Elmar Bijlsma Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Well, that's not a scoreline you see very often. Texas 17-19 Boston 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJK Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Frustrating game for Rangers fan. They start down 10-0 after the first inning and then down 12-2 after the 2nd only to fight all the way back and actually take a 16-15 lead after 7. They then proceed to give up 4 runs in the 8th and can only pick up one more run in the top of the 9th. Nice effort to come back after the game seemed over so early but a shame that the bullpen fell apart so late. The Rangers have had a number of big come-from-behind games this year and it's been fun to watch. I'm glad that they didn't sell the farm (so to speak) at the trading deadline, they have the makings of a good, young team with the usual caveat for them: they need pitching. As an aside, some may recall that I mentioned my friend Ryan Ludwick (Cards). The last thing that I told him as he was leaving the gym the night before leaving for spring training was that he was going to have a break-out year and make the all-star team. My premonition came true and I'm so happy for him. We joke now that he's going to sign the big contract and then return to our little town with a "posse" all riding in a convoy of Escalades. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Oh no, not this baseball thread again. When does the hockey(real mans sport) season start back up? IIRC early October, can't wait to watch my beloved wings repeat next year. GO WINGS !!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 Well a certain Dutchman is kicking himself for going to bed before the game was over. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/10/17/never_say_die/ Definitely didn't see that one coming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJK Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I remember them saying that many in the stands were leaving the park after they went down 7-0 in the 7th. Bet those people are kicking themselves as well! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumrox Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Go Rays! Whew, that 8th inning was a nailbiter. Amazing that Price, who closed out the game for Tampa, is in his first season of pro ball and started the year out in "A" league. Can't wait to see him in the rotation for next season. I was lucky enough to score two tickets for the first game of this series, where Dice-K totally shut down Tampa. Now let's see if lightning will strike twice and I win the ticket lottery and get to go to a World Series game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Well, the Rays deserved the win, if truth be told. Not just for this series but for the whole season. They'll be hard to stop now! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Manuel Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 As a Yankee fan, this year I finally feel like I know what it's like to have been a Met fan for the last 13 years. Now that the glorious Rays have sealed the deal, I'm off to buy some champagne. GARZA? Who'd'uve thunk it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooz Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Phillies!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooz Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Phillies up 1-0! Three wins away... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooz Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I grew up in North Philadelphia. It took me 20 minutes to walk to Connie Mack Stadium. I was seven years old when the Phillies blew their seven game lead in 1964. I still remember the Philadelphia Bulletin (now defunct) showing all of the World Series tickets that had to be destroyed due to their collapse. Gene Mauch was a great manager who panicked. My heroes then were Johnny Callison, Rich Allen, Tony Taylor, Cookie Rojas, Chris Short and Jim Bunning. It cost 25 cents to sit in the bleachers. Going to the Phillies games was the only time I got to spend time with my father. My father never was close to me but we had the Phillies. These are the only fond memories I have of Dad. I remember the 1980 Phillies and was walking down Broad Street with my lifelong friend Paul. Mike Schmidt said at the rally at old JFK stadium "take this championship and savor it". This team had Pete Rose, Steve Carlton (Lefty) Garry Maddox, Greg Luzinski and Larry Bowa. Now I find myself one win away from a World Championship. I have not been able to add "World Champions" behind any Philadelphia team since 1983. At that time I was young--26 years old. I am no longer a young man. May God allow me one more triumphant jaunt down Broad Street. GO PHILLIES! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooz Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 And now...PHILLIES ARE 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONS! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooz Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Seems like I am the only Philly fan here at the forum. That's okay--seems like the METS fans are silent! Woo-hoo! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJK Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Curious to see what the ratings were for the Series (I'm too lazy to look it up). I know that there was almost no interest in it down here (unfortunately). Still, congrats to the Phillies, I had them as the underdog vs the Rays but they prevailed! As an aside, my major leaguer buddy stopped by to say hello earlier in the week. He was all grins and we got a chuckly about my prediction of him going to the all-star game (as a player, not a fan Him and his wife are expecting their first child on December 7th (yes) and with his performance for the Cards this season, he's sitting pretty for the future. Lucky guy with some great talent; very nice kid (I say kid....he's nearly 1/2 my age). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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