10.20.08 OH DEAR SWEET JESUS, THANK YOU
Poised to shatter what little enjoyment I get from baseball, the Red Sox instead fell short of their ALCS comeback quest, as the Rays won the decisive Game 7 last night, 3-1.
Series MVP Matt Garza was masterful, allowing two hits and striking out nine in seven innings, but he left with trouble brewing in the 8th. As Joe Maddon went through his bullpen looking to get outs (five Rays pitched in the 8th), he eventually settled on rookie David Price, the 2007 top draft pick/September call-up who began the year in Single-A. Price struck out J.D. Drew with the bases loaded, and at the moment, I became a little gay for him.
You know how Boston fans felt they deserved the 2004 ALCS comeback against the Yankees? Well, the rest of the world deserved this. We deserve to not have to hear about how the Red Sox will always come back, no matter what. This isn’t just a Cinderella worst-to-first feel-good string of cliches for the Rays bandwagon. It’s better: it’s several weeks of silence until the NBA season, when the braying about the Celtics begins.
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OH DEAR SWEET JESUS, THANK YOU
I’m not going to say Sox fans don’t deserve a little come-uppance, but just be careful what you wish for. If the attitude of the fans in the Trop last night was any indication, we may have just created a monster.
Nobody is going to notice the world series this year. Its going to be beat by cops reruns.
David Ortiz’s Apology
http://thingsfatpeoplehate.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/david-ortiz-end-of-season-blog/
Taco, get the fuck out of here. Uh oh, beware the dreaded Rays fan!!!
Ninja, prepare to be banned. Post your shitty blog URL elsewhere.
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go!
Go back to your blog about being a fatty, cunt face.
Fine, Enrico, enjoy the cowbells over the next two weeks.
the sound of cowbells is like a lullaby compared to english, mangled by a boston accent.
The telecast was severely lacking in close-ups on Boston fans crying, and far too many during the game of Boston fans with their old, dirty hat. God, if their is one thing I hate worse than hearing how long they’ve been a fan while wearing their dirty hat just like the players have, I haven’t found it yet.
Red Sawx Nation, welcome to the “Curse Of The Mannybino”. May you suck on it long and hard for another 86 years.
taco, were you at the game last night?
The curse of Mannybino? Please. That has to be the lamest thing I’ve ever heard. “Mannybino”? Really?
Clearly, signing then releasing me before Opening Day this season will be a decision that haunts this club for decades. No Mirabelli, no ring, baby.
Gotta admire the way the Sox took this series to 7…they had no business winning the ALCS. The Rays were a better team across the board. I wouldn’t worry about budding Tampa supremacy in the East, though. See: 1997, 2003 Florida Marlins (the chapter on “why small market teams can’t retain superstar players”).
Hey Matt only 5 months til Morrow reports to spring training! You must be EXCITED
good call kannuyi. The team with the 133 mill payroll should have just rolled over to the team with the 43 mill payroll. All sox fans can eat a dick.
Excellent work, King Jeremy. I love how everyone (read: Boston fans) painted the Red Sox as the underdog in this series. Then they talk shit like “Haha. Baseball is so fucked up that they won’t even have a chance next year! Evan Longoria will be on our team, suckers!”
What the hell was that song playing when the Rays won the game, It sounded like an AC/DC song was skipping. I would have gone with Don’t Fear the Reaper for obvious reasons.
FEEL…THE HEAT..RAYS! is what the song is saying, no idea who sings it. As far as the Marlins comparison is concerned, if you are a Sawx or Yanks fan you should be. Unlike those two Marlins teams that signed expensive talent with no intention of keeping it, all of the core (read good) players on the Rays roster are locked up from 3-7 years with obscenely cheap contracts
I have nothing of relevance to add to this, i just wanted to state that this was the best sports article i read all day. Thank you.
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