On the bright side...
posted at 4/30/2011 11:33 PM EDT
- kimsaysthis
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The stage is set to beat King Felix tomorrow. The Sox need this win to avoid a sweep, and they know this. Just think of the confidence they will gain by winning THAT game!
Nothing is set in stone in baseball. Anything can happen. I say it can be done! Take the King down!
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 2:02 AM EDT
- BaseballGM
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In one baseball game, anything can happen. But nothing Wakefield does justifies putting him on the de facto DL just to spot start after more than a month. That's what AAA is for.
Despite losing 4 out 5 from two loser franchises like the O's and Mariners, I like the starting pitching and where it's likely to take this team over a full season.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 2:05 AM EDT
- harness
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Notice how modest Softy is now.
If Felix perseveres, we'll never hear the end of Wake's failed start - and his unjustified roster spot.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 2:11 AM EDT
- malzone
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Face it. This is a bad team. Not the parts, but the sum. It's just wrong. It's JD Drew all over. Placid, dead, emotionally void. Dead, bad, 84-78.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 2:20 AM EDT
- harness
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Face it. This is a bad team. Not the parts, but the sum. It's just wrong. It's JD Drew all over. Placid, dead, emotionally void. Dead, bad, 84-78.
Posted by malzone
Sooooo, if the team wins over 84 games, will you be around to admit coming up short?
Or is this UR one post for the year?
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 2:31 AM EDT
Just think of the confidence they will gain by winning THAT game!
It would be a momentum changer when a last place team beats another last
place team
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 3:26 AM EDT
- BaseballGM
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No, Wakefield's roster spot is unjustified, even if he pulls a Devern Hansack. Wakefield needs to go, in a bad way, even if he gets the W in his spot start off the de facto DL.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 10:42 AM EDT
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On the bright side...:
The stage is set to beat King Felix tomorrow. The Sox need this win to avoid a sweep, and they know this. Just think of the confidence they will gain by winning THAT game! Nothing is set in stone in baseball. Anything can happen. I say it can be done! Take the King down!
Posted by kimsaysthis
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 11:04 AM EDT
- malzone
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Sooooo, if the team wins over 84 games, will you be around to admit coming up short?
Or is this UR one post for the year?
I don't post often, but don't think I want them to win 84. I want them to win 100 or more. I just see a team that looks wrong, like all the great talent teams of the 1940s and 1970s (the '70s teams should have won at least once). It was oversold by the talent volume, but also by the writers. It always happens, in every city. The team looks good, the writers get excited.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 11:27 AM EDT
- andrewmitch
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The bright side will be if Crawford actually strikes out 4 times and not 3.
Why is 4 better than 3?
Because it means that the Sox somehow forced Felix to face more than the minimum of 27 batters. And that my friend would be a HUGE victory.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 4:16 PM EDT
Good call Kim!
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/1/2011 7:31 PM EDT
- harness
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Kudos to Kim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 1:28 AM EDT
On the bright side... Kim the Queen of this Forum is on our side. Period.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 8:18 AM EDT
- MikeNagy
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Your faith has been rewarded kim. Hopefully the second half of your prophecy will come true, and they will gain some confidence and momentum with this win.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 12:30 PM EDT
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Re: On the bright side...:
On the bright side... Kim the Queen of this Forum is on our side. Period.
Posted by smiley-beni-2817
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 12:39 PM EDT
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Kudos to Kim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by harness
Exactly what I was going to say Harness, only with more exclamation points! ( maybe! )
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 12:41 PM EDT
Kim is the new Yoshimi! She's so Pop!
( I spent some time with my 11 year old niece this weekend..I'm guessing that "pop" means "popular". Pretty cool lingo I thought! ).
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 1:58 PM EDT
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Kim is the new Yoshimi! She's so Pop! ( I spent some time with my 11 year old niece this weekend..I'm guessing that "pop" means "popular". Pretty cool lingo I thought! ).
Posted by Boomerangsdotcom
Gag me.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 2:07 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: On the bright side... : Gag me.
Posted by Alibiike
LOL
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Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 2:28 PM EDT
In Response to
On the bright side...:
The stage is set to beat King Felix tomorrow. The Sox need this win to avoid a sweep, and they know this. Just think of the confidence they will gain by winning THAT game! Nothing is set in stone in baseball. Anything can happen. I say it can be done! Take the King down!
Posted by kimsaysthis
If you posted this before the game, my congratulations. Great post. If asked, I would have said you had a point--nothing is set in stone--but then would have said King Felix would beat us. Huge hit by Ortiz. Great game by Wake (also Albers and Pap). Great hit by Crawford.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 3:10 PM EDT
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Re: On the bright side...:
Kim is the new Yoshimi! She's so Pop! ( I spent some time with my 11 year old niece this weekend..I'm guessing that "pop" means "popular". Pretty cool lingo I thought! ).
Posted by Boomerangsdotcom
Why would you insult Yoshi like that?!!
kim shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath!!
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 4:33 PM EDT
- CTJake14
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In Response to Re: On the bright side... : Gag me.
Posted by Alibiike
I'll gag you.
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 11:51 PM EDT
- kimsaysthis
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Thanks for all your compliments (and defense), guys. What a great game! I knew they could do it!
Tim Wakefield did an outstanding job, and having Carl hit the game winning shot was the best. I was so happy for both of them. And I loved watching the team celebrate with each other. They really needed that. Nothing should seem impossible now. Jered Weaver was the next to go down. And 9-5! Can you believe this? I'm loving this! 
Re: On the bright side...
posted at 5/2/2011 11:59 PM EDT
I don't care what they said. You called it and are very, very Pop!
