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Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 27 2004, 10:05 PM

Well they finally did it....after a dry spell of 86 years!
The Boston Red Sox are the World Series Champs!
Good for them!

Lisa

Posted by: Toast Oct 27 2004, 11:13 PM

I'm excited for them!
My mom is a fanatic, and I have been hearing about every game and team everyday, all season long.
But thats ok. I give her all of the football mumbo jumbo.
I thought it was weird that I asked my mom earlier in the season if anyone had won the world series by winning four games in a row. Hummmmm.......

Posted by: scruz914 Oct 27 2004, 11:17 PM

I was pulling for them. I am surprised by the lack of participation by the Cardinals. I do feel their pain though being a SF Giants fan. Another team that failed to show up to the Series.

Kudos to the Red Socks though. Tough team. Almost National League in nature. Now a long wait until Spring training.

-Jeff

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 27 2004, 11:52 PM

Hey Jeff,
Even though I live in Dodger land,
I too am a Giants fan
My best friend is JT Snow's sister,
and he has given me lots of free tickets
to the Dodger and Padre seires this season.
I even took skline to a game with his son, and
the Giants won easily!
(Hope JT signs with the Giants again for next year! )

Anyway, good for the Sox!

Lisa

Posted by: Howard Oct 27 2004, 11:56 PM

tough to say for a yankees fan, but them bean town boys showed some class. lisa, you coming up saturday for planning meet?

Posted by: SpecialK Oct 28 2004, 12:25 AM

Posted by: Meredith Oct 28 2004, 12:26 AM

I was hoping it would go to game 7, just so the baseball season would last a little longer. But I can't complain, I was rooting for the Sox.

Posted by: Racer Chris Oct 28 2004, 06:14 AM

All it took was for a kid who live in the Babe's old house to get hit in the mouth with a home run ball; and the sun, moon and earth to be in alignment during game 4.
The curse is broken!

Posted by: dflesburg Oct 28 2004, 07:23 AM

When I saw there was going to be a lunar eclipse it occourred to me that the curse would not only be broken, but that the sox would sweep.

What a dramatic way to do it... That's the stuff Hollywood would get a stiffy over.

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 28 2004, 07:58 AM

I never thought of it that way...
but I think you are right!



Lisa

Posted by: balljoint Oct 28 2004, 08:01 AM

Great news for Boston, and it only cost them $125 Million. Yow. Sucks to be in the same division with the Yanks and the Red Sox. But an awesome story and some pretty damn good baseball.

Posted by: Kerrys914 Oct 28 2004, 08:11 AM

What a baseball season it was

Its been a long week watching all of these late games .....but WELL worth it.

GO SOX and this winiter will not seem as long now. I just wish I was in Boston with my buds to celebrate

Cheers

Posted by: Kerrys914 Oct 28 2004, 08:16 AM

Also...Did you guys see Jimmy Fallon on the field during the celebration? They were/are in production of a crazy Redsox fan movie. They started filming before the playoffs and had no idea they would win it this year.

I think he was kissing Drew B. (co-star) on the field as the new ending to the movie.

It's going to be a wicked good move

Cheers

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 28 2004, 08:49 AM

"A wicked good movie"



Lisa

Posted by: BMartin914 Oct 28 2004, 10:22 AM

You're retarted...you are!

Posted by: scruz914 Oct 28 2004, 10:52 AM

Wow. Nice friend to have!

JT had a tough year. He is a fan favorite and brings experience to the team. Hopefully he will be back, if for no other reason than for you to get tickets! (Isn't there a rule that anyone within four degrees of seperation also gets tickets? )

Only four months to Spring Training!

-Jeff

Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Oct 28 2004, 10:57 AM

Wicked Pissah!

Right on SOX!

Posted by: Headrage Oct 28 2004, 10:57 AM

Finally!!! I have been a Red Sox Fan for ever. This is great!!!


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Posted by: GTeener Oct 28 2004, 11:15 AM

I was thinking the same thing

They just needed to make it to the WS when the moon was full and there was a lunar eclipse (and they didn't screw up )

OK, which team gets cursed next?

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 28 2004, 11:16 AM

Is that a hint, Jeff? hehehehe
If he signs again for next season, I'll see what I can do
for you!

Lisa

Posted by: Toast Oct 28 2004, 11:53 AM

i'm jealous! Everytime that my mom and I try to get seats at Dodger staduim, they try assigning us nosebleeds. :finger2: I've had nosebleeds at Dodger stadum before, and they really suck! You can see what is happening before you her it.

I got tickets to an Angels game this year, and they swithced the game time on me without me knowing. I flew my mom out here and drove to anaheim just to find out that the game was earlier that day.

Ok, done ranting now.

Lisa, next year let's hook up and go to a game.

Posted by: MattR Oct 28 2004, 11:55 AM

What do you mean, curse is broken? 1 world series is 86 years! They're definatly still cursed if they go another 86 years before winning a world series.

They also had the second biggest payroll in baseball. Their team is filled with players they didnt bring up through their farm system, and frankly are on route to becoming the yankees. Their team is so depleated in the minors and their payroll is so high, they're going to be like the diamondbacks of 2001. They spent it all this year to go to the world series once, and now we see why they will go another 86 years without winning a game... becuase their management SUCKS!

Posted by: 7391420 Oct 28 2004, 12:03 PM

Way to go sox!-just re-upped my tickets for next year!!

-BTW: that movie with D. Bmore and J Fallon, they filmed different parts of it during the season, one of which was at Fenway during a game I was at with my wife.. after the game we all stayed and they played out a part on the field... pretty cool.

We're going to have around 5 million sox fans downtown this weekend!!! Gonna be nuts but at least we'll never have to listen to any NY'ers scream you know what at us! now, its the Cubs and W-sox turn to end bad streaks....

Posted by: scruz914 Oct 28 2004, 12:59 PM

Was I that obvious?

I have been meaning to make a trip South to visit the ballparks for several years. The season always ends and the trip never makes my schedule. I do want to get to Dodger Stadium before it gets replaced. The new San Diego park would be cool too. One of these years.

-Jeff

Posted by: MattR Oct 28 2004, 01:03 PM

If dodger stadium ever gets replaced, I will no longer follow baseball. Ive been a baseball fanatic since i was about 6, playing through little league and high school, and Ive gone to about 20 dodger games a year for as long as I can remember, but if they ever touch the chavez ravine, its all gone. I friggen grew up there!

Posted by: 7391420 Oct 28 2004, 01:07 PM

That's great about Dodger stadium,

Personally, and I bet many will be shocked to hear this, I hope they blow up Fenway ASAP! its not going to happen any time soon, but it should. The park is hopelessly outdated, and uncomfortable as hell to watch a game at...

Posted by: scruz914 Oct 28 2004, 01:10 PM

Is there any word of that happening? My comment was based on what is happening aroung the league. I suppose if a stadium is not getting in the way of the owners making money it will not get replaced. I think Dodger Stadium is still doing well but other factors could come into play. I hate seeing the classics go. Others (Candlestick, although not torn down yet) are just begging for it.

-Jeff

Posted by: seanery Oct 28 2004, 01:12 PM

I know it didn't start in Boston, but why does THIS always happen?

Posted by: MattR Oct 28 2004, 02:31 PM

I personally thought candlestick was a dump, but I also hate the giants more then satan.

There was word if the tampa bay bucs owner (his name escapes me) bought the team he would have torn down dodger stadium and constructed a new stadium, but since McCourt bought the dodgers, he doesnt have the money to build a new stadium.

Also, dodger stadium is one of the highest grossing ballparks in baseball (2nd to yankee stadium i believe) and they're hitting records every year. I was at the game versus the yankees in august with a record attendence of 54k. They went on to break that record later in september I believe.

Anyway, sorry for the hijack.

Sean, unfortunatly today I think thats common for sports teams in areas like Boston, LA, and New York. Remember the riots after the Lakers won a few years ago... they just get crazy. Its stupid in my opinion. Where are all those die hard fans when their team is struggling to break 500 winning percentage?

By the way, that link didnt work for me, I had to chop it up. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/gallery/102704_unruly_fans?pg=21

Posted by: scruz914 Oct 28 2004, 03:56 PM

A true Dodger fan.

Hey Lisa, Any chance of you going to Matt's house and burning a big SF in his front lawn?

I'll stop now. How will I make it to Spring?

-Jeff

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 28 2004, 05:29 PM

Well Jeff, Irvine isn't that far from where I live!
I am a Dodger fan though Matt, it's just that I
happen to know JT Snow, and he grew up here
in Seal Beach.
So going to Chavez Ravine in a SF Giants hat
is like going into a riot without kevlar
But I have done it

And a bit of trivia for you Matt, my cousin caught the first
foul ball ever hit at Chavez Ravine!!!
So does that make me kinda famous?
(I was just a baby then though )

Lisa

PS They just remodeled Dodger Stadium like 2 years ago, so I haven't heard anything about them replacing it.
But the new park in San Diego is so cool!
Jeff, you really should go to a game next year down there.

Posted by: MattR Oct 28 2004, 06:05 PM

Uh, sounds like Im catching some heat from giants fans.

For the record, I grew up in South Pasadena, but Im going to school in Irvine, so I have an apartment here.

JT Snow? Tell him he sucks (from a devoted dodger fan) . Shawn Green grew up in Tustin, which is right next door to Irvine.

Well, when the dodgers moved from brooklyn they played in Exhibition park for 2 years then moved to the newly built dodger stadium. My grandpa had season tickets in Exhibition park, and then Dodger stadium. Basically I've had about 10-15 games a year at aisle 4 row K in the yellow (field) section since I was born, and so has my mom since she was really young. I dont mean to brag, but if you were to cut me, I would bleed Dodger blue.

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 28 2004, 06:45 PM

Well I might have to cut you for saying that JT sucks!
He's my friend and a really cool guy!
I like Shawn Green too, but I don't think he sucks!
Let's play nice now!

Lisa

Posted by: MattR Oct 28 2004, 06:59 PM

That read kinda bad... i was just kidding, im sorry. I was a big fan of JT Snow when he was an Angel. He was a really good player, and still is.

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 28 2004, 07:06 PM

Forgiven!!!!!!!!!!!
Wish he would have been a Dodger instead of a Giant

No worries

Lisa

Posted by: skline Oct 28 2004, 08:27 PM

I guess I need to post in this thread, not sure what to say. I think it is crazy how people get in the town that wins. I never could understand all the rioting. I never really followed sports much because I always have too much other stuff going on. I think it is great that the Red Sox finally won one. I even watched parts of the game. Then I got called away to work. Hard to follow something when other things get in the way. I really need to get a life.

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 28 2004, 10:37 PM

You do have a life, you silly man!
Thanks for posting though!

Lisa

Posted by: skline Oct 28 2004, 10:38 PM

No problem, for you, the world.

Posted by: Howard Oct 28 2004, 10:50 PM

JT's OK, but his daughter and her best friend are a bit odd

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 28 2004, 10:56 PM

JT doesn't have a daughter!!!!!
But he does have a really cute and cool
sister, and she has an awesome friend!

Try and keep the relations straight, OK?

Lisa

Posted by: skline Oct 28 2004, 11:03 PM

Go easy on Howard, he is old and doesnt really know what he is talking about. But he is still a nice guy.

Posted by: scruz914 Oct 28 2004, 11:05 PM

Lisa,

Will you be my friend? At least until JT is traded? Totally Plutonic and for baseball camaraderie of course.

Man, waiting for Spring season is going to be harder than what the East guys go through waiting to drive their 914s again.

-Jeff

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 28 2004, 11:15 PM

Not a problem, Jeff!
I'll PM you when I know what happens
with JT's contract!

Lisa

Posted by: Howard Oct 28 2004, 11:34 PM

Relations? Moi? I never touched either one of them

my car, on the other hand..


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Posted by: skline Oct 28 2004, 11:45 PM

I know Howard, what a lucky car. Wait till next WCC, that car will leave wet spots all over the place when they are around.

Posted by: Meredith Oct 29 2004, 01:22 AM

Ahem. I'll have you know it's been renamed "Monster Stadium".

And yes, it is a dump. Which is why the Giants got the heck out of there and into a new one. Now only the 49ers remain. And with the way they've been playing, they deserve it.

However, I will say that they have a fabulous parking lot.

Mer

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 29 2004, 06:35 AM

You got that right. Mer!

Lisa

Posted by: skline Oct 29 2004, 07:42 AM

Isnt that the place where we had our AX at for WCC 04? I thought it was called 3Com park?

Posted by: Meredith Oct 29 2004, 10:20 AM

You're right. First it was Candlestick Park, then it was 3Com Stadium/Park at Candlestick Point. Now it's Monster Stadium.

Posted by: Mrs. K Oct 29 2004, 11:53 PM

Hey Mer,
Do you know why they call it Monster Stadium
now???
Was it because of the "monster AX" from June at
the WCC 04??

Lisa

Posted by: Meredith Oct 30 2004, 12:49 AM

Haha, I wish! I guess the 3Com company went bust. The stadium is now named for the monster.com folks. Doesn't really matter to me, I still call it Candlestick...

Mer

Posted by: Thorshammer Nov 1 2004, 11:13 AM

I am late getting in on this thread, been celebrating!

Living just South of Boston 25 miles (BUrbs) I have relished every single swing of the bat, pitch from the mound and point to the sky. Due to ticket prices, I am only able to attend 1 game a year. Heh, it cuts into the race car fund.

Here's what I have'nt relished. College kids saying "I've been waiting for this my whole life"? Sure buddy! You were'nt alive in 67, were 2 in 86 when Buckner missed the ball, last year in Game seven, you were out on the street to cause mayhem before the 7th inning even started and now you get to see them win. You make me puke.

Some people just use any excuse to act like idiots. These people you see after the games filling the streets and tearing down signs and lights and trees are primarily students that think the anonimity of the night allows them to do what ever they want. Some think it is release from responsibility of one's own actions. But as they arrest them from the video tape taken, they can explain to their parents why they acted like Jack A__es. Most true fans (and players) are embarassed by this type of behavior, and god knows some of the cops are not ready to deal with the situation. We had one young woman die tragically after being hit with a (supposedly) non lethel pepper bullet. 1 death is too many for a sports celebration, and the ones to blame are the few that spoil the celebration for real fans. Some people don't really think about what they will do or cause, only themselves, I wonder what the kid that first started climbing the Fenway Park structure and the many that followed his lead feel. As I see it, they are guilty and responsible for that yound womans death. So when you celebrate, do it like you drink, responsibly. And While I am on my soapbox, teach your kids to do the same. Soapbox dismounted!

So I tell you this, make shua you drive youa cah wicked haad, cause dats da way 9 foteens like to be driven.

Erik Madsen The not so proper Bostonian.

Post Script:

This texan is visiting Boston for his first time, after he gets through the gaggle at Logan Airport, he asks a Middle aged Bostonian "Scuse me partner, where's a good place to stop and eat at?". The proper Bostonian says" I suggest Sir, directly before the AT!" The Texan says " I don't quite understand?" The Bostonian replies, "It is not proper English to end a sentence with a preposition" Not wanting to be out done, the Texan said " Fair Enough" " Where is a good place to stop and eat at Ass_ole!"

Needed to lighten up my ranting with a joke.
Thought you would like it.