Janfor99 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 About 5 innings from DiceK...as expected. Great bullpen work!!! Jesus. That may have reached the Pike.I told my husband earlier Manny wasn't going to take them walking Ortiz to get to him lightly and would hit one over the tracks to the Pike Manny MannyI think a walk off HR in extra innings in playoffs = okay to celebrate. imho Manny being Manny.Also from tonight's game:That's Luis Tiant hugging Wally .lol nice photo (although I hate the whole mascot thing...) Link to post Share on other sites
MDXS 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 nice hit, but such a lack of class on Man-Ram's partcelebrate AFTER you round the basesIt was over when he hit it...no doubter. It's the playoffs and it's Manny. Also, it was hit off K-Rod, who is not really known for his restraint. Link to post Share on other sites
TMoneyBags 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Nor is Papelbon I noticed. He is hecka good, but his celebrations are painful to watch as a non-Boston baseball fan. Link to post Share on other sites
MDXS 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Nor is Papelbon I noticed. He is hecka good, but his celebrations are painful to watch as a non-Boston baseball fan.Yeah, he was amped up last night. Link to post Share on other sites
mcpickl 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 nice hit, but such a lack of class on Man-Ram's partcelebrate AFTER you round the basesodd, I havent heard anyone complaining today about Travis Hafner celebrating as soon as he made contact on the winning hit last night. Link to post Share on other sites
TMoneyBags 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 well, to be fair, he didn't stand at home for four seconds with his arms in the air. But if he had, he would have certainly been thrown at and resulted in many people's death wishes. Personally I didn't really mind Manny's reaction since it is a walk-off in the playoffs. But the thing with Manny is he would have done that in a Spring Training game, or a father-son barbeque softball game. Link to post Share on other sites
aadams_22 3 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 odd, I havent heard anyone complaining today about Travis Hafner celebrating as soon as he made contact on the winning hit last night.he's classless as well Link to post Share on other sites
mcpickl 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 well, to be fair, he didn't stand at home for four seconds with his arms in the air. But if he had, he would have certainly been thrown at and resulted in many people's death wishes. Personally I didn't really mind Manny's reaction since it is a walk-off in the playoffs. But the thing with Manny is he would have done that in a Spring Training game, or a father-son barbeque softball game.well, to be fair, he had to run to first since he didnt hit the ball 450 feet.how many seconds are you allowed to stand at the plate after hitting a mammoth walkoff homerun?i cant believe anyone cares about this stuff. its silly. Link to post Share on other sites
MDXS 0 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 But the thing with Manny is he would have done that in a Spring Training game, or a father-son barbeque softball game.I think this is part of why it's more forgivable in Manny's case. It comes across to me (admittedly as a Sox fan) as more of the joy of playing the game than trying to show up the other team. Now if Youkilis did that, they'd knock his teeth out and I wouldn't blame them. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 I think this is part of why it's more forgivable in Manny's case. It comes across to me (admittedly as a Sox fan) as more of the joy of playing the game than trying to show up the other team.I agree - like that homerun he hit in the ALDS against the A's a few years ago and he basically walked to first pointing at his dugout and celebrating. Afterwards he even said that he was just caught up in the moment, had been in a big slump and finally came through in the 11th hour, and was just happy. He wasn't trying to show anybody up.As further evidence I submit game 3 of the 2004 World Series, where he hit that BOMB to left in the first inning in St. Louis (Manny's first WS homerun), and he didn't watch it, didn't celebrate, just immediately put his head down and started running. He's not a bad guy, he's just in his own little world most of the time. Link to post Share on other sites
Flushgarden 0 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 One of the best images I have ever seen in my life. Last night was such a great night. I could write a book. I'll just say it was very special and this just made it perfect...almost magical. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Extremely rare!!! press conference with Manny after game 2: http://www.boston.com/partners/worldnow/ne...continuous=true"He's one of the greatest closers in the game and I'm one of the best hitters in the game, and you know he missed his spot and I got good timing on the ball and that's it."He also says something really interesting about how he hits:"I never look for pitches, I just trust myself."As in, he doesn't guess fastball, changeup, etc. I've also heard him say that he doesn't pay too much attention to the count, because if it's a ball he doesn't swing and if it's a pitch that he can hit he does. He is lookin super-snazzy in that suit too. One of the best images I have ever seen in my life. Last night was such a great night. I could write a book. I'll just say it was very special and this just made it perfect...almost magical.Here's another one from Bostondirtdogs with Manny in focus. "When you don't feel good and you get hits, like I said, you a bad man." Link to post Share on other sites
Janfor99 0 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 gg schilling (phew)Go Sox!!! Link to post Share on other sites
MDXS 0 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Just about time. Should be a real tough series. BPro has an excellent (and free!) breakdown of the series:http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6821Who's they pick? The Red Sox! Or the Indians! Who knows?...Jesus Christ, McCarver and Buck. I'd rather be skinned alive... Link to post Share on other sites
DoinSublime 0 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Weeeeeeeeeee Link to post Share on other sites
Janfor99 0 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Just about time. Should be a real tough series. BPro has an excellent (and free!) breakdown of the series:http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6821Who's they pick? The Red Sox! Or the Indians! Who knows?...Jesus Christ, McCarver and Buck. I'd rather be skinned alive... OMG QFT........I can't stand these 2!Okay, can we make a rule that Gagne is NOT ALLOWED NEAR THE PITCHER'S MOUND before the 9th inning and without the Red Sox up by at least 15 runs? Go Sox Link to post Share on other sites
MDXS 0 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 OMG QFT........I can't stand these 2!Okay, can we make a rule that Gagne is NOT ALLOWED NEAR THE PITCHER'S MOUND before the 9th inning and without the Red Sox up by at least 15 runs? Go SoxYeah, that rule is pretty much in effect. I can't believe how awful he's been some coming over. Thankfully, he's currently the last arm on the depth chart. The good thing to come out of that trade is that he'll still probably get an A free agent rating and we'll get two draft picks from any team daft enough to sign him (even though he'll likely rebound nicely once he's gone, the prick). Link to post Share on other sites
Flushgarden 0 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 sadness feeling now, and drunkbad gagne Link to post Share on other sites
Janfor99 0 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Ew, they broke my 'gagne rule' !!! He's a bowl of jello. Ugh Link to post Share on other sites
DoinSublime 0 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I thought Lester would come in before Gagne. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Ew, they broke my 'gagne rule' !!! He's a bowl of jello. UghIf only Francona read the fcp baseball threads . Well at least now we know he's probably not getting the ball the rest of the season, except possibly in embarassing situations (up by 10 runs). Link to post Share on other sites
showstopper24 0 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 If only Francona read the fcp baseball threads . Well at least now we know he's probably not getting the ball the rest of the season, except possibly in embarassing situations (down by 10 runs). Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 Tim Wakefield one timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!His postseason stats are not exactly good (5-5, 6.12 ERA over 64 2/3 innings), BUT in league championships he's 5-1 with a 3.89 ERA in 4 starts. The biggest playoff game he pitched in was probably game 5 in the '04 ALCS when he came in for the 12th, 13th and 14th and gave up a hit and a walk and k'd 4. Let's hope he's got stuff like that tonight... Link to post Share on other sites
Janfor99 0 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 If only Francona read the fcp baseball threads . Well at least now we know he's probably not getting the ball the rest of the season, except possibly in embarassing situations (up by 10 runs).lolol We could teach him Tim Wakefield one timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!His postseason stats are not exactly good (5-5, 6.12 ERA over 64 2/3 innings), BUT in league championships he's 5-1 with a 3.89 ERA in 4 starts. The biggest playoff game he pitched in was probably game 5 in the '04 ALCS when he came in for the 12th, 13th and 14th and gave up a hit and a walk and k'd 4. Let's hope he's got stuff like that tonight... YUP...Go Wake Link to post Share on other sites
Janfor99 0 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Wow, what a wind-up this guy has lol Link to post Share on other sites
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