

Al:
Speaking of dignity, I'm astonished at just how much my watching-the-game mentality has changed since 2004. My never ending angst and jittahs has been replaced by a cool certitude.

Doug:
Abso-friggin-lutely. Last night when the Rockies took that 1-run lead all I could think was "like your already hyper-distant win streak, enjoy it while you can, because it ain't gonna last."

Mike:
Wait, are you tellin' me you don't pine for the days when falling behind in a playoff game would have you crawling on the floor like Scarlett O'Hara, starving and rooting around for dirty potato while beseeching God to spare you from such misery? Jeez.

Doug:
Ah, Mike, glad to hear you're ovah the fan heebie-jeepbies, but you might want to speak with someone about identifying yourself with a chicks from old movies. I'm just sayin'.

Al:
OK. Do you love this Red Sox team or what? I mean one night they can go all 70s Red Sox on you with a thunderstruck offensive barrage. The next night they beat you by playing textbook "small ball."

Doug:
And through it all is some of the most fantastic, jaw dropping pitching in the entiah history of baseball.

Mike:
Schilling's only mistake last night was hitting a battah, or should I say, grazing a battah …

Doug:
And then it was time for The Papajima show — Fade to black, roll credits.

Al:
So 55 teams have taken a two-games-to-none lead in the World Series. 39 have gone on to pop the corks.

Mike:
Yeah, and of the teams that have taken Game 1 with 6 or more runs, all have gone on to win it all.

Doug:
I think Todd Helton is going to be able to squeeze in some Octabah duck hunting after all. Quack quack.

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Comments

Hadn't seen this:

//John Henry, on George Steinbrenner's son Hank's assertion that it's a Red Sox Nation, but a Yankee Universe: "As far as I'm concerned, they can have Mars and Pluto."//

Posted by: Bob | 2007.10.26 at 03:18 PM

Pick-up from last Friday:

It's beer-cart time, and then I'm out of here.

Hopefully, we'll have smething fun to yak about on Monday.

Posted by: Bob | 2007.10.26 at 04:26 PM

I miss Bob.

Posted by: tessie | 2007.10.26 at 04:35 PM

Gotcha!

Still here.

Well, leaving now.

Jeez, I have tons of work I have to do over the weekend. I wonder why? :))

Posted by: Bob | 2007.10.26 at 04:36 PM

heard a funny conversation between a red sox fan and a pink sox fan last night.

pink sox: "where's trot nixon?"

red sox: "uhh, he's been gone for two years."

pink sox: "really? you gotta be kidding me! i'm soooo saaaaad."

red sox guy confirms and then starts talking shit about trot.

Posted by: Billy Mahty | 2007.10.26 at 05:58 PM

A Dominican bloke named Ubaldo
Appeared on TV with Geraldo.
They searched for his gestalt
In Al Capone's vault
But left there with just a free taco.

lol! love it

Posted by: randy | 2007.10.26 at 07:06 PM

Illigitimate Son of Dewey- Good for you! A lot of new names lately in the box, but I was glad to hear of a familiar name's good fortune. With a contact from a friend from Norwood(Paul O'D) I got to see the '99 All-Star Game. Teddy in the cart and Pedro-- what could be better? (Maybe seeing a Series game.)Your experience makes last night's win sweeter.

Posted by: PA Pesky | 2007.10.26 at 07:53 PM

Hi all. Just abck from a gig. Went werll...really hrd to trype.

B-b-beroca needed.

Go Sxo!

Posted by: vermonter | 2007.10.27 at 12:25 AM

BTW-there is nobody who deserves our respect more thsn thast Koci guy. Ok, ok...noit a Bruins site,...

Posted by: vermonter | 2007.10.27 at 12:30 AM

Predicted McCarverism: "When an AL team has to play in an NL stadium, you just know the pitcher is going to have to bat in the lineup. That takes away one of the other bats that have been hitting all year."

Posted by: Kaz | 2007.10.27 at 11:58 AM

Oh my god, the Rockies have white towels waving ala the Indians. I LOVE it! Go Sox!

Posted by: Natalie | 2007.10.27 at 08:16 PM

Nat - I was just thinking teh same thing. I turn on the pre-game and see those f-ing towels. Huh? I thought we already beat Cleveland? Aren't we the ALCS winners? Some weird NYC Time warp or something? Can't believe they pulled those out of the Tribe's playbook! F-ing Great!

Posted by: Rob in CT | 2007.10.27 at 08:28 PM

Quick story before the first pitch...

I had to stay in the City to work this weekend, and offered to get (Dunkin) donuts and bagels for the rest of the poor schmucks having to work along with me. As they are getting me my two dozen of each, a beat cop comes in and orders coffee. He turns to me as I pay over the $60 and says, "You lose a bet or something?" Then looks up and sees my "B" hat and goes, "Oh, I guess not..."

I chuckled and asked him if he followed baseball.

"Oh yeah..."

"Yanks?" (AS opposed to Skanks. I was trying to be nice - he WAS one of NY's Finest, after all.)

"No... Mets." The look on the poor cop's face was just plain sad. I felt so bad for him, I bought him his coffee. (I would have anyway, but it became an obligation after that.)

Let's Go, Sox!

Posted by: Rob in CT | 2007.10.27 at 08:36 PM

Okay, McCarver is truly insane. Fire-breathing dragon? "If his stuff matched his heart he'd be a hall of famer?" What does that even mean? I may not survive this. hb- how exactly did you get your brain to shut this shit out????

Posted by: Natalie | 2007.10.27 at 08:38 PM

. hb- how exactly did you get your brain to shut this shit out????

Hilarious! The guy is SUCH a tool.

Gotta get me some of those mittens Youk's wearing...

Posted by: Rob in CT | 2007.10.27 at 08:46 PM

Fuuuuuck. Not a good start for Matsuzka. That was a solid hit.

Posted by: Natalie | 2007.10.27 at 08:54 PM

Please let there be a short leash. Please, Tito.

Posted by: Natalie | 2007.10.27 at 08:55 PM

Okay, reining in my knee-jerk pessimism where Matsuzaka is concerned and heading out to watch the game with some booze... as God and Bob intended. :)

Posted by: Natalie | 2007.10.27 at 09:04 PM

WTF?!? Is that Frank Drebbin behind home plate? I call Bullshit on the ump over Manny's slide at home.