AL Division Series Discussion Thread: Game #4, White Sox/Rays and Game #4, Red Sox/Angels

SECOND!!!!!!!!!!!

by Jerry Mumphrey on Oct 6, 2008 3:06 PM CDT 0 recs

meh

The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel

by Blue W on Oct 6, 2008 3:06 PM CDT 0 recs

I think it finally hit home to the people I work with how disgusted I am today. My boss is going to the White Sox game, and some co-workers were making some, “lucky bastard,” type rumblings. My response was, “good for him, he can have them. I wouldn’t go if you paid me.”

They couldn’t believe, as much as I love baseball, that I would turn down playoff tickets. But I honestly would. I went to a few playoff games in 2005, but I don’t think I would have the stomach for it this year.

by SuperContext on Oct 6, 2008 3:13 PM CDT 0 recs

Sigh

Postseason baseball without the Cubs is like, well……..just not as much fun as it should be!

Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!

by DKT on Oct 6, 2008 3:34 PM CDT 0 recs

My Picks

ALDS ends tonight

Rays and BoSox win.

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on Oct 6, 2008 3:42 PM CDT 0 recs

Yep, I'm picking the Rays over the White Sox.

And the Red Sox over the Angels. Rays go to the World Series and face the Dodgers.

So this is how it ends.

by dat cubfan daver on Oct 6, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

I was right

//pats self on back.

---AC 00 00 00 - Believe

by mjk83 on Oct 7, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

No offense Al....

….but I can’t stand the sight of these posts. It just reminds me of the fact that we’re done. It’s not like that reality is escapable yet (especially with all my Astro fan coworkers coming by to ask me what happened…). I’m anxious for any news to come out of the organization to change the topic and the light the way for us to the promised land (of 2009 that is).

"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard

by TXCub on Oct 6, 2008 3:44 PM CDT 0 recs

What news do you think you will see two days after a playoff loss?

Geez. Give ’em time to mourn like we have.

No significant player moves are going to happen till November anyway.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 6, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

Put up Bear and Big -10 Notre Dame football "forums"

The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano

by kcjones on Oct 7, 2008 12:02 AM CDT up 0 recs

Who's playing?

Oh wait, I don’t care.

by NittanyCub on Oct 6, 2008 3:55 PM CDT 0 recs

Anyone seen Bruce Dern in town?

Because if he could hi-jack a blimp, fill it with nails and sail it over the Cell… forget it, that’s just mean – and not a very good movie either.

by the nth on Oct 6, 2008 3:58 PM CDT 0 recs

I'm actually rooting for the Phillies or Rays

as they have gone the longest without a championship.

Plus, the Rays are VERY easy to like and play great ball.

*Synth intro to "Jump"*

by SouthsideCub on Oct 6, 2008 4:01 PM CDT 0 recs

A good friend of mine is Phillie Phanatic

He has been very supportive in my “time of loss.” We often go to the games when the Phillies are in town and talk good-natured trash about each others teams, too. So it is only fair that I root for his Phillies now that the Cubs are over.

by SuperContext on Oct 6, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

I meant a Phille Phanatic

Not the actual mascot.

by SuperContext on Oct 6, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ha

at first i thought you were talking about the actual Philly Phanatic

by Glacier on Oct 6, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Philly is a great town

and I was just there in the spring.

If any set of fans is more manic in their support of their baseball club, it’s Phillies fans.

*Synth intro to "Jump"*

by SouthsideCub on Oct 6, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up 0 recs

Me too.....

My wife andd her family are from that area….and I want the screws put to MLB and the TV networks

The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano

by kcjones on Oct 7, 2008 12:03 AM CDT up 0 recs

Philadelphia that is

The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano

by kcjones on Oct 7, 2008 12:04 AM CDT up 0 recs

Now that the Cubs are out of it...

…I’m actually looking forward to watching/following the remainder of the postseason. No emotional rollercoaster. No stress. Total objectivity. Just the love of the game and the enjoyment of watching great pitchers do their thing.

Don’t get me wrong – I’d give it all up in a second to have the Cubs in there. But the season’s over for our boys. Savor the last few sips of baseball before the bottle goes empty for another year.

So this is how it ends.

by dat cubfan daver on Oct 6, 2008 4:05 PM CDT 0 recs

Yep

I agree,even though the cubs are out I’m still gonna watch baseball. Still a shame the cubs are not part of this thread.

by The Stig on Oct 6, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

this makes me even more sick

why would BLEED CUBBIE BLUE be promoting the White Sox? This reminds of when my ex-boyfriend bought sox tickets on my birthday when I’m a die hard Cubs fan.

are you trying to get rid of us Al ?

by coral on Oct 6, 2008 4:06 PM CDT 0 recs

Hmmm

I thought BCB was also promoting the sport we all enjoy, I agree with dave, now that the Cubs are out of it, I’ll watch just to see some more baseball before its over.

by StevenABQ on Oct 6, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up 0 recs

I don't think he's promoting them

This thread is for the Red Sox/Angels game too. The thread is agnostic, not supporting any one team.

by SuperContext on Oct 6, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Don't those teams have their own sites?

by coral on Oct 6, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

It's for baseball discussion.

Steven and Dave are correct. It’s not promoting one team or another. Note that there were three other teams mentioned other than the White Sox.

You’re a little oversensitive, I think.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 6, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

yes I am oversensitive

the last bastion of Cubdom that I’m happy to be affiliated with looked to be promoting the evil sox fans. Sox fans that I work with actually wore anti-cub shirts during game 3. I hate those people.

by coral on Oct 6, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up 0 recs

You're way off base.

Nothing was “promoting” anything. It was simply a discussion thread for the two playoff games occurring today. Period.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 6, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up 0 recs

you're right

I’m oversensitive and it “looked” that way.

by coral on Oct 6, 2008 10:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

A Crawdad made him do it.

So this is how it ends.

by dat cubfan daver on Oct 6, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

to make things even worse this week

i work in a resterant that is owned by a UAL captain, he has flown the cubs and the white sox before, including the sox trip down to tampa the night they clinched the ALCD. if the sox win tonight we have to make a catering order for them tomorrow morning, ugh.

by truthaddict11 on Oct 6, 2008 4:07 PM CDT 0 recs

Just look at it this way

Maybe you can ad a little “special sauce” if that is the case….

by SuperContext on Oct 6, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

Sleep well my friend

The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano

by kcjones on Oct 7, 2008 12:05 AM CDT up 0 recs

Rays off to a nice start

1-0 top of the first; BJ Upton HR. This should be good.

Tommie Agee was out.

by Weeghman Park on Oct 6, 2008 4:11 PM CDT 0 recs

I still will pull for the White Sox

since I have so many close friends/family members that are Sox fans…No reason for me to root against them just since I’m pissed off about the Cubs, IMHO…

"There is not a better offense in America. Missouri has had 48 possessions and scored on 33 of them. The nation's No. 1 scoring offense has punted just five times and has yet to go three-and-out." Tom Dienhart, Rivals.com

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Oct 6, 2008 5:04 PM CDT 0 recs

4-0 Rays

The end could be near for the ChiSox…

Get 'em on, Get 'em over, Get 'em in!

by DKT on Oct 6, 2008 5:28 PM CDT 0 recs

Wait

They’re still playing?

by 08Cubs on Oct 6, 2008 5:53 PM CDT 0 recs

Who cares?

Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by Bricks and Ivy on Oct 6, 2008 6:02 PM CDT 0 recs

..

i’m kind of happy for cliff floyd.

he deserves all the best.

my stuff is filthy

by carlos marmol on Oct 6, 2008 6:37 PM CDT 0 recs

yep. would he have helped out this season for us, i wonder....

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

Probably not.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 6, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

I liked Cliff as well.

by Ryno72 on Oct 6, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

My new favorite pitcher Grant Balfour in to pitch

Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #2/3 5-0 (1-0). Next up Okie State at home. Live on ESPN in primetime for the second week in a row. Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin for Co-Heisman!

by nji232 on Oct 6, 2008 6:54 PM CDT 0 recs

I wonder if Dr. Crawdad is going to grace us with his presence?

Now that his White Sox are about to croak….

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2008 7:16 PM CDT 0 recs

NAH NAH NAH

NAH NAH NAH
HEY HEY HEY

GOODBYE!!!!!!!

Misery enjoys company in Chicago Baseball

by Galvan316 on Oct 6, 2008 7:23 PM CDT 0 recs

Spoken like a true fan

The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano

by kcjones on Oct 7, 2008 12:06 AM CDT up 0 recs

No, in this case it is that misery

loves miserable company!

Mike=Milton+Eamus Catuli = AC000000

by Cub's Paperboy on Oct 7, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up 0 recs

And that does it for the Sox

The town is now officially united behind the Bears

by chitownhawkeye on Oct 6, 2008 7:24 PM CDT 0 recs

Except for those that aren't

Remember, the Cubby Bear is the Chicago branch headquarters of the GB Packer fan club….

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Oct 6, 2008 10:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Not that the Rays don't deserve it

but if they win the WS, I will be really pissed off. I can’t even count how many freaking expansion teams will have won the WS before we even have gotten back to it. That’s sad.

The Sux were a tough team, albeit flawed because of no small ball ability, but the Rays beat them with ease.

"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse

by BigJohnAZ on Oct 6, 2008 7:36 PM CDT 0 recs

Thank god they lost!

I live in Beverly and I just couldn’t deal with another 2005.

by SouthsideCubfan on Oct 6, 2008 7:36 PM CDT 0 recs

I can relate to that

The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano

by kcjones on Oct 7, 2008 12:07 AM CDT up 0 recs

Thank god is right

Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic. Crash Davis

by Reed's Johnson on Oct 6, 2008 7:43 PM CDT 0 recs

It would be nice to see the rays,rocks,marlins and dbacks all play in or win the world series b4 the cubs

Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic. Crash Davis

by Reed's Johnson on Oct 6, 2008 7:43 PM CDT 0 recs

THEY GONE!

I heart the riot. (www.riotshirts.com)

by RIOTSHIRTS.com on Oct 6, 2008 7:52 PM CDT 0 recs

THE SB Nation rays blog is dead….no one there

I am now a Rays fan, can anyone blame me?

by Reed's Johnson on Oct 6, 2008 7:54 PM CDT 0 recs

YOU MEAN NOTSURE ISN'T THERE?!?!?!

by NittanyCub on Oct 6, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

LOL. Yeah, NotSure must be there...right?

I mean he is a recent convert.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

On that note,

are you a Rays fan now?

Wow, that bandwagon piles up in Florida.

by NittanyCub on Oct 6, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up 0 recs

vivaelbirdos is also going for the rays.

it’s gonna be a big bandwagon…meh…

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up 0 recs

What I can't understand is why they keep posting here.

Maybe to try and seek validation for switching to a very good baseball team this year— which I can’t comprehend; what kind of satisfaction would that bring to someone if you’ve followed them for 2 days? And then to libel this site? The pure contradiction in themselves makes me so many frustrated, and angered, emotions all into one.

It’s so beyond my comprehension of talking trash on a site that they called their own for 6 months to only switch to a different site, but to still talk here. If you’re not a Cubs fan, that’s great, but don’t call yourself an “ex-Cubs” fan. They were never true fans to begin with.

by NittanyCub on Oct 6, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well put;

there isn’t any such thing as an “ex-Cubs fan.” You either are one or you aren’t. The internet allows folks to act as dumb as they want without any Darwinian consequence. There’s still lots of good baseball left this fall and I am going to be watching it all and waiting for April 6, 2009 expectantly.

Tommie Agee was out.

by Weeghman Park on Oct 6, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

Just grow a thick skin and remember...

it’s just words typed into a computer…some of my fellow Cub fans get under my skin as much as “trolls”

The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano

by kcjones on Oct 7, 2008 12:09 AM CDT up 0 recs

Where's DrCrawdad?

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 6, 2008 8:50 PM CDT 0 recs

At the game.

A hobbled Sox team battled but the better team won.

Crowd was great, into it and cheering their team from start to finish. No crying, no tears, no fits of anger did I observe in the crowd and nary a thought of the team 8 miles to the north that finished the post-season hastily.

by DrCrawdad on Oct 6, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up 0 recs

Now it's "one city, one team" time, huh? Bear down....

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 6, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yes, but...

… I’m not much of a football fan. I go to one game a year and enjoy it. Outside of that, if I catch it on TV, fine, if not that’s fine too. I cheer the Bears but my heart is not really into it. My heart is with baseball. May the season begin soon!

Great season in Chicago baseball. Too bad it ended so soon for both teams.

by DrCrawdad on Oct 6, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

Fair enough.

Who you cheerin for now?

I think I’ll cheer for the Phillies and the Rays.

Dan

Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

by dtpollitt on Oct 6, 2008 10:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

GO TEAM, GO!

Here’s my usual preference: Sox first, then AL Central then AL.

Rays vs. Other Sox? I’ll wholeheartedly root for the Rays.

Dodgers vs. Phillies? I don’t have a strong favorite here. I guess I’ll pull for the Phillies.

I’m tired of the Other Sox and as a result IF they win the AL Pennant then I might end up rooting for the NL, for the first time in ages.

by DrCrawdad on Oct 6, 2008 11:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

baseball is dead to me until April

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2008 9:07 PM CDT 0 recs

Well, not me.

I love the game and playoff baseball is interesting to watch… yes, I’d love to have the Cubs still there.

But the last game of the year, three weeks from now, whoever is in it, will be a sad event when it’s over, because then there’s no more baseball till February — not April — spring training isn’t that far away.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 6, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

we got the WBC to look forward to!

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

and quiet frankly, besides the Rays now, there is no team I care about in the post season

Red Sox – already have won enough
Angels – no support whatsoever
Dodgers – enough said
Phillies – no alliegiances in any way plus their fans are almost as bad as Dodgers fans

2009 Cubs: Well, Seems so far away..

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up 0 recs