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[Bellhorn]

A new version of the National Anthem! That is boldness incarnate.

Top that, Colorado.

That really was pretty cool. It's a tough task to come up with an original arrangement of the SSB without making it incomprehensible. I appreciated that effort by Williams.

[mandurro]

John Williams...pulling out the big guns, I like it.

I'm not a fan. I like for a big-time diva to sing the anthem.

[RedSoxTarheel38]

John Williams has just revealed the greatest composition of our national anthem.

[iowacityiconoclast]

Interesting that the Rockies are batting Ryan Spilborghs 9th in the lineup, as he probably the 5th best hitter in the lineup.

I wonder if Clint Hurdle knows he can bat his DH anywhere he wants in the lineup, and not just the 9-hole.

[Nixon For President]

Hot Chocolate Damn!
Kill Them!

[neil]

Actually, the Rockies have a very good team. You underestimate them at your peril. Don't forget the 2003 Marlins and the 2006 Cardinals.

This is what I said earlier. I think its quite possible that both fans and players think they've already won the WS. Its important to come out HARD because Colorado has been on fire recently.

[nvalvo]

Rearranging the Anthem...not your best idea, John.

I don't know. That brass run during the last 12 or so bars was pretty sick.

[Savin Hillbilly]

Actually, the Rockies have a very good team. You underestimate them at your peril. Don't forget the 2003 Marlins and the 2006 Cardinals.

Honestly, Byrnes is about right. Our major advantage is in pitching, and even there it's not huge. Colorado's lineup is just as strong as ours, both on offense and defense.

But that doesn't mean we aren't going to WIN!

[Mr. Sparkle]

Can't believe I'm happy to hear Joe Buck's voice. No more Byrnes...

[Toe Nash]

Actually, the Rockies have a very good team. You underestimate them at your peril. Don't forget the 2003 Marlins and the 2006 Cardinals.

Our bullpen is better, we have more big-game experience and we have Beckett. But besides that I'd say we're pretty even, apart from the difference in leagues which is hard to quantify.

[Bellhorn]

Actually, the Rockies have a very good team. You underestimate them at your peril. Don't forget the 2003 Marlins and the 2006 Cardinals.

Well, that's more a case of underestimating how high the variance of results in a 7-game series is. I certainly agree that the Rockies are good, but I also think that the difference between the teams is bigger than Josh Beckett.

[Stealth Beagle]

I'm not a fan. I like for a big-time diva to sing the anthem.

I'm the exact opposite. Give me anything resembling a classical arrangement over some drawn-out R&B version any day.

[redsoxfan1776]

Here we go!

[bball831]

Where have I heard that music before???

[trotsplits]

I'm trying for some Octoberfest tonight, I'll find out if my "source" found some in about 10-20 min. Any reviews?

Kinda bitter, IMHO, compared to their seasonal brews. The winter brew is out now, but that's more of a holiday beer for me.

[Yazdog8]

Actually, the Rockies have a very good team. You underestimate them at your peril. Don't forget the 2003 Marlins and the 2006 Cardinals.

I'm not denying the Rocks have a good team, but Byrnes is on crack if he thinks Colorado's SP's are on the level of ours.

[Savin Hillbilly]

Buck is saying it's a cold night...?!?

SoCal wimp. It can't be a degree below 55.

[Stealth Beagle]

I have never watched "Bones" but that chick in the Wonder Woman outfit was, umm...working.

[Cyberlibrarian]

This is what I said earlier. I think its quite possible that both fans and players think they've already won the WS. Its important to come out HARD because Colorado has been on fire recently.

Exactly. You don't win 21 of 22 on sheer luck.

[Mr. Sparkle]

I don't know. That brass run during the last 12 or so bars was pretty sick.

I wasn't a fan of them going flat early on. Ending was cool, I agree.

[nixon7]

I dunno, I kind of like a girl who's wearing knee pads...

you mean varitek?

[bball831]

Didn't they just give us the starting lineup? If I'm going to fail my Finance test tomorrow, I'd like to do it because I watched the game and not 3892 commericials.

[Cyberlibrarian]

I'm the exact opposite. Give me anything resembling a classical arrangement over some drawn-out R&B version any day.

Absolutely. For most of the people who caterwaul the Anthem, it's all about them rather than about the meaning behind the song. And, frankly, since I've never heard of most of 'them,' I'd rather hear the song sung properly.

[Yazdog8]

I have never watched "Bones" but that chick in the Wonder Woman outfit was, umm...working.

Nothing beats Heather Graham wearing a similar outfit when she was on "Scrubs" a couple of years ago...

[Barbara]

I'm not a fan. I like for a big-time diva to sing the anthem.

My vote goes for Whitney Houston's Super Bowl version.

[NomarRS05]

yeah hurry up and start this thing!

[bball831]

Exactly. You don't win 21 of 22 on sheer luck.

And you don't win 21 of 22 without a TON of luck.

They're good, but they're a good team in the NL. The AL is the real big leagues.

But like the Cards proved, anything can happen in a 7 game series.

Edited by bball831, 24 October 2007 - 07:30 PM.

[Nixon For President]

I'm not denying the Rocks have a good team, but Byrnes is on crack if he thinks Colorado's SP's are on the level of ours.

Everyone's talking about the Rockies defense, but when it comes down to it, the Sox gave up 657 runs during the season, and the Rockies gave up 758 (plus, we outscored them by 7; not a lot, but they got an extra game). I like our chances a lot in this series.

Also, Clint Hurdle is an awful manager. I look for him to make at least one boneheaded decision during the series that hurts them.

[JohnnyTheBone]

YO YO YO YO YO!

Wassup, wassup, wassup, wassup, wassup?

Man, I can't believe this is real. The World Series! Wow. I haven't been this jazzed-up for a baseball game since.... Sunday!

F*ckin' rock and motherf*ckin' roll!

Yeah baby! Dominance, thy name is Josh F*cking Beckett! Get ready to see lots of this from the Rockies:


Let's get ready to rummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmble! LET'S GET IT ON!

[Yazdog8]

you mean varitek?

Those are knee savers. I'm talking FRONT of the knees...

[Coach W]

LET'S DO THIS!

[bball831]

What is this music? Where is it from? I've heard it before.

[Cyberlibrarian]

My vote goes for Whitney Houston's Super Bowl version.

Oh my God I hated that with a passion. She screamed and shrieked and emoted through the whole thing. Give me your average soldier or police officer or firefighter for whom it's the song that matters, not them.

[redsoxfan1776]

I keep hitting my fast forward button on TiVo as though I can fast foward live TV past the commercials...

We just had the starting lineup! What's up with this?

[Bellhorn]

Exactly. You don't win 21 of 22 on sheer luck.

I don't mean to keep being argumentative with you, but why is the 21 of 22 that much more relevant than the fact that they were 76-72 over the first 90% of the season? I can understand giving some degree of increased weight to recent results, but barring some wholesale personnel changes, it seems better to evalute the team over their entire season performance.

[Cyberlibrarian]

I heard Yaz throw out the first pitch on the radio, but I don't see them showing it on TV.

[Savin Hillbilly]

Absolutely. For most of the people who caterwaul the Anthem, it's all about them rather than about the meaning behind the song. And, frankly, since I've never heard of most of 'them,' I'd rather hear the song sung properly.

[mandurro]

My vote goes for Whitney Houston's Super Bowl version.

Ah, Bills vs. Giants, with the Gulf War going on and the stadium waving American flags. That gave me goosebumps.

[Bellhorn]

Absolutely. For most of the people who caterwaul the Anthem, it's all about them rather than about the meaning behind the song. And, frankly, since I've never heard of most of 'them,' I'd rather hear the song sung properly.

This time, I couldn't agree more!

[KeyserSose]

Seriously, if there's one more GD commercial before the start of this game... its rageahol time

[NomarRS05]

Everyone's talking about the Rockies defense, but when it comes down to it, the Sox gave up 657 runs during the season, and the Rockies gave up 758 (plus, we outscored them by 7; not a lot, but they got an extra game). I like our chances a lot in this series.

Also, Clint Hurdle is an awful manager. I look for him to make at least one boneheaded decision during the series that hurts them.

The reason I'm not scared is because Colorado isn't really playoff-tested the way the Sox are playoff tested. They played the Cubs and D'backs. Not exactly the gauntlet the Sox have had to go through. They've also faced zero adversity in the post-season, and at the very least they will face some adversity in this series. Let's see how they play under pressure in the 7th inning on at Fenway.

[iowacityiconoclast]

Who would win a battle of the scary beards, Todd Helton or Kevin Youkilis?

I really hope Youks hits a single...

[Barbara]

I have been debating which Rockie doll to download and turn into my WS voodoo doll. I think it's going to be Todd Helton.

[Stealth Beagle]

I heard Yaz throw out the first pitch on the radio, but I don't see them showing it on TV.

How did his arm sound? Strike down the middle?

[Savin Hillbilly]

I keep hitting my fast forward button on TiVo as though I can fast foward live TV past the commercials...

We just had the starting lineup! What's up with this?

This is incredible....anthem....commercials....announcers say three words...commercials....

Now it's 8:35 and the game still hasn't started. This is sick, and I mean that in the old-fashioned sense.

[mandurro]

Absolutely. For most of the people who caterwaul the Anthem, it's all about them rather than about the meaning behind the song. And, frankly, since I've never heard of most of 'them,' I'd rather hear the song sung properly.

Before Game 7 of the 2001 WS, some Phoenix guy did it on a trumpet and absolutely hit it out of the park.

[RedSoxTarheel38]

It's Game Time!

There is no such thing as a Fake Edit, I am just an idiot who can't figure out how to put a secondary thought into my posts without this crutch: Wait, 19 more commercials.

[Yazdog8]

The reason I'm not scared is because Colorado isn't really playoff-tested the way the Sox are playoff tested. They played the Cubs and D'backs. Not exactly the gauntlet the Sox have had to go through. They've also faced zero adversity in the post-season, and at the very least they will face some adversity in this series. Let's see how they play under pressure in the 7th inning on at Fenway.

The Rocks beat the Phils and the D'Backs. The D'Backs beat the Cubs.

[NomarRS05]

come on! This is so Fox!

[mandurro]

Who would win a battle of the scary beards, Todd Helton or Kevin Youkilis?

If they had been at the midges game in Cleveland,it might have taken days to get some of the bugs out of hiding of those beards...