OT: Dodgers vs. Red Sox

[gemship]

I see Red Sox nation is alive and well. GO SOX

[likebikes]

Originally Posted by likebikes

go sox!

!

[peanutgallery]

This just in, according to my buddy Petey from Providence, Bill Belichek is taking time out from the NFL to pitch game 5 for the Sox. It's a lock Imagine Mike Ditka driving the Bears team bus in the Indy 500

After spending 10 years of my youth in VT I have always been a closet Dead Sox fan, and though they've been successful as a franchise for the last decade or so - I remember the details of their failures of the past in much more detail. Something about the playoff/world series hard lucks and almosts from back when. Last 15 years or so haven't provided the same level of drama/crazy and I sort of miss it. Just in my lifetime, let me throw a few names out that will wind the faithful to the moon and water some eyes. Carlton Fisk, Bucky Dent, Bill Buckner and Tim Wakefield. I can recite way too many details about those situations because of the crazy, recent success - not so much

For the record, I too miss daytime playoff/series games. I remember getting out of school early to watch the one game play-in with the hated Yankees in 1978

[fiamme red]

Originally Posted by kppolich

Sox in 5, you heard it here first.

I'm impressed.

[likebikes]

price x kelly = unstoppable

[peanutgallery]

Boring

I wanted drama

[sfo1]

Champs over chumps!

[pinkshogun]

A little chilly between A Rod and Varitek in the post game interviews

[MattTuck]

Originally Posted by kppolich

Sox in 5, you heard it here first.

Originally Posted by fiamme red

I'm impressed.

Hmmm, but what about that double header they played in games 4a and 4b?

Originally Posted by peanutgallery

Boring

I wanted drama

Price should have been the MVP! is that good enough drama?

[wc1934]

Originally Posted by sfo1

Champs over chumps!

yup - still wished someone had drilled Machado (coming from me a non-violent person).

[benb]

This has been such a weird year living in Boston.

I'm at work this morning and there has been 0 mention of the Red Sox.

Back in 2004 everyone was hanging from the ceiling out of their minds.

It's like we've turned into New Yorkers gradually each win that's occurred...

[Climb01742]

I'm really happy for David Price. Redemption must feel sweet.

And I love the story of Steve Pearce, a Red Sox fan as a boy, a long wait as a journeyman ballplayer for his chance, then he grabs it with both hands, with his Dad in the stands. How good is that?

But maybe what I dig most is that this ring comes from EVERY player. Each game thru the play-offs, it seemed to be a different guy, often an unsung guy. Stars get the pub, but teams win championships.

[sfo1]

Do the Dodgers dump a few misfits and big salary players? Kershaw can opt out. Either Roberts is out or they need to make serious changes.

Take a cue from the Sox and see role players, humility, chemistry vs. I'm a star attitude.

[MattTuck]

Originally Posted by sfo1

Do the Dodgers dump a few misfits and big salary players? Kershaw can opt out. Either Roberts is out or they need to make serious changes.

Take a cue from the Sox and see role players, humility, chemistry vs. I'm a star attitude.

I didn't follow the Dodgers all season, so maybe you're right. But it seems like an over-reaction to make big changes based on a sample of 5 games.

Sometimes another team gets hot, sometimes you hit a ill timed slump from a few key players.

Sometimes you just come up against a better team, or a team that is playing better at that time.

[sfo1]

The Dodgers started slow and finished strong.

But, two years in a row in lala land is enough for a palace coup.

They don't pay Roberts competitively and he's a good coach.

Don't sign Machado, trade Pig and get some 'been there' locker room vets. Seager is back next year and technically they are still stacked.