Comments on: Red Sox, Braves let month full of chances slip away

By: blueboy28

blueboy28 — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:05:38 +0000

…hey,…hey…hey, Bill Buckner had nothing to do with this one!!
Cry, cry, cry……..there is always next year!

By: pisano

pisano — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:25:51 +0000

mrmojo…What else is there to say, you got it 100% dead on. Good post.

By: 1943mrmojorisin1971

1943mrmojorisin1971 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:19:18 +0000

“Crawford covers all sorts of ground in the outfield.”

“The defense is good. The offense is even better.”

The comments on that post are even better

By: deathmonkey41

deathmonkey41 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:52:28 +0000

I’m sorry- I meant parity.

By: deathmonkey41

deathmonkey41 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:51:52 +0000

True- and it’s lead to a lot of mediocre football.

By: greynraney

greynraney — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:41:29 +0000

As an Angels fan – watching the Red Sox last night was like winning the World Series!

By: jimeejohnson

jimeejohnson — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:04:51 +0000

The Boston Herald is almost as overrated as the Red Sox. The Boston Herald is a rag best used to wipe after defecating.

By: trigzter

trigzter — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:56:24 +0000

I don’t get why the article points out that the cardinals played houston, while not saying how lucky the BoSox were for playing the freaking Orioles.

By: hystoracle

hystoracle — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:19:35 +0000

Broncos play under a salary cap — they are relatively close to any other team in the league – payroll wise.. Football doesn’t have a $160 million divide.

By: 1historian

1historian — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:18:45 +0000

1) Almost 6 months ago the Boston Herald announced that the 2011 Red Sox were “the greatest team ever!”

2) Last night they completed the worst el foldo in team history.

3) This morning I was reading the Herald (it didn’t have the results of last night’s game but I knew the score) and there was an article in there about the new house of the Sox owner. It’s in Brookline, the most exclusive suburb in Boston by far, and it cost $10,000,000 to build.

There’s got to be some sort of kharmic connection between those 3 facts. I don’t hate the Red Sox, but some part of me is happy about what happened – somehow or other they had it coming.

The same way they had it coming in 2004.

As long as the Yankees don’t win I don’t really care – I won’t watch the playoffs or the series – I won’t watch any of it.

BTW – I remember 1972 when I was living in Boston – I would go to Fenway Park, pay 2$ for a seat in the bleachers and sit there and get stoned with some other dudes who would also show up. Never knew their names, they didn’t know mine.

Good memories.

BTW #2 – Brooks Robinson was the best 3rd baseman ever.

By: psousa1

psousa1 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:12:58 +0000

I know people want to bust all Red Sox fans balls. But it’s not like we are devastated about this team. It’s not like ’86 or something. There was something unlikeable about this team. It was great to get Gonzalez (they gave up 3 very good prospects) but when they signed Crawford and Signed Lackey last year fans were like – WTF is this? Trying to be like NY now? Throw money at a problem?

By: phukyouk

phukyouk — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:25:40 +0000

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/08/big-time-red-sox-crawford-reach-seven-year-142m-deal/

By: 1943mrmojorisin1971

1943mrmojorisin1971 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:41:05 +0000

The end to the Red Sox season could not have been more fitting. The big money closer, poised to make even bigger bucks this offseason, blows the save and the outfielder getting paid $142 mil primarily for his speed and defense doesn’t make the play, a microcosm of his entire disastrous season

By: fanoredsox

fanoredsox — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:30:53 +0000

I’m a RedSox and BRONCOS fan denverdude7 but don’t you think people are laughing a little loud in the same way about our Broncos?

By: fanoredsox

fanoredsox — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:27:40 +0000

As much as I don’t like Showalter and his comments about the Sox early in the season, he really did get the last laugh.

By: fanoredsox

fanoredsox — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:24:40 +0000

Last night the Boston Red Sox gave back to the community by showing up and performing the world’s longest Heimlich maneuver. That’s right folks, all 40 of the team members lined up and started choking at the same time. In sadder news all 40 of the 2011 Red Sox died last night at the end of a 7 month long publicity stunt!

By: hasbeen5

hasbeen5 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:59:24 +0000

I don’t think the leadership or lack of from Venters or Kimbrel was the issue. I think the issue was their friggin arms hanging by a damn tendon from overuse. Blame Gonzalez, blame the craptastic offense for never having more than a 2 run lead, whatever. But it seemed like pure fatigue to me. I hope their arms recover and Fredi isn’t the new Dusty Baker.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:32:44 +0000

While that is a great thing about baseball….it is also true of every single sport or competition….that is what makes sport great, not just baseball.

By: planck16

planck16 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:30:35 +0000

Being a Braves fan (who lives in Philly), I was devastated last night. But looking back on the situation, the Braves would have got smoked in the playoffs with no offense and random starting pitching staff. The only starter I had any confidence in was Hudson. The 3 things I believe did us in were:

1) Losing Jurrjens and Hanson

2) Older players like Chippper, Gonzalez, and Prado wearing down from injury

3) Younger players inexperience. Freeman, Heyward, Venters, Kimbrel are not ready to lead a team and the pressure got to them. I couldn’t have been more disappointed in Heywards play and attitude this season.

Also, I think the Braves played with ZERO sense of urgency the final 2 weeks of the season. When your season is on the line, Randall Delgado should not be starting.

By: icanspeel

icanspeel — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:05:57 +0000

That’s 1 of the great things about baseball.. there are plenty of opportunities to determine your fate and both teams blew every opportunity. They can’t blame anyone else but themselves because they had a whole month to get 1-2 extra wins to keep the other teams away

By: 78mu

78mu — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:34:17 +0000

The Red Sox played the Rays plenty of times in September. The Braves went into St. Louis and lost three straight. They only have to look in the mirror to figure out why they lost and that’s what has to hurt the most.

By: stinkfist5

stinkfist5 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:03:46 +0000

I’m glad the O’s did something positive this year!

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:25:10 +0000

It was fate. Both the Boston Red Sox and the team that was originally the Boston Braves lost. Obviously the stars are not aligned for Boston teams this fall.

By: denverdude7

denverdude7 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:03:25 +0000

To Red Sox Nation:

As a fan of a small market team unable to compete financially with big spending teams like the Red Sox and Yankees I can only say:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!

LMAO.

By: btwicey

btwicey — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:50:01 +0000

Great read, still hard to fathom what was witnessed.