Comments on: We make soxytime http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/10/we-make-soxytime.html seanobrien.org Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Not Rocktober… Soxtober! :: OB1og http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/10/we-make-soxytime.html#comment-4517 Not Rocktober… Soxtober! :: OB1og Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:07:53 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/10/we-make-soxytime.html#comment-4517 [...] figure out if I did or not. I’m thinking not… or, at least not like in the 2004 ALCS. Yeah, I skipped watching a couple games against the Tribe, but one was on purpose and another because of work (the 2nd Beckett gem). I did [...] [...] figure out if I did or not. I’m thinking not… or, at least not like in the 2004 ALCS. Yeah, I skipped watching a couple games against the Tribe, but one was on purpose and another because of work (the 2nd Beckett gem). I did [...]

]]> By: Sean http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/10/we-make-soxytime.html#comment-4516 Sean Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:44:28 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/10/we-make-soxytime.html#comment-4516 Well, last time we were in the World Series, I said Sox in Seven and they swept, which was fine by me, but by doing so, denied the home crowd the chance to celebrate along with the team. While I really believe it will be six this time, I also had an eye towards having such a celebration! As for Petey throwing out the first pitch, that might have been bad luck. Look what happened to the Mets this year. ;) Well, last time we were in the World Series, I said Sox in Seven and they swept, which was fine by me, but by doing so, denied the home crowd the chance to celebrate along with the team. While I really believe it will be six this time, I also had an eye towards having such a celebration!

As for Petey throwing out the first pitch, that might have been bad luck. Look what happened to the Mets this year. ;)

]]> By: Ed http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/10/we-make-soxytime.html#comment-4515 Ed Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:36:18 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/10/we-make-soxytime.html#comment-4515 Yes - I am reposting a Comment I placed on my own site. Hey - this is all part of my appeasement tour for getting momentarily blinded by rage. ED SMASH LUGOOOOOOOO...errr, where was I? Anyway, here goes. Now that my head has cleared (your beloved home team winning the ALCS will do that for you) I have come here to repent. No, I will not apologize for Tessie. The Dropkicks still owe us for that one - although 'Shipping Up to Boston' may be thanks enough (no matter how many times I hear that song, I never fail to get pumped and jacked). My post last week was written in desperation. While I know I had nothing to do with the outcome, it is nice to see Francona come around and embrace conventional wisdom by his insertion of Jacoby Ellsbury in the starting line-ups for Gme 6 and 7. Of course, Coco's absolute failure to execute the most routine of plays (bunting the runners along) in 3 tries may have had something to do with that. And there's happy endings all around. Ellsbury contributed - as the 36,000+ fans who stood and cheered his every appearance could attest to - and Coco got to make a spectacular final catch through his 'balls to the wall' dash to rob Cleveland of any potential hint of a rally and send the Red Sox on to the World Series for the first time in three years. (It would be nice if they would win one for my two-year old daughter Aria who has waited a lifetime to see this moment.) Game 1 is tomorrow night. I will be saying pennance over the next 24 hours or so and promise not to follow those lemmings to the Tobin again. That thing's cracked ya' know. Yes – I am reposting a Comment I placed on my own site. Hey – this is all part of my appeasement tour for getting momentarily blinded by rage. ED SMASH LUGOOOOOOOO…errr, where was I?

Anyway, here goes.

Now that my head has cleared (your beloved home team winning the ALCS will do that for you) I have come here to repent. No, I will not apologize for Tessie. The Dropkicks still owe us for that one – although ‘Shipping Up to Boston’ may be thanks enough (no matter how many times I hear that song, I never fail to get pumped and jacked).

My post last week was written in desperation. While I know I had nothing to do with the outcome, it is nice to see Francona come around and embrace conventional wisdom by his insertion of Jacoby Ellsbury in the starting line-ups for Gme 6 and 7. Of course, Coco’s absolute failure to execute the most routine of plays (bunting the runners along) in 3 tries may have had something to do with that.

And there’s happy endings all around. Ellsbury contributed – as the 36,000+ fans who stood and cheered his every appearance could attest to – and Coco got to make a spectacular final catch through his ‘balls to the wall’ dash to rob Cleveland of any potential hint of a rally and send the Red Sox on to the World Series for the first time in three years. (It would be nice if they would win one for my two-year old daughter Aria who has waited a lifetime to see this moment.)

Game 1 is tomorrow night. I will be saying pennance over the next 24 hours or so and promise not to follow those lemmings to the Tobin again. That thing’s cracked ya’ know.

]]> By: Sharon http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/10/we-make-soxytime.html#comment-4514 Sharon Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:31:50 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2007/10/we-make-soxytime.html#comment-4514 My rather spread-out siblings are all die-hard Red Sox fans, even unto the next generation, and they look to me to speak ( via email) comfort at times they need it. But they were LEAPING off the ledge after Game 4,to which I patiently responded that most notable pundits ( and Sean was apparently one of them!) said Sox in 7, which meant we had to play the whole 7 games! One 25 year old nephew attempted to invoke demons from by-gone eras, as if he wasn't in bed by 7 in 1986! Rookies, I tell ya...I also heard that they had intially asked Pedro to throw out the first pitch, but the Mets did not clear it in time. I wonder if anyone thought of asking Rooooggeerrrrr? As far as the Series goes, I again agree with Sean, Sox in 6, would be nice to get it back to Fenway for the win, but I will take it in 5 or a sweep! I spent all season preaching to anyone who would listen, you win series...take 2 out of 3, if you lose a series, make it up by sweeping the next one...next thing you know, it's 3 out of 5, then 4 out of 7, then one more 4 out of 7. That'll do it. My rather spread-out siblings are all die-hard Red Sox fans, even unto the next generation, and they look to me to speak ( via email) comfort at times they need it. But they were LEAPING off the ledge after Game 4,to which I patiently responded that most notable pundits ( and Sean was apparently one of them!) said Sox in 7, which meant we had to play the whole 7 games! One 25 year old nephew attempted to invoke demons from by-gone eras, as if he wasn’t in bed by 7 in 1986! Rookies, I tell ya…I also heard that they had intially asked Pedro to throw out the first pitch, but the Mets did not clear it in time. I wonder if anyone thought of asking Rooooggeerrrrr?
As far as the Series goes, I again agree with Sean, Sox in 6, would be nice to get it back to Fenway for the win, but I will take it in 5 or a sweep! I spent all season preaching to anyone who would listen, you win series…take 2 out of 3, if you lose a series, make it up by sweeping the next one…next thing you know, it’s 3 out of 5, then 4 out of 7, then one more 4 out of 7. That’ll do it.

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