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coralway 04-30-2012 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Patty55 (Post 486505)
In 1986 I became a big fan of Bill Buckner.





Buckner was the real WS MVP. I heard the Mets voted him a full share.

ajbrown 04-30-2012 05:30 PM

Very nice video, very touching IMO.

I am a life time Red Sox fan. After last fall, I put my membership on hold :rant-rave:

coralway 04-30-2012 05:43 PM

Beer and chicken wings, anyone ?????????????

Patty55 04-30-2012 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mudder (Post 486513)
Sorry Patti but I think your remark was inappropiate in this situation. Massachusetts is very good and caring to its special needs kids and adults. The sports teams always support our special citizens. The Red Sox Nation here i TV will do the same.

Whoa, I confess that I didn't follow the link, got a warning message and quit.

In truth, I'm not surprised that the Red Sox that the Red Sox had an autistic child sing the National Anthem. Back in the day, I attended many a game at Fenway and found the franchise to be classy outfit.

Sorry, I just couldn't resist the cheap shot at Buckner.

Now, I am going to take a self-imposed time out and sit on my hands before you all put on your CAPS LOCK and really flame me.

Patty55 04-30-2012 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by coralway (Post 486533)
Beer and chicken wings, anyone ?????????????

I would prefer lobster pie at the Hilltop.

collie1228 04-30-2012 07:58 PM

Patty, I'm going to put on my cap lock and say I THOUGHT YOUR BUCKNER COMMENT WAS PRETTY FUNNY. Don't let the PC police get you down.

Patty55 04-30-2012 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by collie1228 (Post 486597)
Patty, I'm going to put on my cap lock and say I THOUGHT YOUR BUCKNER COMMENT WAS PRETTY FUNNY. Don't let the PC police get you down.

Thank you, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER ALREADY.

kathy and al 05-02-2012 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Patty55 (Post 486565)
I would prefer lobster pie at the Hilltop.

I'll second that!!!!! How do I get to Saugus from TV??

thekeithfan 05-02-2012 07:05 AM

Buckner a real MVP! But who could forget Bucky Dents ball over that wall in 1978!

BostonCelt 05-02-2012 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ajbrown (Post 486527)
Very nice video, very touching IMO.

I am a life time Red Sox fan. After last fall, I put my membership on hold :rant-rave:

Not to play "I can beat that" but.....I sold my MA home and moved to The Villages! Bought on the second day of my first-time-ever visit.

Aren't Bill Buckner comments, like, y'know, so 1980s like???

Mudder 05-02-2012 01:32 PM

When I was in college I used to referee basketball games at the women's prison in Danvers and on the way back to school we would stop at Hilltop for a $2.95 fabulous steak dinner !

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 08-13-2012 04:52 PM

A sad, sad day in Red Sox Nation
 
http://www.salon.com/2012/08/13/john...ns_dies_at_92/

BarryRX 08-13-2012 06:23 PM

As a Yankee fan, let me offer my condolences. Baseball lost a good guy today!

ugotme 08-13-2012 10:50 PM

Being a die-hard Yankee fan all of my life, I am not a Red Sox lover.

However, I have to agree with Barryrx. Baseball lost a good one.

The rivalry should last but that doesn't diminish the talent that is on both sides.

2BNTV 08-14-2012 07:29 AM

Baseball lost a good ambassador .

RIP - Johnny.

Johnny Pesky, Boston Red Sox icon, dies at age 92 - MLB - SI.com

nkrifats 08-14-2012 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 540071)
Baseball lost a good ambassador .

RIP - Johnny.

Johnny Pesky, Boston Red Sox icon, dies at age 92 - MLB - SI.com


I agree.

2BNTV 10-04-2012 12:06 PM

Bobby Valentine Fired!!!
 
After disastrous first season, Valentine ousted in Boston - NYPOST.com

Tom Hannon 10-04-2012 12:22 PM

No surprises by me. Couldn't have happened to a "nicer" guy. His mouth is almost as big as Ozzie Guillen's. Bobby V. knows his baseball but he can't deal with people. He should take some tips from Joe Torre.

Cedwards38 10-04-2012 12:52 PM

I predict John Farrell at the helm of the Bosox!

Tom Hannon 10-04-2012 01:04 PM

I believe Farrell is a done deal. The BOSOX just need to come up with some compensation to The Blue Jays. I don't think trading managers is what The Blue Jays are looking for. Not sure if giving up a young player like Pedro Ciriaco would be too much of compensation.

Badminton 10-04-2012 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Hannon (Post 563532)
No surprises by me. Couldn't have happened to a "nicer" guy. His mouth is almost as big as Ozzie Guillen's. Bobby V. knows his baseball but he can't deal with people. He should take some tips from Joe Torre.

I think this is the worst season since 1966?
But then there was the 1967 " Impossible Dream Team"
Yaz hit a ton of home runs for me Tom in Strat O Matic baseball

Tom Hannon 10-04-2012 01:33 PM

SOM. I am still planing on getting an SOM league when I'm down there. I am leaning toward the 61 or 56 seasons. But if it means a difference I will be flexible.

Being a strong Yankee fan, it still hurt to see the Bosox self destruct. A shame. Hope they can rebuild fast. The money they saved from the big trade should make them shoppers in the FA market. Swisher is a free agent and I doubt the Yankees will resign him again. Swish would be a great addition in Fenway.

2BNTV 10-04-2012 01:42 PM

Bobby V's abrasive style did him in. Not popular with the players and I think they didn't want to play for him anymore. It seems like there was a great exodus of ball players. Some might say that it was a salary dump but it can also seem like he wanted to get rid of troublesome personalities. I think managemnet backed him but he was his own worst enemy especially after he alienated Kevin Youkillis. Not a popular move in the clubhouse.

They where considering John Farrell a while back for being their manager but he is presently the Toronto manager. We'll see who they bring in.

I think they would need someone who is going to groom the younger players as they are in the rebuilding mode after the salary dump. Of course it wouldn't hurt to get along with veteran players like Pedroia.

Heck of a player is Pedroia. I wonder how my Red-Sox buddy feels in terms of what was a worse season, last years collapse or this years implosion. I'll have to ask him.

Cedwards38 10-04-2012 01:47 PM

Naught a gud yeah foah Fenway Pahk!

Tom Hannon 10-04-2012 02:18 PM

I just wish Cano hustled like his counterpart second baseman Pedroia. Cano is an outstanding talent BUT he doesn't hustle at all times. Derek should have a long talk with him. I have seen some great second baseman such as Richardson, Fox, Maz, Morgan and Alomar, and Cano is almost as good defensively. But the whole packagee Cano is the best becaus eof his bat. Just wish he'd bust his ass a little more. But everyone can't be a Pedroia, Jeter, and Rose. And from a Yankee fan "I hope the Red Sox rebuilding period is a short one."

2BNTV 10-04-2012 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Hannon (Post 563567)
I just wish Cano hustled like his counterpart second baseman Pedroia. Cano is an outstanding talent BUT he doesn't hustle at all times. Derek should have a long talk with him. I have seen some great second baseman such as Richardson, Fox, Maz, Morgan and Alomar, and Cano is almost as good defensively. But the whole packagee Cano is the best becaus eof his bat. Just wish he'd bust his ass a little more. But everyone can't be a Pedroia, Jeter, and Rose. And from a Yankee fan "I hope the Red Sox rebuilding period is a short one."

:agree:

Nothing irks me more than a player not hustling. You think these guys would realized how priviledged there talent is that allows them to play a game for a lot of money. They consider themselves performers soooooooooooooo....

PERFORM.

I hope there rebuilding goes well as they is nothing like competive, combative games that are meaningful. Red-Sox vs Yankees battles are the best in sports. They usually last over four hours.

coralway 10-04-2012 02:45 PM

Pedroia and Lester are cancers - Suxx need to get rid of both of them over the Winter and rebuild.

2BNTV 10-04-2012 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by coralway (Post 563579)
Pedroia and Lester are cancers - Suxx need to get rid of both of them over the Winter and rebuild.

Here's an idea. Pedroia and Lester for A-Rod with the Yankees eating the extra money on his contract. :smiley:

Put Pedroia at third base for the Yankees and he will be fine.

eweissenbach 10-04-2012 05:49 PM

As usual in professional sports...the inmates run the asylum!

kbace6 10-04-2012 06:45 PM

Not soon enough
 
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Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 563528)

It was still not soon enough for me to have him gone.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 10-04-2012 08:52 PM

What took so long? How did he last past the big LA trade?

John Farrell sounds like a good idea. Frankly, I was never a big Francona fan, but I wouldn't hesitate to bring him back.

Bruiser1 10-05-2012 06:55 AM

Favorite Bobby V.Moment

Getting thrown out of a game and applying black tape mustache (ala Groucho Marx) to "disquise" himself.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 10-05-2012 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by coralway (Post 563579)
Pedroia and Lester are cancers - Suxx need to get rid of both of them over the Winter and rebuild.

You're kidding, right? These are the two players they need to build a team around. They got rid of all their cancers. They are now living in LA.

Pedroia and Lester for A-Rod? Two young stars for an aging underperforming second baseman? Why would they want to do that? Do you want to get rid of Will Middlebrooks as well?

2BNTV 10-05-2012 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 563771)
You're kidding, right? These are the two players they need to build a team around. They got rid of all their cancers. They are now living in LA.

Pedroia and Lester for A-Rod? Two young stars for an aging underperforming second baseman? Why would they want to do that? Do you want to get rid of Will Middlebrooks as well?

Yes I was kidding. A-Rod is on the downside of his career and still has several years of big bucks coming to him. IMHO - he doesn't have the heart of a champion like Pedroia and Jeter.

As a Yankee fan , I hope he gets it together for the playoffs. that's the least he can do for 28 million. :smiley:

Tom Hannon 10-05-2012 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 563777)
Yes I was kidding. A-Rod is on the downside of his career and still has several years of big bucks coming to him. IMHO - he doesn't have the heart of a champion like Pedroia and Jeter.

As a Yankee fan , I hope he gets it together for the playoffs. that's the least he can do for 28 million. :smiley:

Call him Arod, call him Irod call him anything you want. I call him a big mistake.

BarryRX 10-05-2012 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Hannon (Post 563844)
Call him Arod, call him Irod call him anything you want. I call him a big mistake.

I agree Tom....he's the king of the non-critical hit. But, he is still the kind of player that can put a whole team on his back and carry them for a short time. Let's just hope he gets hot in the playoffs.

2BNTV 10-05-2012 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Hannon (Post 563844)
Call him Arod, call him Irod call him anything you want. I call him a big mistake.

In Joe Torre's book, they called him A-Fraud. :smiley:

I am hoping that he gets on base several times through walks and or singles so he can be driven in. Hoping for extra base hits and or homeruns is expecting too much from him - IMHO.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 10-18-2012 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 563777)
Yes I was kidding. A-Rod is on the downside of his career and still has several years of big bucks coming to him. IMHO - he doesn't have the heart of a champion like Pedroia and Jeter.

As a Yankee fan , I hope he gets it together for the playoffs. that's the least he can do for 28 million. :smiley:

Interestingly if you remember correctly the Yankees won the bidding war for A-Rod's services against none other than the Red Sox.

2BNTV 10-19-2012 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 569499)
Interestingly if you remember correctly the Yankees won the bidding war for A-Rod's services against none other than the Red Sox.

Lucky Red-Sox. :smiley:

They had a guy in the minor leagues they would have been better off if he had been promoted.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 06-18-2013 09:30 PM

As good as the Red Sox have been so far. I can't imagine them getting to the World Series with Andrew Bailey as their closer. Rumors are that they are going to work out a deal for a pitcher before the trade deadline, but who could they possibly get as a closer?

That's 3 blown saves out of 11 opportunities. ERA-2.64, Opponents Batting Average 2.11

Good numbers for a starting pitcher but not even close for a closer.

What ever made them think this guy was the answer. We'd be better off with Aceves or Scott Atchinson.


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