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[quint]

Even to the most casual observer of the 2012 Boston Red Sox (my wife, for instance) will often sit down to watch an inning or two of baseball and at one point casually mutter "Who are these assholes?"

Now, I'm paraphrasing as she rarely curses, but rehashing just how obscenely snakebitten Boston has been this year is losing a lot of its luster. Not that it held a lot in the way of value for her anyways, she usually feigns interest for a moment or two, then hightails it as if one of the kids had called out to her.

So it should surprise absolutely no one here that our best offensive player this year goes down to injury just as the guy who should have been our best player looks as if he finally has removed his head from his posterior. Well, it was a little surprising his knee didn't explode, showering Youkilis with ligaments and tendons for his return.

The teams gets a little less unlikable but at the cost of run production. What a bunch of assholes. A bunch of assholes we shall continue to hate.

Why you ask? Fuck you is why and fuck your stupid questions.

That's why.

[quint]

And dogman2 can go eat shit.

[Dogman2]

I've had at least 10 pm's asking, in fact begging, me to start a hate filled gamethread. The state of this team isn't changing, wins are not coming in droves, our players are full of suck, 100 wins are still in reach, return of the starters will cure everything, Ras stays awake to fight against anyone who is a negative nebob (his insomnia is bullshit), one man enters one man leaves and fuck you.

I hate the way this team plays, how it is managed, how it is doctored, how the mediots cover them and how much Quints mom looks fucking terrible in leather. I still hate fuck her though.

C4CVRT and LeoCuntillo can both die in a fuck you.

Fuck all of you.

[Rasputin]

You're both more than a little disturbing.

[SemperFidelisSox]

I don't know what the opposite of a vampire is, but Jose Quintana has to be it. The guy loves the light and hates the dark,

Day games: Opponents hitting .136. ERA under 1.

Night: Opponents hitting .333. ERA over 5.

[E5 Yaz]

You're both more than a little disturbing.

Not as disturbed as the woman who would marry quint

[Sprowl]

And dogman2 can go eat shit.

Dogs do occasionally exhibit depraved appetites. I'm preparing to housetrain a puppy, so I have to consider these things.

My appetite for the 2012 Red Sox is kinda depraved too. It might be love-hate, but at least it's not depraved indifference.

[103mph Screwball]

My hatred for this team burns like a thousand suns

[Ananias]

pants up, belt firmly buckled, somebody find me my suspenders!

[LeoCarrillo]

Dogman needs a hug. From a famished grizzly bear. With MRSA on his claws.

[C4CRVT]

quint, this game will be won with love, not hate.

It's time for Lester to step up. Get Papi healthy, get Lester on a roll and get Dogman someone to help him develop coping strategies.

[LeoCarrillo]

Will Middlebrooks ‏@middlebrooks
Keep the hate coming... We fuel off it. We know who the real fans are. We play hard every day for you guys.

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

Dogman needs a hug. From a famished grizzly bear. With MRSA on his claws.

We call that "Quint's mom."

[InsideTheParker]

Will Middlebrooks ‏@middlebrooks
Keep the hate coming... We fuel off it. We know who the real fans are. We play hard every day for you guys.

So he went 0 for 4 last night because of hate? That doesn't seem to be what he means. I'm confused.
Still, it was nice to get the win last night. Ventura was stupid to remove Axelrod, perhaps, although his pitch count was high. I don't think we'll see Septimo/Jones tonight, somehow. Remember how Humber was coming off a no-hitter and the Red Sox embarrassed him? More, pls. Sorry I have no hate to add to the thread, but I'm on vacation. (Oh, wait, I just remembered Bobby V. Him I hate, always and forever.)

[Rooster Crows]

Too many how-to-post-in-the-hate-thread rules. I hate them. I'd love a Sox win. Kick some hating ass tonight guys, and win another one!

GO SOX - WIN TONIGHT!

[LeoCarrillo]

Theo stalker. Add "aggressive in pursuit" joke here.

http://www.suntimes....-418/story.html

Edit: link with pic

Edited by LeoCarrillo, 17 July 2012 - 09:34 AM.

[Dogman2]

Dogman needs a hug. From a famished grizzly bear. With MRSA on his claws.

Your mom is shaped like a grizzly bear so, ummm, close enough.

quint, this game will be won with love, not hate.

It's time for Lester to step up. Get Papi healthy, get Lester on a roll and get Dogman someone to help him develop coping strategies.

You are a spineless, dickless fuckface who couldn't approach his own parents about his own choices. You sat there and let them preach to you about your sin. They didn't love you, they loved you being submissively fucked up. You reap what you sow, fucker.

We call that "Quint's mom."

That's her preferred method of label, yes. She is a shrewd old cunt.

[Adrian's Dome]

Papi's hurt? Right before I'm going to the Thursday series finale?

[Lost Number]

Going to my first game since the 2007 ALCS tonight.

I fully expect Papi to be out, Punto and Aviles both to be in, and Wakefield to be activated from retirement and making the start while Carl Crawford goes to the 15 day DL, Gomez is recalled from AAA and Ciriaco is designated for assignment.

I hate this team's MO.

[Curll]

[Foulkey Reese]

ha ha Quint and his wife have the same haircut

[C4CRVT]

Theo stalker. Add "aggressive in pursuit" joke here.

http://www.suntimes....-418/story.html

Edit: link with pic

That blouse is atrocious.

[MalzoneExpress]

I hate the Sox roster construction. All Red Sox outfielders on the active roster throw left handed and there is only one back-up infielder. In the unlikely event that two of 2B, SS, 3B are lost via injury or ejection during a game, then a catcher or pitcher will have to play infield. Where is D-Mac when you need him.

[mauidano]

That blouse is atrocious.

I like the part about her missing some fingertips. Yikes!

[LeoCarrillo]

With the money he'll earn from not playing tonight's game, John Lackey could pay Quint's Mom's bail and still have $19,000 left over to get him to tomorrow night's pay.

[trekfan55]

Ells 8 crawford 7 nava dh gonzo 3 middle 5 salty 2 sweeney 9 aviles 6 ciriaco 4 lester 1

Does BobbyV know that the DH does not necessarily have to hit 3rd???

I have never bashed him before, but between this and Mauro Gomez hitting cleanup I think the guy is asleep or something.

Cafardo

Edited by trekfan55, 17 July 2012 - 02:53 PM.

[LynnRice75]

From Extra Bases:

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Carl Crawford, LF
Daniel Nava, DH
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Will Middlebrooks, 3B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Ryan Sweeney, RF
Mike Aviles, SS
Pedro Ciriaco, SS

Hmm. 2 guys at short. This probably has something to do with keeping Middlebrooks closer to third base so he can out-sprint Youks to third on a groundball during a shift... but I can quite workout the logistics.

Edited by LynnRice75, 17 July 2012 - 03:07 PM.

[mfried]

1. Alejandro De Aza (L) CF
2. Kevin Youkilis ® 3B
3. Adam Dunn (L) DH
4. Paul Konerko ® 1B
5. Alex Rios ® RF
6. A.J. Pierzynski (L) C
7. Dayan Viciedo ® LF
8. Alexei Ramirez ® SS
9. Gordon Beckham ® 2B

1. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
2. Carl Crawford (L) LF
3. Daniel Nava (S) DH
4. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B
5. Will Middlebrooks ® 3B
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
7. Ryan Sweeney (L) RF
8. Mike Aviles ® SS
9. Pedro Ciriaco ® 2B

I see no better order for this crew vs. rh-pitching. Hopefully Mags is working with Salty.

Edited by mfried, 17 July 2012 - 02:45 PM.

[Al Zarilla]

I see no better order for this crew vs. rh-pitching. Hopefully Mags is working with Salty.

Magglio Ordonez? Still think of him more when I see the nickname Mags. Papi missing and it drops all the way down to Nava. That's 2012 for ya (or 06, 09 or 10).

[Snowplow]

From Extra Bases:

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Carl Crawford, LF
Daniel Nava, DH
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Will Middlebrooks, 3B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Ryan Sweeney, RF
Mike Aviles, SS
Pedro Ciriaco, SS

Hmm. 2 guys at short. This probably has something to do with keeping Middlebrooks closer to third base so he can out-sprint Youks to third on a groundball during a shift... but I can quite workout the logistics.

BV figures this as a way to keep anyone out of Youks sweat puddle at third. He's just Trying to improve player relations, ya know?

Edit- Poor Wombat though.

Edited by Snowplow, 17 July 2012 - 03:12 PM.

[Harry Agganis]

Apparently BV is making his lineup out earlier. In this case before the 8th inning last night. The players are now happy because they know if they are playing and where they are in the lineup.

This accounts for Nava in the three hole. No one else had to told their line up spot was changed.

Apparently BV wasn't realized you can get blank Line up cards and retool the order. He is obviously saving the rain forest by cleverly just crossing out Ortiz and writing Nava.

That said Nava goes deep in the first with Crawford on Base

[SouthernBoSox]

Daniel Nava, your number three hitter.

[LesterFan]

To no one's surprise, Darnell McDonald got DFA'd. Cut his dreads for 4 PA.

[Al Zarilla]

To no one's surprise, Darnell McDonald got DFA'd. Cut his dreads for 4 PA.

Damn Yankees. MFYs. What'd they do, sign him just to learn BVs signs, not including the one with his hand in his pants? Have to admit my attitude toward baseball is at a long-time low right now. At least in the early 60s, nobody expected the Sox to be any good, as they were just a joke.

[Adrian's Dome]

Have to admit my attitude toward baseball is at a long-time low right now. At least in the early 60s, nobody expected the Sox to be any good, as they were just a joke.

If you're not on the bandwagon now, don't come crawling the fuck back when they make the playoffs.

[Al Zarilla]

If you're not on the bandwagon now, don't come crawling the fuck back when they make the playoffs.

So, you're 100% raging all the time?

[Pozo the Clown]

I don't know what the opposite of a vampire is...The guy loves the light and hates the dark...

Hmm, perhaps Jose Quintana is a faerie.

[koufax32]

People who spell fairy "f-a-e-r-i-e" are fairies. So there's that.

I could get used to a 20 game hate streak. It would be stimulating and liberating at the same time.

You know who else are fairies? Painters. Even painters of cool things like baseball players. So for telling me to f-off, you, Allented Mr. Rpley, are a fairy. In fact, all of you basement dwellers are fairies, the whole lot of you.




Now win please.

[JohnnyTheBone]

W I N

[Papo The Snow Tiger]

To no one's surprise, Darnell McDonald got DFA'd. Cut his dreads for 4 PA.

Could this be the begining of the Curse of the Rasta's?

Edited by Papo The Snow Tiger, 17 July 2012 - 05:15 PM.

[E5 Yaz]

[LesterFan]

@bradfo: Sorry #Celtics fans -- David Ortiz' second opinion in Miami will be done by Heat team doctor Dr. Harlan Selesnick

[TheoShmeo]

Damn Yankees. MFYs. What'd they do, sign him just to learn BVs signs, not including the one with his hand in his pants? Have to admit my attitude toward baseball is at a long-time low right now. At least in the early 60s, nobody expected the Sox to be any good, as they were just a joke.

Can the Sox sign him to learn the MFYs signs?!?!111

[AimingForYoko]

My job sucks. But money is money and it's not for very long. I'm still being positive so I'd like to think that Papi will be just fine. Bring the magic! Win!

[SouthernBoSox]

It would be so cool if Gonzo went on a HR streak.

I doubt it happens, mainly because quint is a fan of the team. Fuck him.

[Cellar-Door]

I hate the Sox roster construction. All Red Sox outfielders on the active roster throw left handed and there is only one back-up infielder. In the unlikely event that two of 2B, SS, 3B are lost via injury or ejection during a game, then a catcher or pitcher will have to play infield. Where is D-Mac when you need him.

why does it really matter that the OFs throw left handed?

[SouthernBoSox]

The white sox have a really weird group of last names don't they?

[hikeeba]

Manny Gonzalez is an ump? Didn't he play for us during the WS?

[Savin Hillbilly]

It's been a long time since I've seen one of those shutdown, "painting with 94-95 and spotting the offspeed stuff perfectly" kind of games from Lester. How about tonight?

[mauidano]

Good pitching is going to be crucial taking Papi's bat from the lineup. It would be REALLY cool if we can hold them to less than two runs in the first.