Comments on: “Theo Epstein is trying to save the world again”

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:58:33 +0000

Pumpsie Green.

The Red Sox had a remarkable combo of stupid and racist. I started following the team in 1981 or so, when I was six. I remember watching, via MLB Network, Pudge Fisk’s first game back in Boston. I swear, the Sox opted to put fossils out there. DH — Joe Rudi. First base — Tony Perez. Meanwhile, Rick Miller is in center instead of Fred Lynn and Gary Allenson is behind the plate.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198104100.shtml

Curse, my ass. Stupid and racist.

By: patpatriot7

patpatriot7 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:06:43 +0000

18th street: As a Red Sox fan (and prior to that a Boston Braves fan, so I’m giving away my age). I fully concur with your assessment. As with the billy goat, there was no “Curse of the Bambino.” The Red Sox owner (Tom Yawkey was from Louisville, KY. During his far-to-long ownership, the Red Sox were his hobby. They way they were run could be described in three words: nepotism (jobs given to his friends and favoritism to the players he liked), alcoholism (the managers he selected) and racism (no black players, even though their scouts were the first to see and had recommended the signing of both Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays). Just to prove the later, here is a trivia question for you. With all the great African-American players available, who was the first signed by the Red Sox? If you can answer this without looking it up, you’re a real baseball fan!

By: officialgame

officialgame — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:18:14 +0000

Did anyone bother to ask Steve Bartman what he thinks.

By: jdvalk

jdvalk — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:20:48 +0000

…And lots of juiciness in the heart of the lineup when you can’t get around on Rivera or in this case, Chapman…

By: rvnc

rvnc — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:10:56 +0000

I like the Cubs, but Theo Epstein isn’t going to be able to deliver that world series without huge pockets and an exorcism…

By: flosox

flosox — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:54:33 +0000

Your FYE is 3/22?? That’s weird…

By: splintchesthair

splintchesthair — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:41:21 +0000

Jim Hendry, is that you?

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:17:36 +0000

Theo certainly inherited a great team after the 2002 season (92 wins!), but let’s be clear about that: the rotation was Pedro, Lowe, John Burkett, Frank Castillo and Casey Fossum. Tony Clark was the first baseman and Shea Hillenbrand played third. Carlos Baerga got the most at bat at DH. He also had a drooling moron at manager.

Cubs fans have reasons for optimism. Most of all, your idiot rivals think you lose because you are cursed to do so. No, you lost because you were stupid. (The Red Sox lost because they were stupid and racist.) These are fixable problem. You don’t need a billy goat or a sorcerer. You need starting pitching and players who can catch the ball and hitters who get on base. And you already have the money to buy those things.

Good luck, Cubs. Signed, a Red Sox fan. It gets better.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:45:26 +0000

Couldn’t you just stay dead.

By: sdelmonte

sdelmonte — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:35:21 +0000

Joe knows sports, but not superheroes. They’re ALWAYS looking to save the world again. And how many even have secret identities now?

By: michaeljacksonisback

michaeljacksonisback — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:25:37 +0000

The cardinals will always dominate the Chicago Flubs. Maybe you guys should move to the American League and start over.

By: rvnc

rvnc — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:01:10 +0000

The only way to save the Cubs involves a $200 million payroll and a billygoat….

By: manute

manute — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:48:56 +0000

#crosspromotion #synergy #joepaterno

By: giantssb42champs

giantssb42champs — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:41:52 +0000

So true. I live in Chicago and overall just a much more optimistic and less cynical city than any in the northeast (where I lived for most of my life). Not just about sports but everything. And if you can be optimistic about the Cubs that speaks volumes.

By: heyblueyoustink

heyblueyoustink — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:56:56 +0000

” Block off a chunk of your morning and check it out.”

Clearing that with management now, on the last day of the fiscal year for us, i’ll let you know how that goes.