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RE: some of us are following the "NIT" - 10/22/2004 1:31:01 AM

mdiehl

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So where were you when the ball was missed?

Massachusetts. Watching it on TV. But the fault was not Buckner's. It was managerial. Failure to rotate pitcher when it was clear that he had melted down. Last year I decided to watch game 7, thrusting aside my conviction that the Sox would screw it up. When I saw the Red Sox starter walking onto the mound that fateful inning I turned to my wife before the first pitch was thrown and said "They just blew the game. The Red Sox need a fan hotline to the dugout so that fans can call them up and enter a special code to alert them that they're about to screw up."

So here we are. But merely being in the World Series is a great thing, and getting there the way that they did sends a big fat raspberry to NY that will stand for all time in the baseball record books.

First team to blow a 3-0 lead in a postseason 7 game playoff: New York Yankees.
First team to win a 7 game postseason playoff game after going down 0-3 in the first three games: Boston Red Sox.

It may happen again, some day, but the Red Sox will forever be the first team to beat the 0-3 jinx. It may happen again, some day, but the Yankees will forever be the first team to screw the pooch in the worst way.

Hey NYC, "Who's your daddy" NOW?

< Message edited by mdiehl -- 10/21/2004 11:34:48 PM >

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RE: some of us are following the "NIT" - 10/22/2004 1:46:15 AM

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I am certainly not a baseball fan. In fact, I'm not much of a professional sports fan (college football is still good, but they're going the way of the dinosaur too).

Anyway, last nights game is probably the best sporting event I've ever seen. I hate the NY yankees, because they stand for everything that I hate about professional sports. It is so fitting that they are the first team to ever blow a 3 game lead in a playoff series. It was still better than the US losing the Olympic gold in basketball this year. Not that I like to see the US lose, but I do like to see all those whiney basketball players lose.

I'll root for Boston from now on. Any team that puts that kind of a whipping on the NY yankees is ok in my book.

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RE: some of us are following the "NIT" - 10/22/2004 6:12:23 AM

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Boston here we come!

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RE: some of us are following the "NIT" - 10/22/2004 6:32:25 AM

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GO SOX!!!

As a Twins fan, the BoSox have my undying gratitude. Vicarious revenge is a beautiful thing.

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RE: some of us are following the "NIT" - 10/22/2004 6:41:08 AM

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I went to a lot of games at Fenway back then and all I can remember is
"O'H NO NOT STANLEY" as he and a lot of relievers seemed to blow a lot of
games for us when put in at clutch time.
( Pedro comes in and almost instantley the mood of the game changes back to the curse.)
except it is not as strong this time so the babe may be letting go this year.
I vowed not to watch any more heart breaks but I keep getting sucked back in.
There are 7 more games left for the curse to come back in, so until that final out
when the sox finally win it, I as well as a lot of sox fans will be on edge.

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RE: some of us are following the "NIT" - 10/22/2004 9:05:55 AM

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sox sucks

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Darn you, Alan Smith - 10/22/2004 10:40:10 AM

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In the last week, I watched The Sox beat the Yankees, the Packers destroy the Lions, Middlesborough draw against Man U. at old Trafford on tape delay (D**n you Super Sub! D**n you to hell!), pine for not seeing the Wild play, and basically enjoy some Hong Kong poker players.

Sport is universal.

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RE: tempting fate - 10/22/2004 3:33:34 PM

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ORIGINAL: Skyros

Old Time Hockey? Eddie Shore!

Toe Blake!

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RE: some of us are following the "NIT" - 10/22/2004 4:04:16 PM

Skyros

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ORIGINAL: freeboy

does anyone remember where they where on that fatefull night with the infamous grounder through the legs at first? I was in my Cambridge MAss apt rooting against the RS, For the Mets.. cannot believe it now... so now I live in Colorado I may actually watch a BB game.. I was really offended by the last players strike and as a former player of no mean ability took great offense and have watched few games in last decade.. read 0...

So where were you when the ball was missed?

Billerica Ma., watching the game at my sisters house. It was not totally Buckners fault. Everyone forgets the mistakes made earlier in the game such as Gedman's past ball, Buckners was just more dramatic.

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Bosox - 10/22/2004 4:24:25 PM

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Listen, I am not against other sports, I love Fussball. I've adopted Boston as my team, I grew up in Nebraska and we had no baseball there so I'm proud to be a Sox fan. I also believe in sportsmenship, so I find winning a "good" game all the more entertaining. I got so sick of The Big Red winning streek that I stopped caring whether Nebr. won by a 20 or 30 point spread. I guess I like the underdogs, If the Cubbies and the Sox(White or Red) could play in the series I would keel over in excitement, not knowing who I'd want more to win. Both teams as well as many others deserve a chance. so in conclusion lets pray- God of All PLEASSSSSSSE give us the patch, and if it's in your power(assuming the patch is) give the cubs AND the Sox a chance, thank you Amen.

DISCLAIMER- The Author is fully aware that praying for a series win is in bad form, but the Author makes NO! apologies for praying for the patch. He wants it that bad.
-B

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RE: Bosox - 10/28/2004 3:57:26 AM

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Boston fans,

I've run into quite a few die hards on line lately and you have all been classy and complementary despite playing the team that arrived on the short bus. Well, maybe that's why you're being polite.

I'm not giving up. But I am drinking Sam Adams and I might not be around long after the game is over.

If you do win, stay safe. Try to act like you've been there before.

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RE: Bosox - 10/28/2004 4:17:15 AM

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ORIGINAL: ZOOMIE1980

Twins knocking off the Evil Empire and then Evil Empire II would have a bigger story. I honestly don't know which franchise I despise most, Yankees or Red Sox???

ZOOMIE I actually agree with you on something. I used to like the Red Sox when they had players like Yaz and Rice. Now they have whiney brats like Pedro and Greedy ones like Manny. I can't seem to be able to root for them even though they beat the Yankees.

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RE: Bosox - 10/28/2004 8:07:24 AM

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Congratulations to the Red Sox and to Boston fans. It's been too long in coming. Take joy in the sweetness of victory.

And maybe it will happen again next time there's a total lunar eclipse during a world series game.

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RE: Bosox - 10/28/2004 8:17:48 AM

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Now if the friggin Cubs can only pull their heads out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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RE: Bosox - 10/28/2004 9:22:34 AM

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ORIGINAL: PBYPilot

Congratulations to the Red Sox and to Boston fans. It's been too long in coming. Take joy in the sweetness of victory.

And maybe it will happen again next time there's a total lunar eclipse during a world series game.

PBYPilot
A Padres Fan

Now, if the world was fair the Lakers would have a title this year. (Who needs Shaq anyway).

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RE: Bosox - 10/28/2004 5:58:46 PM

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And maybe it will happen again next time there's a total lunar eclipse during a world series game.

We'll take it!

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