Friday, July 18, 2003
PEDROPHILE RETURNS FROM IC VICTORIOUS FOR THE GLORY OF RED SOX NATION, RED SOX IMMEDIATELY LOSE
Why should Nomar never be traded? Because his name has become a battle cry for The Nation.
Really a boring game. "The Festival of Groundouts" as spoken by Big C. But thank God that Pedro didn't start, we may have lost cuz he would have been worn out from his Dominican trip.
I missed the ASG and HR Derby but I'm watching the tapes. Heard the AL won 7-6 so that means the Sox will lose Game 7 at Fenway. Remember, we're 0-4 in game 7 in the World Series since Frazee sold Ruth.
Toronto BJs 5
Boston Red Sox 2
Wrapup & Box Score
W: Halladay (14-2)
L: Lowe (10-4)
Nice 4.95 ERA for Lowe now, but we don't need starting pitching. Where the hell is Gabe Kapler? Why did Trot slow down when rounding third? If Lowe makes a better 3-2 pitch with 2 outs and the bases loaded, we may have won. Y*nks beat Cleveland while the A's and Angels lost.
The Man of the Game is Roy Halladay who went the full 9, giving up a meager 2 Earned Runs off 9 hits and no walks while stirking out 5. Halladay is the first non-Sox player to have 2 MOTGs. Here are the MOTG standings after 32 awarded:
1. Nomar - 4
2. Millar, Varitek - 3
4. Roy Halladay, PEDRO, Nixon, Mueller - 2
8. Walker, Kapler, Manny, Burkett, Sanchez, Rupe, Lyon, M. Mussina (NYY), A. Pettitte (NYY) J. Crede (CWS), E. Loiza (CWS), JD Drew (StL), B. Myers (PHI), J. Pierre (FLA) - 1
Now for the Bitch-Goat to be distributed. Derek Lowe will get the majority share with 0.6 of the BG. Manny, Millar, and Walker will each get 0.1 of it for their collective 0 for 12 performance. Casey Fossum will get 0.1 for the HR he gave up, otherwise he pitched well. Here are the BG standings:
1. Lyon - 1.0
2. Manny - 0.9
3. Lowe, Walker - 0.6
5. Timlin - 0.5
6. Rupe, Jones, Kim - 0.4
9. Millar, Varitek, Grady - 0.3
12. Varitek, Millar, Nomar, Burkett - 0.2
16. Mueller, Seanez, Shiell, Ortiz, Jackson, Damon, Fossum - 0.1
As you can see, since the inception of the Bitch-Goat, Manny and Lyon have been responsible for Sox losses more than anyone else, in my opinion. This is not to say that they are bad players and need to be moved, but they play or played important parts in the Sox machine. Manny is the anchor of the offense (without him hitting, Nomar getting on base is irrelevant and Nomar will get crappy pitches to hit) and Lyon was the closer most of the time. Next season I'll try to do the MOTG and BG for every game and we can see who was able to be magnificent more than anyone else and who cost us the most games.
Fan gets sentenced to prison for charging the field. About fuckin time.
Why the hell was Pedro not starting last night? Am I mistaken, or aren't you supposed to put your best team on the field whenever possible. Pedro hadn't pitched for 4 days but Grady claims that he didn't want Pedro pitching on the day after he returned from the Dominican. Here are the comparisons between Pedro's starts in Grady's rotation, and the theoretical starts (on 4 GAMES rest cuz they do that for the sake of his arm) that he should have.
Start # - Grady's Start - Should Start
1 - 7/20 vs. TOR - 7/17 vs. TOR
2 - 7/25 vs. NYY - 7/22 vs. DET
3 - 7/30 @ TEX - 7/27 vs. NYY
4 - 8/5 vs. ANA - 8/2 @ BAL
5 - 8/10 vs. BAL - 8/8 vs. BAL
6 - 8/15 @ SEA - 8/13 @ OAK
7 - 8/21 vs. OAK - 8/19 vs. OAK
8 - 8/26 vs. TOR - 8/24 vs. SEA
9 - 9/1 @ PHI - 8/30 vs. NYY
10 - 9/7 @ NYY - 9/5 @ NYY
11 - 9/13 vs. CWS - 9/10 @ BAL
12 - 9/18 vs. TB - 9/16 vs. TB
13 - 9/23 vs. BAL - 9/21 @ CLE
14 - 9/28 @ TB - 9/26 @ TB
Note the additional Y*nkees game Pedro would pitch as well as the fact that he pitches on the last day of the season in Grady's rotation meaning he'd be unavailable for a one game playoff or to start the first game of an ALDS. This rotation is all theoretical as rain-outs are always possible, there's a double-header, and Grady can always pitch Pedro on 4 DAYs rest as opposed to 4 GAMES rest.
Tim Bechler's wife files $600M suit. $600 million? that's about how much a new Sox ballpark would cost. Mrs. B has no shot at winning. Xenedrine is clearly labelled and if you don't hydrate yourself while on ephedra and you don't stop taking it after noticing any disturbing side effects like a rapid heart beat and increased body temperature, you deserve to die.
Last night, ESPN staged a mock trial for Pete Rose. The question was whether or not he should be admitted into the Baseball Hall of Fame despite being banned for life from baseball. Now, I know he was a great player (Bill Lee said he'd draft Rose first even though Cobb had a higher average, Hornsby and Teddy won triple crowns, Mays, Bonds, Ruth, Foxx, Dimaggio, Mantle, Robinson, Schmidt, Sosa, and a billion other guys have more HRs) but Rose broke the rules and signed a document agreeing to be banned from baseball for life. You can't sign something like that and expect it to be revoked cuz time has gone by. The day Pete Rose should become eligible for the Hall is the day he dies. Nuf Said
USA takes on Cuba today (if the rain stops at Foxboro) in the Gold Cup Quarterfinal. I predict a 3-1 victory.
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Why should Nomar never be traded? Because his name has become a battle cry for The Nation.
Really a boring game. "The Festival of Groundouts" as spoken by Big C. But thank God that Pedro didn't start, we may have lost cuz he would have been worn out from his Dominican trip.
I missed the ASG and HR Derby but I'm watching the tapes. Heard the AL won 7-6 so that means the Sox will lose Game 7 at Fenway. Remember, we're 0-4 in game 7 in the World Series since Frazee sold Ruth.
Toronto BJs 5
Boston Red Sox 2
Wrapup & Box Score
W: Halladay (14-2)
L: Lowe (10-4)
Nice 4.95 ERA for Lowe now, but we don't need starting pitching. Where the hell is Gabe Kapler? Why did Trot slow down when rounding third? If Lowe makes a better 3-2 pitch with 2 outs and the bases loaded, we may have won. Y*nks beat Cleveland while the A's and Angels lost.
The Man of the Game is Roy Halladay who went the full 9, giving up a meager 2 Earned Runs off 9 hits and no walks while stirking out 5. Halladay is the first non-Sox player to have 2 MOTGs. Here are the MOTG standings after 32 awarded:
1. Nomar - 4
2. Millar, Varitek - 3
4. Roy Halladay, PEDRO, Nixon, Mueller - 2
8. Walker, Kapler, Manny, Burkett, Sanchez, Rupe, Lyon, M. Mussina (NYY), A. Pettitte (NYY) J. Crede (CWS), E. Loiza (CWS), JD Drew (StL), B. Myers (PHI), J. Pierre (FLA) - 1
Now for the Bitch-Goat to be distributed. Derek Lowe will get the majority share with 0.6 of the BG. Manny, Millar, and Walker will each get 0.1 of it for their collective 0 for 12 performance. Casey Fossum will get 0.1 for the HR he gave up, otherwise he pitched well. Here are the BG standings:
1. Lyon - 1.0
2. Manny - 0.9
3. Lowe, Walker - 0.6
5. Timlin - 0.5
6. Rupe, Jones, Kim - 0.4
9. Millar, Varitek, Grady - 0.3
12. Varitek, Millar, Nomar, Burkett - 0.2
16. Mueller, Seanez, Shiell, Ortiz, Jackson, Damon, Fossum - 0.1
As you can see, since the inception of the Bitch-Goat, Manny and Lyon have been responsible for Sox losses more than anyone else, in my opinion. This is not to say that they are bad players and need to be moved, but they play or played important parts in the Sox machine. Manny is the anchor of the offense (without him hitting, Nomar getting on base is irrelevant and Nomar will get crappy pitches to hit) and Lyon was the closer most of the time. Next season I'll try to do the MOTG and BG for every game and we can see who was able to be magnificent more than anyone else and who cost us the most games.
Fan gets sentenced to prison for charging the field. About fuckin time.
Why the hell was Pedro not starting last night? Am I mistaken, or aren't you supposed to put your best team on the field whenever possible. Pedro hadn't pitched for 4 days but Grady claims that he didn't want Pedro pitching on the day after he returned from the Dominican. Here are the comparisons between Pedro's starts in Grady's rotation, and the theoretical starts (on 4 GAMES rest cuz they do that for the sake of his arm) that he should have.
Start # - Grady's Start - Should Start
1 - 7/20 vs. TOR - 7/17 vs. TOR
2 - 7/25 vs. NYY - 7/22 vs. DET
3 - 7/30 @ TEX - 7/27 vs. NYY
4 - 8/5 vs. ANA - 8/2 @ BAL
5 - 8/10 vs. BAL - 8/8 vs. BAL
6 - 8/15 @ SEA - 8/13 @ OAK
7 - 8/21 vs. OAK - 8/19 vs. OAK
8 - 8/26 vs. TOR - 8/24 vs. SEA
9 - 9/1 @ PHI - 8/30 vs. NYY
10 - 9/7 @ NYY - 9/5 @ NYY
11 - 9/13 vs. CWS - 9/10 @ BAL
12 - 9/18 vs. TB - 9/16 vs. TB
13 - 9/23 vs. BAL - 9/21 @ CLE
14 - 9/28 @ TB - 9/26 @ TB
Note the additional Y*nkees game Pedro would pitch as well as the fact that he pitches on the last day of the season in Grady's rotation meaning he'd be unavailable for a one game playoff or to start the first game of an ALDS. This rotation is all theoretical as rain-outs are always possible, there's a double-header, and Grady can always pitch Pedro on 4 DAYs rest as opposed to 4 GAMES rest.
Tim Bechler's wife files $600M suit. $600 million? that's about how much a new Sox ballpark would cost. Mrs. B has no shot at winning. Xenedrine is clearly labelled and if you don't hydrate yourself while on ephedra and you don't stop taking it after noticing any disturbing side effects like a rapid heart beat and increased body temperature, you deserve to die.
Last night, ESPN staged a mock trial for Pete Rose. The question was whether or not he should be admitted into the Baseball Hall of Fame despite being banned for life from baseball. Now, I know he was a great player (Bill Lee said he'd draft Rose first even though Cobb had a higher average, Hornsby and Teddy won triple crowns, Mays, Bonds, Ruth, Foxx, Dimaggio, Mantle, Robinson, Schmidt, Sosa, and a billion other guys have more HRs) but Rose broke the rules and signed a document agreeing to be banned from baseball for life. You can't sign something like that and expect it to be revoked cuz time has gone by. The day Pete Rose should become eligible for the Hall is the day he dies. Nuf Said
USA takes on Cuba today (if the rain stops at Foxboro) in the Gold Cup Quarterfinal. I predict a 3-1 victory.
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