The OFFICIAL Red Sox SWEEP THREAD!!!!!!

[matcom]

:bounce:

in 10 minutes they BEGIN BABY!!!!!

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GO RED SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bluebear]

1. WITH YA BROTHER!!!!!!

[MissMillie]

2. Go Sox!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

107. It's not a year for monkeys. Rally or otherwise.

[OneBlueSky]

3. they can use their hair as mops . . . n/t

.

[matcom]

4. YES!!!

excellent!

[nickgutierrez]

5. I'm not even a Sox fan, and I want them to win.

Do the Angels still have that Rally Monkey thing?

[Call me Deacon Blues]

6. All they have to do

Is win nine in a row. They can do that.

[matcom]

7. Top Of The First Done - 3 Up, 3 Down

:bounce:

[madinmaryland]

8. Just remember these few things:

Bill Buckner
Babe Ruth
Bucky Dent

BTW, as long as the Red Sox beat the Yankees, I'll be happy.

[matcom]

9. NONE of them are playing this year

:7

[madinmaryland]

15. Oh, I forgot this one:

Pedro Martinez: "The Yankee's are my daddy"

:wtf:

[matcom]

10. thanks for the gift Angels!!!!

LMAO!!!

Manny's pop fly drops! Can you say Bad News Angels? :7

GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!

[matcom]

11. End of 1, No Score

Sox leave 2 on base

[matcom]

12. Middle of the 2nd - 0-0

Bronson looks WONDERFUL!!! :bounce:

[MikeG]

13. I have my de-jinxifier for sale.

Last used in 1972 during the Steelers-Raiders playoff game.

Resulted in the Immaculate Reception.

Wiped out 40 years of losing.

Anyone want it?

[MikeG]

30. It really really works.

[No2W2004]

14. Here's hopping for an Red Sox - Astros world series

at least people in Boston would finally get to see Jeff Bagwell play
(ducks)

:D

[matcom]

16. End of 2 - Sox leave 2 MORE on!

:grr:

[Bluebear]

17. Hey Arrroyo is lookin' GOOD, huh?

I like Derek, nice nice kid but he makes me nervous as a virgin at a prison rodeo. I think Arroyo was a good call here.

[matcom]

18. Lowe should have NEVER been a starter

Arroyo is a MUCH better choice!

[Bluebear]

21. Biggest loser in Boston (and his agent)

What did he pass up, $27 mil over 3 years? He is not going to get a fraction of that from another team now.

[Bombtrack]

19. Did ESPN just go dead for anyone else?

[matcom]

20. yup

:argh:

[matcom]

22. Escobar is in trouble. WAY TOO MANY PITCHES

:bounce:

we got him on the ropes now!!

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. Who? What?

:shrug: Never heard of 'em.


Go Packers! Football is the only sport worth starting a thread over. ;)

[matcom]

24. ORTIZ DOUBLE!!!

runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out!! :bounce:

[matcom]

25. NIXON SINGLE!!!!

1-0 RED SOX!!! :bounce:

[Bluebear]

26. that's what I'm talking about!

[matcom]

27. ORTIZ SCORES!!!! 2-0 RED SOX!!!

:bounce:

[FlemingsGhost]

28. Any room in this thread for another Sox fan?

Sweeeeeeeep!

[Bluebear]

29. Hell yeah!

[FlemingsGhost]

31. Escobar is fast approaching 80 pitches...

Few teams work the count better than the Sox.

Rememeber when they hacked at every first pitch?

[Bluebear]

32. coughnomarcough

[matcom]

33. Angels Home Run

now 2-1 Sox

[FlemingsGhost]

34. Ouch! I felt the breeze on that one in Oregon!

Glaus ... monster tater.

2-1 Sox

[matcom]

35. JESUS!!!!

ANOTHER base hit!!! :bounce:

Sox are rolling!!!

[matcom]

36. Escobar in DEEP SHITE!!!!

:bounce:

[Bluebear]

37. come on MANNY!

[matcom]

Manny Sac 3-1 Boston

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[FlemingsGhost]

38. Here comes the hook. C'ya Kelvim ...

Shoulda stayed home and played with your "rally monkey."

3-1, Sox. Two on, one out

[matcom]

39. SIT DOWN ESCOBAR!!!!!!!!!!

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTT

starter out after 4. that is SSWWWEEEEEEEETTTT

[FlemingsGhost]

40. Wahoo! ... Ortiz double

4-1 Sox

We want the Yankees. Nah, fuck it. Twins are more deserving ...

[matcom]

41. FUCK THAT!!! BRING ON THE FUCKING SPANKEY"S!!!!!!

:bounce:

[matcom]

42. SAFE AT THIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO RED SOX GO!!!!!!!!!!!

[FlemingsGhost]

43. E is for error, er ... I mean Eckstein.

5-1 Sox

Angels are imploding

[matcom]

44. 5-1 SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bluebear]

45. Jason has a bases loaded cloud over him

[FlemingsGhost]

46. I'm impressed with Arroyo.

He seems to be peaking at just the right time.

[matcom]

47. SIT DOWN BITCH!!!!!!!!

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[matcom]

48. JESUS AGAIN!!!!

2 on 1 out

:bounce:

[FlemingsGhost]

49. Here we go again ...

first and second, one out.

[FlemingsGhost]

50. Manny! 2-out RBI single

6-1 Sox

[matcom]

51. Manny BASE HIT!!!! SOX 6-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and ANOTHER pitcher sittin' his fucking ass DOWN BABY!!!

[FlemingsGhost]

52. Keep setting them up Anaheim, we'll keep knockin' around

Pssst ... 6-1

[WilliamPitt]

53. Erm...6-1

[matcom]

54. whatEVER

6-1 - 6-0

SWEEP BABY SWEEP!!!!!!

[FlemingsGhost]

55. Arroyo has seven strikeouts.

Just fooled Vlad, badly.

[matcom]

56. 9 OUTS AWAY FROM A SWEEEEEEEEEEEP BABY!!!!

:bounce:

[Bluebear]

57. HERE WE GO RED SOX

[FlemingsGhost]

58. Myers in for Arroyo.

1 run, 3 hits, seven Ks, 2 BB

Great start from the youngster.

[Bluebear]

59. Thus are legends born

[FlemingsGhost]

60. Timlin in for Myers

Faced one batter: BB

first and second, no outs

[FlemingsGhost]

61. Eckstein singles, bases juiced

.

[Bluebear]

62. <--- standing up, come on Timlin

[FlemingsGhost]

63. Timlin walks in a run

6-2 Sox, Vlad due up ...

[matcom]

64. FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[FlemingsGhost]

65. Fuck you, Timlin! Vlad hits a granny

Tied at 6.

[Bluebear]

66. Ohhhhh my beautiful mind..........................

[Bossy Monkey]

67. Craparoony!

Ya know, I almost posted congratulationage when it was 6-2. Well hell, go Bosox anyway!

[No2W2004]

68. add another one....

Bill Buckner
Babe Ruth
Bucky Dent
.
..
Vlad Gurrero

Game's not over yet...will the Sox come back?

[Bluebear]

70. I wondered how long before someone would come up with Buckner

Thanks, you want to pour some lemon juice into the wound?

[Mojambo]

69. Vlad impales Red Sox.

Your headline tomorrow?

[FlemingsGhost]

71. Arroyo must be sick.

The kid should have been the hero today.

[Bluebear]

72. I know, hey

But Red Sox Nation knows who screwed him.

[FlemingsGhost]

73. Alright, Sox. Let's get 'em back!

Stretch time ...

[MikeG]

74. Steelers de-jinxifier still available - worked for Franco.

[Bluebear]

75. Have I mentioned how glad I am that Berman ditched those nicknames?

I used to have to turn the sound off, his player nicknames got on my nerves :)

[gratuitous]

76. The big fat French kiss of death

I heard Berman say "nine outs to go" at the beginning of the ill-starred 7th.

Is it too early to say "Wait 'til next year"?

[FlemingsGhost]

77. Embry starts the 8th

Glaus due up

[FlemingsGhost]

78. Foulke in for Embry

1 on, 1 out

[Rockholm]

79. WTF!!!!! Tied at 6????

As I am driving down the Expressway towards home, I put on sports radio. It's 6-1 and Bronson Arroyo is leaving the mond to massive ovations.
Stop to get wine (it's Chinese nite!) and cream for coffee in the am and WTF. I get home, turn on the game and it is 6-6.

[gratuitous]

80. So it's all YOUR fault!

Loyal Sox fans are required to be glued to their set for the duration. Rockholm is this year's Bartman! Death to the apostate!

{Cynical Royals fan sits back in amusement to watch the Salem-style fireworks.}

[FlemingsGhost]

81. Royals, huh?

Ouch ...

[Rockholm]

106. NO!!!!! I watched them WIN...Redeemed?...Please?

[FlemingsGhost]

82. Angels on the move in the ninth: Bases juiced for Anderson.

1 out ...

[gratuitous]

83. Bases loaded, one out, top of the 9th

There's excitement in the air.

[gratuitous]

84. Heee struck him out

Two outs, bases still loaded for (gulp) Troy Glaus, who hit a rocket earlier in the game.

[matcom]

85. YES YESYESYESYESYESYSEYESYESYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:bounce:

[FlemingsGhost]

86. Foulke sets 'em down. Bottom half of ninth, tied at 6

Let's Go Red Sox! ...

[FlemingsGhost]

88. Lowe starts the 10th? ... Shit.

Shit, Shit, Shit.

[gratuitous]

87. And Glaus is gone on a checked swing

Going to the bottom of the ninth, still tied. Red Sox just have to push, squeeze, or finagle one run to earn a little breather.

And could ESPN quit billboarding the Yankees? We know you guys are rooting for them, but could you please not be quite so obvious?

[gratuitous]

89. Going to extra innings

Off to the Metrodome on ESPN2. I hope they have some overpriced caterwauling piece of beef to take about 30 minutes giving a rendition of God Bless America or some such nonsense while the Yankee pitcher is standing around on the mound, waiting to pitch and letting his arm get cold.

And then the second verse starts.

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate the Yankees?

[Bluebear]

90. Johnny Damon, MVP

[gratuitous]

91. Another one of those former Royals

God, it sucks cheering for a major league farm club.

[gratuitous]

92. Figgins nipped at first

And the Angels are retired. Going to the bottom of the 10th.

Where'd everybody go?

[gratuitous]

93. Damon leads off with a single up the middle

And Bellhorn is bunting.

[FlemingsGhost]

94. Here we go, Red Sox, Here we go!

1 on, no out

[FlemingsGhost]

95. Pokey! Pinch runner at first

Nice to see him in the game

[gratuitous]

97. You know, there's just something wrong

About using a guy named "Pokey" to pinch run.

Good news for Boston out of the failed sacrifice attempt: Ramirez gets to bat.

[Bluebear]

100. papi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gratuitous]

96. Yikes! What a scoop by Eckstein

He just saved the game. For now.

Pokey Reese pinch-running for Bellhorn at first.

[gratuitous]

98. And Ramirez strikes out looking

Sciosia out to talk to Rodriguez. And Rodriguez is out.

[FlemingsGhost]

99. Ortiz goes long! ... It's over, it's over, it's over!

Waaaaaaaa-hooooooooooooooooo!

Bring on the Yankees! Or Twins .... Who cares!

[frank frankly]

101. ka BOOM

David Ortiz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[No2W2004]

102. Go Sox!

Maybe in the Astros Red Sox Series Larry Anderson can throw out the first pitch!

[Bluzmann57]

103. Congrats to the Sox

David Ortiz hits the first pitch he sees for a two run walk off homer! Even though I'm not a Redsox fan, it was still pretty exciting.

[Career Prole]

104. Backbackbackback...GONE!!

OOORRRTIIIIIIZZ!!!

[gratuitous]

105. Just got back from checking the mail

Did I miss anything? Oh, the Twins game. I thought I was watching the Red Sox/Angels. {Shrugs} Oh well.

[smitty]

108. Red Sox

Really, the Red Sox are just setting their fans up for another heartbreak. Maybe, just maybe, things will be different this year; we're in a new century (a new millennium) so maybe, just maybe, the curse of the Bambino has been lifted.

I would really love to see the Sox win but not nearly as much as I would love to see the Cubs win.