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#51 OhBabyDontOrtizMe


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:24 PM

QUOTE (kieckeredinthehead @ Sep 23 2009, 08:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's your quantum universe, we're just living in it.


My random theoretical physics dork story: In grad school (not for physics), there was a dive bar on campus with lots of writing on the walls. Mostly, things like "Sigma Chi rules" "No it doesn't" "Your a douche" and so on. One wild and crazy night, I ordered a second Sloe Gin Fizz, visited the restroom as a result, and in a moment of drunken courage, I wrote next to the urinal "Heisenberg may have been here." A few weeks later, I came back and underneath it somebody wrote "And his cat too!", and underneath that "It's Schroedinger's cat you idiot." It is still there to this day, but has the word "cunt" written over it in red indelible marker. "Starting quantum physics flame-wars on the wall of a dive bar" still appears on my resume, as it is one of my proudest achievements (and that includes all 11 of my illegitimate children).

Of course, the irony is that nobody appeared to get that I should have used "might" instead of "may"

#52 kieckeredinthehead

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:26 PM

QUOTE (OhBabyDontOrtizMe @ Sep 23 2009, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Uh... all of them?

edit: switched out spelling of "confused" sound.


Seriously, don't be obtuse. Do you think that the Red Sox are going to go 9-0 against non-Yankees opponents the rest of the way? Or do you think the Yankees are going to go 2-4 against Tampa Bay and Kansas City? Because neither of those seem particularly likely. You tell me -- what's the route the Red Sox take to win the division?

#53 InsideTheParker


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:29 PM

So, I don't like the first inning. Our guys do squat, the other guys look alive. Rats.

#54 Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:29 PM

This shaving ho's thing is really eating me up.

#55 kartvelo

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:29 PM

QUOTE (SemperFidelisSox @ Sep 23 2009, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And it some years the division and homefield advantage are huge, especially if you're a team that is 2 games under .500 on the road and your opponents in the postseason and almost unbeatable at home.

Silence, realist!

#56 Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:31 PM

QUOTE (InsideTheParker @ Sep 23 2009, 07:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So, I don't like the first inning. Our guys do squat, the other guys look alive. Rats.

Fret not, fair lady. They had an infield hit and a walk. That's more like mostly dead.

#57 Steven S. Dallas

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:31 PM

QUOTE (Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat @ Sep 23 2009, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You see, this is the type of insight that I need from my analyst. Or maybe my therapist.


Or both?



Edited by Steven S. Dallas, 23 September 2009 - 07:34 PM.


#58 martybarrettoverdrive

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:31 PM

QUOTE (SemperFidelisSox @ Sep 23 2009, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And it some years the division and homefield advantage are huge, especially if you're a team that is 2 games under .500 on the road and your opponents in the postseason and almost unbeatable at home.


This may be an oversimplistic point, but to me the playoffs are just a different animal. Of course Boston is more comfortable and successful at home. They know how to play the Monster and the park on both sides of the ball. But, as one example, while Lester has arguably been Boston's best pitcher this year, I expect Beckett to be number one at least partly due to his postseason track record. It's not apples and oranges per se, but still a different animal.

Edit: Have I made the point yet that it's a different animal? Because it is.

Edited by martybarrettoverdrive, 23 September 2009 - 07:33 PM.


#59 OhBabyDontOrtizMe


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:32 PM

QUOTE (kieckeredinthehead @ Sep 23 2009, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Seriously, don't be obtuse. Do you think that the Red Sox are going to go 9-0 against non-Yankees opponents the rest of the way? Or do you think the Yankees are going to go 2-4 against Tampa Bay and Kansas City? Because neither of those seem particularly likely. You tell me -- what's the route the Red Sox take to win the division?


That was my way of agreeing with you that it is bleak, but thanks for the sass. I don't think the Sox will win the division. I don't think I've said I thought it was a likely option.

Edited by OhBabyDontOrtizMe, 23 September 2009 - 07:34 PM.


#60 NomarRS05

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:36 PM

Thanks for the walks, Luke.

#61 Steven S. Dallas

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:36 PM

Horsefever is looking a little shaky.

#62 DennyDoyle'sBoil

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:36 PM

Sean Casey seems like the kind of guy who uses "LOL" in his own posts.

#63 martybarrettoverdrive

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:37 PM

This is one bizarre strike zone tonight.

#64 martybarrettoverdrive

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:37 PM

QUOTE (DennyDoyle'sBoil @ Sep 23 2009, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sean Casey seems like the kind of guy who uses "LOL" in his own posts.


If he ever said lol boo hoo he'd be a lifetime SOSH member

#65 Max Power


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:38 PM

QUOTE (DennyDoyle'sBoil @ Sep 23 2009, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sean Casey seems like the kind of guy who uses "LOL" in his own posts.


Except he's actually telling the truth.

#66 Steven S. Dallas

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:38 PM

With the amount of love given Sean Casey in these threads, I'm not at all disappointed the MLB package is sticking me with the Royals' announcers.

#67 BucketOBalls


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:39 PM

It was better we Lowell was only a corpse in the field. WTF were you swinging at?

#68 DennyDoyle'sBoil

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:39 PM

QUOTE (martybarrettoverdrive @ Sep 23 2009, 05:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If he ever said lol boo hoo he'd be a lifetime SOSH member



Career OPS of .773 for the Townies doesn't get you in automatically?

#69 NomarRS05

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:39 PM

Well, this series has been frustrating.

#70 phragle


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:39 PM

think mentally [/mayor]

#71 P'tucket, rhymes with...


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:40 PM

QUOTE (Steven S. Dallas @ Sep 23 2009, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
With the amount of love given Sean Casey in these threads, I'm not at all disappointed the MLB package is sticking me with the Royals' announcers.


His nickname is "The Mayor" because "The Nice Enough Guy in the Bar Who Won't Shut the Fuck Up Already" was a little unwieldy.

#72 DennyDoyle'sBoil

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:41 PM

J.D. should have just kicked him right in the dick on his way down the baseline. It would have been worth the suspension.

#73 OhBabyDontOrtizMe


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:44 PM

That was quite a lob on Beckett's part. I enjoyed that more than I should have for some reason.

#74 PayrodsFirstClutchHit

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:45 PM

Eck >>>>> Remy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Viola >> Casey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Roberts

#75 OhBabyDontOrtizMe


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:46 PM

I did not enjoy the single, however.

#76 Steven S. Dallas

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:46 PM

Drew showin' that UZR.

#77 InsideTheParker


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:50 PM

Beckett doesn't look all dominant and scary. That'd be what I'm looking for as a Red Sox fan at this particular moment.

#78 radsoxfan

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:51 PM

QUOTE (PayrodsFirstClutchHit @ Sep 23 2009, 07:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Eck >>>>> Remy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Viola >> Casey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Roberts



Perfectly well put. Casey is tough to listen to, but he cant approach Roberts' ineptitude.

#79 Sprowl


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:51 PM

Beckett is getting some crazy horizontal movement on his fastball tonight. Either he's throwing a ton of sinkers, or the KC pitchfx data are off.

#80 NomarRS05

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:52 PM

QUOTE (InsideTheParker @ Sep 23 2009, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Beckett doesn't look all dominant and scary. That'd be what I'm looking for as a Red Sox fan at this particular moment.


The second base hit was bullshit. He's also throwing 97. I'm not too worried yet.

#81 Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:55 PM

QUOTE (InsideTheParker @ Sep 23 2009, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Beckett doesn't look all dominant and scary. That'd be what I'm looking for as a Red Sox fan at this particular moment.

I think he looks pretty damn good.

#82 DieHardSoxFan1


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:56 PM

Christ, Gonzo has more opposite field power than 2/3 of the lineup.

#83 RIrooter09

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:57 PM

Good thing he put himself in a hole with that attempted bunt.

#84 martybarrettoverdrive

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:00 PM

QUOTE (Sprowl @ Sep 23 2009, 08:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Beckett is getting some crazy horizontal movement on his fastball tonight. Either he's throwing a ton of sinkers, or the KC pitchfx data are off.


Been getting a wide zone too

PitchFX

#85 Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:01 PM

Time to extend the hitting streak

#86 youkwalks

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:02 PM

Boy am I glad this is the only game of the Royals series I'll be able to see. Casey is painful. More so then his last stint with the Red Sox.

#87 RIrooter09

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:06 PM

Fuck these one out singles.

#88 NomarRS05

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:06 PM

Another well-placed hit. Nice.

#89 NomarRS05

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:08 PM

This is fucking ridiculous.

#90 Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:08 PM

Holy crap, this is getting ridiculous

#91 InsideTheParker


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:08 PM

QUOTE (Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat @ Sep 23 2009, 08:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think he looks pretty damn good.

My expectations are undoubtedly too high. I'd like him to get out after out. Nobody gets on base. The other team quivering with fear and awe.

Edited by InsideTheParker, 23 September 2009 - 08:08 PM.


#92 SMU_Sox


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:08 PM

Who stood up the BABIP God tonight?

#93 Sprowl


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:08 PM

QUOTE (martybarrettoverdrive @ Sep 23 2009, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Been getting a wide zone too

PitchFX

It's so wide that it makes me think the data are off -- it really doesn't look to me like Beckett is pitching mostly inside to all RHB.

The Red Sox infielders' lack of range is showing up in this game. Very good with the glove, when they can reach the ball.

#94 Harry Agganis

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:08 PM

We should be able to score against Luke

#95 NomarRS05

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:10 PM

Filthy curve freezes Callaspo.

#96 Steven S. Dallas

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:11 PM

Pitching out of bad luck... nice. Take that, MFRs!

Edited by Steven S. Dallas, 23 September 2009 - 08:11 PM.


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:11 PM

QUOTE (Harry Agganis @ Sep 23 2009, 09:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We should be able to score against Luke


No one should be more acutely aware of the gulf between "should" and "will" than a Red Sox fan.

#98 RIrooter09

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:12 PM

QUOTE (Sprowl @ Sep 23 2009, 09:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's so wide that it makes me think the data are off -- it really doesn't look to me like Beckett is pitching mostly inside to all RHB.

The Red Sox infielders' lack of range is showing up in this game. Very good with the glove, when they can reach the ball.


Isn't Lowell really the only guy in the infield with below average range?

#99 SMU_Sox


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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:14 PM

QUOTE (Harry Agganis @ Sep 23 2009, 08:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We should be able to score against Luke


Curse Al Michaels.

First he starts calling Roethlisburger Ben and now this. His name is Luke Nagheenanajar. It's not that hard: Na-ghee-na-na-jar. Nagheenanajar.

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Posted 23 September 2009 - 08:15 PM

QUOTE (P'tucket, rhymes with... @ Sep 23 2009, 08:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No one should be more acutely aware of the gulf between "should" and "will" than a Red Sox fan.


Oh I don't know... I have some friends who worked on the Hillary campaign who would give Sox fans a run for their money wink.gif