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[DeltaForce]

I'm jumping back into the fray.

There's no reason to panic. If we win, they can't catch us. And we're gonna win.

(My clock said 12AM, so I'm not jumping the gun, by the way).

Edited by DeltaForce, 13 September 2005 - 11:00 PM.

[ragecage]

I enjoyed the last DeltaForce run, and I look forward to this one. Let's win.

[Let it Flo]

we shall not flag or fail. we shall go on to the end, we shall fight in canada, we shall fight on the pitching mound and in the batters box and on the basepaths, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength... we shall defend our trophy, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the FieldTurf, we shall fight under dome or under sky; we shall never surrender.

Edited by Let it Flo, 13 September 2005 - 11:30 PM.

[LateRally]

Let's go Delta. Win out the season.

[happybooker99]

Well, being at the game didn't help. Let's see if not being able to watch it at all does.

Clean up that mess.

Edited by happybooker99, 14 September 2005 - 05:38 AM.

[5belongstoGeorge]

Luckily for me, I didn't see last night's game.

Boomer has answered the call for us more than once this seasin, and he will again.

Delta Force steps up BIG! My oh my...

[boxos]

i'm in Toronto for the week. yesterday, was not as much fun as monday. i hope wells will make my trip a fruitful one. (2 of 3)

[Nuf Ced]

Let's Go Toronto!

[visalia oak]

Nuf - It seems like you have a picture for every occasion.

Hallmark:Greeting Cards is as Nuf Ced:Photos for Message Boards

A win would sure be nice today, since the Yankees have had another one of those "season defining" games. I'm calling for a win, coupled with a frustrating Yankee loss.

[montoursvillefan]

Nuf Ced, that picture is just plain sick.
And also sick would be a Sox win, associated with a couple other's loss.

[SpinnersRock]

Boomer time ...

[Lose Remerswaal]

[Nuf Ced]

oh god don't let bosoxen see that

[Pandemonium67]

Yesterday Alcoldart drew a 1-game suspension and Manila failed to make an appearance. I'm speculating that Alcoldart is Manila's evil twin.

[Ebbets2Fenway]

A win would sure be nice today, since the Yankees have had another one of those "season defining" games. I'm calling for a win, coupled with a frustrating Yankee loss.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Seconding the motion here, and adding some of that all-powerful FIRST POST I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery

Greetings from a longtime lurker just granted SoSH privs. Let's GO SOX!
(I'll figure out the avatar and sig stuff later )

[Nuf Ced]

welcome ebbets2fenway

[pk1627]

As I said yesterday, we need Wells to be Curt tonight. The good Curt.

Hell, I'd settle for the good Wells.

[jose melendez]

9/14/05 — Wells vs. Half the Man Wells Is

It’s time for Jose Melendez’s KEYS TO THE GAME.

1. Baseball has emerged as the predominant metaphor in the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts.

Roberts began the analogies by comparing judges to umpires who call balls and strikes rather than pitching and hitting. Jose is not sure whether this is a commentary on his judicial philosophy or the woeful state of the Supreme Court softball team.

Senator Joe Biden of Delaware then continued the metaphor by pointing out that the strike zone is defined as from the elbows to the knees by Rule Two of the baseball rulebook and that umpires may not change it, and can only judge whether the ball is in or out of it. Apparently, Biden doesn’t watch much baseball these days or he would know that much like the Constitution, the strike zone is a living thing constantly changing from era to era, umpire to umpire and, in some cases, from inning to inning.

Biden went on to compare questioning Roberts to pitching to Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. To be honest, Jose has no idea what this analogy means, but he assumes that it means that Roberts will get off to a brilliant start as Chief Justice, be compared regularly to John Marshall, and then, after signing a deal to become Chief Justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court, will miss the better part of most sessions with injuries while still occasionally showing his old brilliance.

Since it doesn’t appear that the evasive nominee will be answering any non-baseball questions, perhaps Senators should take Biden’s lead and ask questions only in baseball terms. (Note: Though this isn’t really that bad. Jose went to a State House hearing yesterday that involved lengthy discussion of where to get the best hot dogs and fried clams in Massachusetts. Really. Even worse, Jose may try a few of these places out this weekend.)

Jose has transcribed this portion of today’s hearing.

Q: Judge Roberts, in the 1999 American League Championship Series umpired Tim Tschida ruled Jose Offerman out even though Chuck Knoblauch clearly failed to tag him. If you had been the chief of that umpiring crew, would you have overturned that call?

Roberts: Senator, on the one hand, I think that decision was a misinterpretation of the facts of the case. On the other hand, I have enormous respect for precedent.

Q: And what precedent would that be?

Roberts: The precedent of the Yankees getting all the calls in big series. If would refer you to the case of Baltimore v. Jeffrey Maier.

Q: So then when two calls, a home run call, and the infamous “slap” call were reversed during the 2004 American League Championship Series to harm the Yankees, you would say that the umpires ignored precedent in reversing those calls and were therefore mistaken?

Roberts: Not necessarily. On the one hand, this call did depart from past rulings. On the other hand, as the top umpiring crew in baseball they have the authority to reinterpret precedent.

Q: So, in your opinion, did the umpiring crew rule correctly in the 2004 case.

Roberts: As it is quite possible that the Red Sox and Yankees may meet in post season play again during my tenure, and in that event it is highly likely that Alex Rodriguez will slap some one again, it would be prejudicial for me to answer this question.

2. Blue Jays slugger Eric Hinskie barked “Come on man!” at beleaguered Sox reliever Keith Foulke last night after Foulke clipped the first baseman with a pitch. When asked why he had made such big to do about it Hinskie explained “I got hit right in the nipple. Not fun.”

So a public service message to the many baseball groupies who read KEYS: Don’t play with Eric Hinskie’s nipples; they’re sensitive and it hurts him when you do.

3. Sox centerfielder Johnny had an MRI yesterday after being benched by a shoulder injury that failed to respond to a cortisone shot. Jose knows that acronyms can be very confusing to people, so let him clarify a common misconception—an MRI is not the same thing as an MRE. An MRE is a “Meal Ready to Eat” a sort of military TV dinner that comes with the exact right blend of nutrition for a soldier in the field, a chemical packet to heat it with, and, from what Jose has heard, a small bottle of tobacco sauce an a single square of toilet paper. (Note: And instructions on how to get the job done with just a single square! Thanks to Jose’s friend Patrick the reserve drill sergeant for this disgusting tidbit.) Jose knows that a single square of toilet paper doesn’t sound like much, but from what he understands MREs stop more things from going through the middle than Orlando Cabrera, so one tends to have a few sheets before they are needed.

The cruel and racist joke about MREs is that they are so bad that MRE actually stands for “Meals Refused by Ethiopians.” Not too funny, not too nice. MRIs are, of course, something completely different. MRIs are “Meals Refused by Insurgents” which is much funnier and much more topical as many of the insurgents held at Guantanamo Bay are currently on a hunger strikes. The question remains, however, why were they giving Damon this sort of food? Jose’s guess is it falls under the “if it taste’s bad, it works good” theory of medicine.

I’m Jose Melendez, and those are my KEYS TO THE GAME.

Edited by jose melendez, 14 September 2005 - 02:56 PM.

[Ted Cox 4 president]

Welcome, ebbets2fenway. One of the very first baseball games I ever saw was at Ebbetts Field. First-post I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery and almost-fifty-year-memory I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery.

I have faith in our Wells to keep the ball in the park tonight.

Time to crank it up, offense.

[Tudor Fever]

Delta I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery is back!

We have an old saying in Delta House: don't get mad, get even.

[irishkg]

Per EEI -- ER out of lineup, Cora at SS. Olerude 1B w/ Millar in RF. Missed the batting order.

[Pumpsie]

Well, this is promising.

We've got Delta Force back in the house.

We've got an excellent "Keys to the game" from Jose Melendez.

We've got my favorite starter, The Boomah, going for the Sox.

All we need is for Manila to reappear and predict that "we'll win two tonight."

Manila?

[TimNJsoxfan]

BOOMER!

[WayneHousieHOF]

Going to drop some heavy insight here: Tonight's game is big.

[trekfan55]

I'm ginog to say this before the game:

I was very happy with the Wells signing. I trust him now.

If he delivers fine, if not you guys can quote me and mock me all you want.

[WayneHousieHOF]

ER needs a day off. Badly. The question is: Which inning will Cora homer in tonight?

[Joe D Reid]

Boston

T. Graffanino 2b
B. Mueller 3b
D. Ortiz dh
M. Ramirez
T. Nixon rf
J. Varitek c
J. Olerud 1b
A. Cora ss
G. Kapler cf


Toronto

R. Johnson lf
A. Rios rf
V. Wells cf
C. Koskie 3b
S. Hillenbrand 1b
A. Hill ss
G. Zaun c
F. Menechino 2b
G. Quiroz dh

[WayneHousieHOF]

Benitez imploding in bottom of 9th in San Diego. Giants take 4-2 lead into inning and game now tied 4-all with 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs. It must really suck to have a bullpen that can't hold leads.

[savage362]

The Sons of Sam Horn 2005 Game Thread Starter Standings

Updated Through: 9/13 Start





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[savage362]

Benitez imploding in bottom of 9th in San Diego. Giants take 4-2 lead into inning and game now tied 4-all with 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs. It must really suck to have a bullpen that can't hold leads.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, yes it does.

[trekfan55]

Benitez was actually pretty good last year, at the beginning of this year, and right after he came back. Yet I know he's famous for being a choker.

[ragecage]

I think Boomer will be dealing tonight. Let's score a lot of runs and win.

[reggiecleveland]

TSN in Canada running Curse of Babe ruth clips and saying the JAys may be the new curse. Only the price of gas prevents me from driving across country.

[TimNJsoxfan]

SCORE EARLY!!! SCORE OFTEN!!!

[Ebbets2Fenway]

Welcome, ebbets2fenway. One of the very first baseball games I ever saw was at Ebbets Field. First-post I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery and almost-fifty-year-memory I am unoriginal and unfunny. Please put me out of my misery.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks, Ted...and I, um, resemble that remark. Started at Ebbets with the original "Wait Til Next Year" Dodgers who also finally beat the MFY...finishing at Fenway, and looking for a lot more wins than losses for our Champions, now and well into the future.

P.S. Jose--what the heck is "tobacco sauce"? Or should I even ask

(Thanks for the welcome also, Nuf Ced.)

[ragecage]

I like it.

[onesoxyladee]

That's awesome, Graff...GREAT hustle. Now move him over Billy, and get him the hell in.

[Harry Agganis]

Nice Start bring Graf home

[gcapalbo]

I liked that.

Let's pile it on early.

[onesoxyladee]

Poor Bill Mueller...his last two shots have just come up a tad short. Guy needs to put on a little more muscle.

Job done, though.

[WayneHousieHOF]

The Jays say they love being spoilers. Too bad they don't know what it's like to be contenders, which would seem to be a lot more fun.

[ragecage]

1-0. Keep scoring.

[Harry Agganis]

David adds another RBI

[normstalls]

small ball gets it done

[Joe D Reid]

Man, would I like to see Graf in the 2-spot regularly once Damon gets back.

[normstalls]

nice to see the SS make a play...

[WayneHousieHOF]

Boomer.

[ragecage]

K #1 for Wells.

[WayneHousieHOF]

Nicely done.