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"There's no crying in baseball!!" - leucetios - 10-21-2004
(sup Yankees?)
So I'm not a sports type person. But I watched this game last night (on and off - hey! Mythbusters was on :> ) And I have to say.. the Yankees did a piss poor job. And for some reason, even knowing shit about sports. I was happy
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - ClayRock - 10-21-2004
:":: I love it when non-sports fans get jabs in on the Yanks...today we should ban all Yankee fans for one day.
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - 7 - 10-21-2004
I used to feel bad for the Red Sox and their fans. Although I wanted the Yankees to win, part of me wanted to see the Red Sox get the monkey off their back.
Until last night.
After the game, the great Joe Torre said (paraphrasing) "Our goal was not to keep the Red Sox out of the World Series. Our goal was to make it to the World Series."
Great quote.
The problem, that became so glaringly clear last night, is that the Sox fans seem to be the opposite.
They blame the Yankees for all their woes. They complain incessantly about the Yankees buying championships. Yet, their payroll is pretty much vomit-inducing as well.
I watched the game last night with 6 Italians from New York, and 5 micks from the Boston area. Here's what I witnessed:
The Yankee fans were loud and obnoxious. When Damon hit the GS, they became quiet and nervous and just watched the game.
In contrast, the Sox fans became more obnoxious and started with the trash talking and the bitching. Their team was winning, and they chose to point again at the Yankees egos and their high salaries, as opposed to simply cheering on their team with pride.
This bitching continued throughout the game and into the post-game celebration.
Would the Yankee fans be doing the trash talking if their team had won? Of course they would. But the point is that the Boston team and their fans are no better than the New Yorkers, and they proved it through their vindictiveness last night.
Curt Schilling, and his seven year stint with Christianity, chose to volley the statement "I want to shut up 55,000 New Yorkers" is the icing. Here you have a great player, and a self-professed born-again, and he chooses the negative side.
So...FUCK the Red Sox. I hope Schilling tears his fucking achilles in the first inning of his next start. I hope Lowe shoves a bat up Francona's ass. I hope Manny falls asleep in left, and gets wiped out with a liner to the grill. I hope Selig orders them all to cut their fucking hair as it is bad for the image of MLB.
And for Ortiz? I hope that fucker hits 10 home runs in the WS. That dude is fucking $$$$$.
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - leucetios - 10-21-2004
As a non sports fan I don't know much about the history except that 1. the Sox haven't won a pennant (wtf?) in a long time and made it to a world series since what, 1918 (I learned that last night).
I ended up watching last night cause I knew the Yankees had 3 in a row. Then when I found out yesterday that the Sox had managed to force the series to game 7 I figured I had to watch just to be culturally aware.
They all get paid too much if you ask me. Professional Cricketers in the West Indies get paid shit and end up working a regular job as well in the off season. Granted, it is Cricket :roll: but still.
I found myself pulling for the Sox because they were the underdog, and they were pulling an amazing comeback.
Now. Are there Sox fans who have focussed more on beating the Yankees than winning the game? Sure. But think about it. There's a rivalry there. After, what? 85+ years, its easy for the rivals to become the embodiement of your failure. So when you finally start to win like that, and against your nemesis, then it is easy (and natural) to want to vent and lord over and feel superior to the opposing fans and team that have come to represent your failure.
I've typed too much.
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - ClayRock - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by leucetios@Oct 21 2004, 11:55 AM
I've typed too much.
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Funniest thing you've ever said
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - Michman - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by ClayRock@Oct 21 2004, 05:25 PM
:":: I love it when non-sports fans get jabs in on the Yanks...today we should ban all Yankee fans for one day.
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I bet Anti ios having a hell of fit today....
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - ClayRock - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by Michman@Oct 21 2004, 12:01 PM
I bet Anti ios having a hell of fit today....
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Yeah, like when her beloved "Lakers" lost to the Pistons :roll: I think to qualify as a fan you have to watch AT LEAST 10 or more games per season AND not miss more than 2 post season games. Anything else and you're just trying to look cool.
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - Michman - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by ClayRock@Oct 21 2004, 06:03 PM
Yeah, like when her beloved "Lakers" lost to the Pistons :roll: I think to qualify as a fan you have to watch AT LEAST 10 or more games per season AND not miss more than 2 post season games. Anything else and you're just trying to look cool.
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I agree....man she just makes me want to puke...the "Lakers and the Yanks" fair weather fan....next she will strat liking the Pistons....after they win few more....
It would have been fun to be in a bar with her last night tho....the shit we could have gave her....LMAO
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - TomFoolery - 10-21-2004
I sent antipop an IM last night. This is verbatim:
TF: "SOX WIN! SOX WIN! SOX WIN!"
antipop: "Seriously, don't talk to me right now. I'm pissed."
TF: "OK, but just remember the SOX WIN!"
That was the entire conversation.
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - Michman - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by TomFoolery@Oct 21 2004, 06:19 PM
I sent antipop an IM last night. This is verbatim:
TF: "SOX WIN! SOX WIN! SOX WIN!"
antipop: "Seriously, don't talk to me right now. I'm pissed."
TF: "OK, but just remember the SOX WIN!"
That was the entire conversation.
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You are my fucking Hero...... :praise:
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - Michman - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by TomFoolery@Oct 21 2004, 06:19 PM
I sent antipop an IM last night. This is verbatim:
TF: "SOX WIN! SOX WIN! SOX WIN!"
antipop: "Seriously, don't talk to me right now. I'm pissed."
TF: "OK, but just remember the SOX WIN!"
That was the entire conversation.
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She was probably loading the gun as you spoke...
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - TomFoolery - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by Michman@Oct 21 2004, 11:20 AM
You are my fucking Hero...... :praise:
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After game 3 she sent me one that said "1918!"
I'm going to try to chat with her again tonight. B)
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - Charon - 10-21-2004
I don't believe in any curses or any of that type of shit !!! If I did I would have millions of curses on my back !!!
They sucked that is why they didn't make it to the World Series !!!!
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - ClayRock - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by Charon@Oct 21 2004, 01:04 PM
I don't believe in any curses or any of that type of shit !!! If I did I would have millions of curses on my back !!!
They sucked that is why they didn't make it to the World Series !!!!
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do you realize you portray yourself as Corky The Super Retard EVERY time you post?
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - TomFoolery - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by Charon@Oct 21 2004, 12:04 PM
I don't believe in any curses or any of that type of shit !!! If I did I would have millions of curses on my back !!!
They sucked that is why they didn't make it to the World Series !!!!
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I never understand you post !!!! You loose to the comprehend !!!!
!!! Have fun at the BBQ!!! This is it!!!!
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - snarg - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by TomFoolery@Oct 21 2004, 02:00 PM
After game 3 she sent me one that said "1918!"
I'm going to try to chat with her again tonight. B)
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jiminy, tf, how old is she?? like 15??
i think you should pick on someone yer own size
just sayin'
:roll:
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - TomFoolery - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by snarg@Oct 21 2004, 12:09 PM
jiminy, tf, how old is she?? like 15??
i think you should pick on someone yer own size
just sayin'
:roll:
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snarg, you don't know what you're talking about.
just sayin'
narg:
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - snarg - 10-21-2004
Quote:Originally posted by TomFoolery@Oct 21 2004, 02:17 PM
snarg, you don't know what you're talking about.
just sayin'
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how long did it take you to figure that out??
:roll:
"There's no crying in baseball!!" - CodeWarrior - 10-21-2004
I think she once admitted to me as not being that big a yankee fan.