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I'm not 100% sure, but I believe Mr. Ortiz has earned the right to be considered bulletproof.......................

TBS is the worst advertising network in television. It's not just sports and Frank Caliendo. Even with some rag tv show that's beens in re-runs for 10 years, they'll have annoying pop-up ads in the middle of the show telling you the same thing you've seen 1,000 times before. TBS is becoming like NFL games - the commercials make it so unwatchable that you have to REALLY want to see watch in order to tune in. It's hard to casually watch TBS or a medicre NFL game.

The Sox could use some quitters like Manny (and his .347 BA the last month in Red Sox) about now.
BTW, I'm shocked that Boston sports writers are plugging the Sox front office spin about Manny quitting on the team. (LOL)

The only remnants of the 2004 team are Varitek, Timlin, Wakefield and Ortiz which speaks for the wisdom of Theo choosing to let go of the veterans. I thought David would continue to be productive but I think that we should continue to be supportive of him. However, I do agree with the "left field" comment. Yesterday, behind 5-0, with Pedroia on base and late in the game, David should have done anything to get on base including bunting to third base (which Pena did while they were ahead)! Instead, he delivers his now pathetic flyout to right. Let's look at the bright side; it's only 2-1. We've been in worse situations!

Hi Bob, How's your whipping boy Dice K looking to you now?

TO: csager@tbs.com

I guess TBS couldn't afford a producer, an intern, or SOMEBODY to tell you how ridiculous you look, night after night, in those loud suits. Is this the ALCS, or a re-run of Queer Eye for a Striaght Guy??

Advertising?? - The TBS game announcers are so bad the last thing I'm going to complain about is the advertising!

I hate how Buck Martinez says "David OrrrrrrTiz."

There's still plenty of room on the Bruins Bandwagon, folks. Get your seat early while they're cheap !! Of course, they won't see any adoration until they win a Stanley Cup or two with all the front-running fans around here.

It's all gravy when the teams are winning but as soon as there's some controversy or - gasp! - a better team, it's all "Thanks for nothin', you bums.."

I'm a New England/Boston fan and I just don't get the entitlement angle. "What kind of shot should Sox fans imagine they have now?" As if it's Fans first, Team second... I guess this is the average modern sports fan.

ANd to TBS: How bout we stop playing Bon Jovi every other second already!

whoa whoa whoa- You cannot be making fun of craig sager's suits. apparantly you are not an nba guy...otherwise you wouldn't have the gall to call out The Man on his million dollar wardrobe.

I agree with Ed S. The Sox don't look too good right now, and they might get bounced, but New England fans really can't cry about anything right now with the recent history of the Pats/Celtics/Sox. And who knows, remember what happened after a certain 19-8 loss a few years ago?

whats up with the booing of our captain? Tek has proven that he can get back to the swing of things,we just have to support him. Not act like a bunch of yankee fans booing arod!

2 things:

The fans are waaaaaaaay to quiet. It seems as if Sox games at home are now a place to be seen. Root for the team! If I see that front row behind home plate sitting down during key moments of the game one more time.........

TBS coverage is horrendous. On a pick-off attempt, instead of cutting to a shot of 1st base, they cut to the stands. They come back late from commercials and are still getting in the promos and we miss the first pitch of an inning. Their announcers are just plain ridiculous. I never throught I'd say this, but I'd rather watch a game on Fox than TBS.

Is it me ? Or does TBS have part ownership in the RAYS ? These announcers put Johnny Most to shame !!!!! When they are done with baseball they can switch over to the MSNBC, Chris and Keith version of unbias broadcasting !!!!

Isn't it a little strange that Buck *MARTINEZ* is mispronouncing David Ortiz's name? This would be like me ordering a nish in a Jewish deli.

how many times do we have to have close up of the managers? In the LA, series, we saw a close up of Mike Scioscia and his bench coach at least 7-10 times an inning. I could careless about seeing the signs getting passed along to the catcher. They have continued this with the Rays, find a hot girl in the stands or something, i dont need to see a 65 year old guy every other minute

I'll take the never-ending Frank TV ads over listening to McCarver any day !!

To: bmartinez@liftyou softpallet.com
Subject: to-do list
Dearest Buck,
You might have had some great things to say during the last few games, but I wouldn’t know. You see, I’ve been going out to the bars, not because I want to get bombed necessarily (which for games 2 & 3 has been unavoidable), but because I can’t stand the sound of your voice. Your obnoxious nasal whine makes my ears bleed. So, please, do us all a favor and get yourself a BreatheRight strip, vocal coach or muzzle. If that doesn’t interest you, at least send the inventor of the ‘mute’ button a fruit basket. You owe him.

BostonRules at #8 - I completely agree. He sounds as if there might be some other Tiz he's referring to - and now he's got Ron Darling saying it too. But just be happy it's not FOX.

Wakefield, thy time has come. You better bring your A game, because if you don't we're history - if you do, I believe the Sox will win the series.

Think back to all those critical yet surprising pitching performances we've had in 04 and 07... Derek Lowe, Jon Lester, Dice-K, and even Wake himself.

Let's have a little faith...tonight is a new night. It always starts 0-0.

Wow, I'm stunned at the whiny, spoiled babies around here. Was it that long ago the Sox hadn't won in a century and had had never won... ever?
Maybe Ortiz is in full decline... his body type makes for a steep, sudden fall. Maybe Tek too. But oh-by-the-way... I don't care. Papi, Schilling, Foulke, Tek... the all get a pass for life from me.
Sox look kinda done, though. It's too bad-almost seemed like they might squeak into the Series on professionalism and experience alone, but when the top of the rotation gets rocked like no time in Sox post-season history, uh, no.

Bert94114

You are very funny! I was thinking the exact same thing. Globe reporter = pompous a--.

Thanks!

The Cap'n should give back every cent he "earned" this year. Talk about automatic out... he can't even be relied on to catch the ball anymore! If I were him, I'd be embarrassed to accept ANY money whatsoever for his performance this season, let alone this post-season!! If the Sox re-sign him, I'm officially resigning my lifetime membership of Red Sox Nation. (That's 27 years and counting!)

I'm going to ignore all the digs to our guys, and our fans, and just address the horrible TBS announcers. This is what I just wrote to TBS:

"I'm appalled at the biased broadcasting I've seen for the last four days during the Boston vs. Tampa Bay games. I thought perhaps for the first two days it was because the game was being played at Tampa Bay that almost every comment was about the Rays, with an occasional derogatory remark about the Red Sox. But the remarks made during the two games in Boston have bordered on propaganda.

Then, to show the 1986 Game 4 loss, *I thought* was the ultimate insult. Until just now, when Kevin Cash hit his first postseason home run. I turned the volume back on, because I mute your stinky announcers and only turn the volume back ON for the commercials. I saw Kevin Cash hit his home run, and turned the volume back on to hear what the announcers would say about THAT. What do I hear?? SILENCE!!!!!! Silence!!! and more SILENCE!! Until the silence is broken by the remark, "Tampa Bay Native Kevin Cash...." ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You all ought to be completely ashamed of yourselves, and don't ever dare call yourselves newscasters in my hearing. Unplug your microphones and put yourselves out to pasture where you belong, you ignorami. And by the way, Jason Bay took the place of Manny Ramirez, not Julio Lugo, you blockheads."

To all the pink hats in the stands tonight who care more about being on TV then the fact that your team is on the brink of elimination... please don't come back as you embarrass all of us. It is close to the point where we may need to start rooting against the sox for a few years to get rid of the idiotic fans that now roam fenway.