tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post3074048424856323035..comments2024-03-27T17:03:57.341-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Sport. Bloody Hell.Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-51146277898204232362011-10-01T23:16:49.301-04:002011-10-01T23:16:49.301-04:00I was in Boston on Wednesday night. The whole town...I was in Boston on Wednesday night. The whole town quivered, and quivered, and vibrated, UNTIL......<br /><br />The lights of the city seemed to dim, and a wailing covered the town like fog.<br /><br />And the next morning, there wasn't a smile to be seen.<br /><br />Fortunately for my heart, the Twinkies tanked around Game 3 this year - in their gorgeous stadium. I'll wait until next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-58201101995530133772011-09-30T18:39:59.863-04:002011-09-30T18:39:59.863-04:00Tim--
I trust you saw today's article about M...Tim--<br /><br />I trust you saw today's article about Matt K's agent advising him not to sign an extension, but to play out his contract and go free agent, at which point he'd be too expensive for what's left in the Dodger's piggy bank.<br /><br />Trust me, as a Cubs fan I recognize the art of developing a major young talent and then losing him soon as possible.<br /><br />The DH sucks.<br /><br />Dan--<br /><br />You are not alone in your transAtlantic sports addictions. My wife and I tape all the major bike races and watch them after dinner, all summer. Which of course leads to reading the bike mags with all the daily gossip; Christ, there's no soap opera like bike racing soap opera. <br />(Well, perhaps soccer [fooootballl!] but I'm blissfully ignorant of all that.<br /><br />--LennyLenny Kleinfeldhttp://www.lennykleinfeld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28641459327294980902011-09-30T18:17:16.553-04:002011-09-30T18:17:16.553-04:00Judging from the number of comments, maybe we shou...Judging from the number of comments, maybe we should change the name of this blog to BASEBALL IS EVERYWHERE.<br /><br />We could debate the Designated Hitter intercontinentally.Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-59807482445709457052011-09-30T18:15:44.620-04:002011-09-30T18:15:44.620-04:00I'm sorry, Tim. The Dodgers are in that other...I'm sorry, Tim. The Dodgers are in that other league so they don't fire up the memory bank. All I know about them is that they used to be in Brooklyn.<br /><br />Francona is gone because someone has to take the blame and it won't be any of the overpaid prima donnas who decided the season ended in August.<br /><br />Within the next few days the intrepid sports reporters will find out which of the players decided they didn't need a manager. If anyone is outed as a drag on team, he will not be forgiven by the fans, ever.Bethhttp://www.murderbytype.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-75570348856884089792011-09-30T17:56:03.260-04:002011-09-30T17:56:03.260-04:00KNOCK them? They've broken my heart. Not til...KNOCK them? They've broken my heart. Not till the last six weeks did they turn into the team they should have been all year long. The McCourts are a train wreck, but they weren't responsible for all the fumbling on the field. I think Mattingly was getting his legs and Matt K was deciding he was a member of the team, as opposed to last year, when he seemed to feel like a slumming member of the master race. <br /><br />But there's always next year.Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-73563264455208644882011-09-30T17:45:31.087-04:002011-09-30T17:45:31.087-04:00Tim--
Please don't knock the Dodgers. I need ...Tim--<br /><br />Please don't knock the Dodgers. I need the Dodgers. The current edition, anyway.<br /><br />The McCourts may be the only schadenfreude balm with which we Cubs fans can soothe our eternal wounds.<br /><br />--LennyLenny Kleinfeldhttp://www.lennykleinfeld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-59075017034913873682011-09-30T16:56:01.893-04:002011-09-30T16:56:01.893-04:00How about them Dodgers, huh?
What? Oh . . . .
S...How about them Dodgers, huh?<br /><br />What? Oh . . . .<br /><br />Sorry. Continue your conversation.<br /><br /><br />TimTimothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-52336927193538057992011-09-30T14:23:41.144-04:002011-09-30T14:23:41.144-04:00All I know is that Wednesday night (here) was one ...All I know is that Wednesday night (here) was one of the most exciting baseball nights ever. My remote was hot from switching. Being an SF Giants fan, I hate Atlanta and their "chop," and Tony La Russa is my least favorite manager, and I was rooting for the Sox, and for the Yankees *!?!* and all these games going into extra innings. And they call Giants baseball "torture." Pittsburgh had some role in the standings, winning when they shouldn't :) They have a nice ball park, though.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-44393418514652852302011-09-30T11:35:04.485-04:002011-09-30T11:35:04.485-04:00You're absolutely correct Beth, the Pirates ha...You're absolutely correct Beth, the Pirates have won the World Series five times...one less than the number of PITTSBURGH STEELER Super Bowl Championships...<br /><br />Ouch,<br /><br />[I think I should sign this Anonymous]Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-77315690679767502382011-09-30T11:32:56.208-04:002011-09-30T11:32:56.208-04:00Beth, Ellsbury is brilliant - he and Pedroia are t...Beth, Ellsbury is brilliant - he and Pedroia are two guys they can build the club around for years to come. Bard too, once he overcomes his tendency to wobble. Lavarnway also looks a hell of a player.<br /><br />And I forgot to mention: part of the weirdness of Wednesday night as a Red Sox fan was having to root for the Yankees. Nothing good could ever come of that. And sure enough, it didn't.Dan Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320741202757960766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-52204647778654224622011-09-30T11:20:05.376-04:002011-09-30T11:20:05.376-04:00First, I must point out that the Pirates have won ...First, I must point out that the Pirates have won the World Series five times. There is no need to quibble about dates but the Red Sox went 86 years between World Series wins.<br /><br />Sox fans are loyal to all things Red Sox including playing in the smallest venue in baseball. Not for us the big baseball stadiums with their large capacity. We go with small and consistently sold-out games no matter what the teams standings. That the Red Sox have the most expensive tickets in the sport and some of the highest paid players is irrelevant when it comes to willingness to mortgage the house to go to a game.<br /><br />There is no explanation for what happened at the end of the season. The last game of the season separated the true fan from the wanna be (and I am not referring to you, Dan). My husband and my brother shut off their televisions because a close score in such an important game is too difficult to watch. And to lose to Tampa, a team originally named after a fish, who plays in a stadium named after a brand of orange juice, and who didn't exist before 1998 is just too ridiculous.<br /><br />Even their fans don't show up for a game that decided what team would go to the playoffs. Their tradition -shaking cowbells during the game. Our tradition - singing Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline". In terms of class who wins?<br /><br />Let's not discuss what Terry Francona chews; it used to be tobacco but he got into some trouble when it was discovered that teenager boys were buying chewing tobacco to emulate the coach and to get an early start on developing various forms of cancer.<br /><br />As to the future, we have Jacoby. Tampa drafted him but didn't sign him. The Sox were a lot smarter and Tampa must be cursing their short-sightedness. Wouldn't you agree, Dan, that my favorite player had a very good year?<br /><br />The Red Sox followed the Patriots when they took a player no one else was interested in. The Patriots took a chance on a kid named Tom Brady and look where that got them. Who is the Steelers quarterback? <br /><br />Not to rub it in, Pittsburg' hocktey team is called the Penguins. Boston's is called the Bruins. Enough said.<br /><br />Dan, you are a man of exceptional intelligence and sports savvy. "Wait till next year" isn't a promise, it's an often repeated threat. You know that an outsider can make negative, judgmental statements about our other teams, but anyone from "outside" who makes a disparaging comment about the hometeam risks damage to live and limb. Same goes for anyone who says a good thing about the Yankees.Bethhttp://www.murderbytype.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43723310843334853772011-09-30T10:15:58.997-04:002011-09-30T10:15:58.997-04:00While i agree baseball is not beset with the same ...While i agree baseball is not beset with the same problems as football Norman, a quick glance at the Interweb will tell you a few Red Sox fans are questioning the huge money paid to the likes of Crawford and Lackey given the effort and results that have ensued. At least they played when asked...<br /><br /> I'll be watching the play-offs too - and cheering on Detroit I think, mainly for Victor Martinez, who i think the Sox were unwise to let go.Dan Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320741202757960766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-51887924628292677612011-09-30T10:07:22.683-04:002011-09-30T10:07:22.683-04:00Dan, I watched the 1979 World Series on TV from th...Dan, I watched the 1979 World Series on TV from the luxury of Pittsburgh's Greyhound bus depot [on TV sets that looked like parking meters], and a motel bedroom and was hooked. <br />I think it summed up the difference in the two sports when Argentinean "mercenary" Carlos Tevez refused to play in an important game, but Rafael Ibanez at 39 tried to beat out a double play in a game that meant little to the Phillies. <br />What an end to the regular season! My recorder will be working overtime over the next few nights rugby, and baseball.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-17940714292307166132011-09-30T09:41:38.758-04:002011-09-30T09:41:38.758-04:00Cheers Jeff - Pittsburgh, if i remember correctly,...Cheers Jeff - Pittsburgh, if i remember correctly, did take two out of three against the Sox earlier this year in Interleague play, so they played some part in their downfall.<br /><br />But yes, maybe the Pirates have less 'bloody hell' moments than some...Dan Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320741202757960766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-37459180874725519592011-09-30T09:31:13.235-04:002011-09-30T09:31:13.235-04:00Great post, Dan, for several reasons. But most im...Great post, Dan, for several reasons. But most important to me is how it reminded me just how blessed I am to be a Pirate fan and thus forever spared the angst of a competitive season. For we Pittsburghers, it's not whether you win or lose, but how you curse the game.<br /><br />--JeffJeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.com