I can't for the life of me figure out why this game isn't being played in Minnesota. The Twins were 10-8 against the Sox this year. Doing a coin flip if the record is 9-9 is fine with me but this doesn't make any sense.
They do the coin flip far enough inadvance to plan the games out, if they are needed. As opposed to waiting until the last game of their head-to-head. Thats my guess anyways. On the flip side, they really didn't need much notice to get the Astros v Cubs game up in Milwaukee, so......
I can't for the life of me figure out why this game isn't being played in Minnesota. The Twins were 10-8 against the Sox this year. Doing a coin flip if the record is 9-9 is fine with me but this doesn't make any sense.
I'm a huge Twins fan, and all I know is that if they lose the game today, it's their own damn fault. The bottom line is that they lost 2 out of 3 games to KANSAS-FRICKIN-CITY to close out the year. They put themselves in this shitty position and have noone to blame but themselves. Morneau better pull his head out of his ass today or it's all over. I've got a bad feeling about this one.
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The White Sox are in.
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i still dont see you beating tampa bay. in all honesty its 3 and done for you guys
sorry to rain on your parade
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I jusrt turned this game on to catch the last 3 outs. BOTH Chicago teams are in.
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*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
That was a nice catch! I do have one question though, were those fireworks exploding or was that just the fans shooting their guns in the air or perhaps some random drive-by?
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So this life is sacrifice...
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We get it already. Have another drink and go to sleep..
Looking ahead to the Rays, we might have a fighting chance. We have more momentum going for us, as the last week has been a fight to stay alive. The sox are already in playoff mode.. We'll see if the kids on the Rays have the confidence in themselves..
2008 AL Central Division Champs!! What a game. I agree Frank, just emotionally draining, hanging on ever pitch. It was tremendous. I was at play-off games and World Series games in 2005, and this atmosphere was just as intense, if not more so. Fuckin awesome to finally see us clinch at home! Absolutely wild! Those are great videos too Frank. My season tix are section 145, so I'm a few sections down from you.
I tip my hat to the Twins. They're a solid young team and should be back next year, probably even better. The season was a great battle right down the very end, and then some. As far as the coin flip goes, that's the way MLB has done it for a while. I remember in '98 when the Cubs won the coin flip for the tiebreaker. It sucks, and I know I would be pissed if the roles were reversed, but as OmahaJammer said, the Twins coulda put this thing away with KC in the dome, but you guys let us hang around just a little too long.
And I wouldn't count the Sox out against the Rays automatically. They've gotten some confidence back with these last 3 games and have plenty of play-off experience. Regular season doesn't mean shit anymore. And if the Sox can take one game down there and bring it home at 1-1, I'd like our chances in a best of 5 game set.
He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share, his key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere.
That was a nice catch! I do have one question though, were those fireworks exploding or was that just the fans shooting their guns in the air or perhaps some random drive-by?
2008 AL Central Division Champs!! What a game. I agree Frank, just emotionally draining, hanging on ever pitch. It was tremendous. I was at play-off games and World Series games in 2005, and this atmosphere was just as intense, if not more so. Fuckin awesome to finally see us clinch at home! Absolutely wild! Those are great videos too Frank. My season tix are section 145, so I'm a few sections down from you.
I tip my hat to the Twins. They're a solid young team and should be back next year, probably even better. The season was a great battle right down the very end, and then some. As far as the coin flip goes, that's the way MLB has done it for a while. I remember in '98 when the Cubs won the coin flip for the tiebreaker. It sucks, and I know I would be pissed if the roles were reversed, but as OmahaJammer said, the Twins coulda put this thing away with KC in the dome, but you guys let us hang around just a little too long.
And I wouldn't count the Sox out against the Rays automatically. They've gotten some confidence back with these last 3 games and have plenty of play-off experience. Regular season doesn't mean shit anymore. And if the Sox can take one game down there and bring it home at 1-1, I'd like our chances in a best of 5 game set.
Thats what gives me hope.. half the Sox have playoff experience and a ring. When times are tough, they know how to pull it off.. the odds are against them, but thats when they shine.
that is fantastic! i was super exxxcited the soxxx won! and i especially loved the fireworks all over the place!!!!! if anyone gets a hold of one of those champion tshirts.....PLEASE send one my way!!!!
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I wonder how many people have been gunned down around Comis...er uh...US Cellular Field in the last 4 years.
Either way...I was joking *glad you missed the friendly banter after all of this time*.
I hope the Cubs and the Sox make the Windy City Series because I think that would be amazing!
But if the Sox choke and don't make it past the Rays, oh well!
I guarantee nobody has been gunned down directly across the street from the stadium in the last four years. Trust me, the media and Cub fans would've had a field day with it and would never have let it down. On a scale of when the Cubs last won a World Series, 4 years ago seems like yesterday. And I was just joking around too, I just didn't put a next to it so you couldn't detect the sarcasm. It's really ridiculous how sensitive, and hypocritical, you Cub fans are. You can say whatever you want trashing our team, but as soon as we fire back, "Dude, I was just joking." I mean, if you're gonna dish it, prepare to take it. And this is why I do not want a Windy City Series, cuz it will get too insane here.
As for the games, nobody is picking the Sox, they don't have home field and are playing a team with about 10 more regular season wins, so they can't really choke. If the Cubs fall anywhere short of a World Series, with all the gushing that has been going on around here, it will be the single most disappointing season in the history of baseball and a HUGE choke. Now that's pressure. Let the games begin.
He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share, his key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere.
Danks was unreal. Talk about stepping up in the biggest start of your life. I still don't think Thome's HR ball has landed. That was an absolute bomb.
Hopefully we can keep this momentun going into Tampa Bay. Javy is due for a good start.
Yeah, 461 feet on Thome's homer. He's a monster when he actually swings at a pitch in the zone and makes contact.
I'm not sure how I feel about Javy right now. He's 0-3 with like a 13 ERA in his last 3 starts and really doesn't deserve to be starting game 1 in the postseason. But he is a .500 career pitcher, so he seems to even out his really bad starts with really good starts. He is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA at the Trop this year, not bad. The key is getting our 3-4-5 hitters hot and getting the bullpen, besides Jenks, ready to step-up when need be.
He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share, his key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere.
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They do the coin flip far enough inadvance to plan the games out, if they are needed. As opposed to waiting until the last game of their head-to-head. Thats my guess anyways. On the flip side, they really didn't need much notice to get the Astros v Cubs game up in Milwaukee, so......
I'm a huge Twins fan, and all I know is that if they lose the game today, it's their own damn fault. The bottom line is that they lost 2 out of 3 games to KANSAS-FRICKIN-CITY to close out the year. They put themselves in this shitty position and have noone to blame but themselves. Morneau better pull his head out of his ass today or it's all over. I've got a bad feeling about this one.
Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm....
6 more outs!!!
*holds breath, wears black.* ....:D
Sox Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once I get out of this town
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*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
sorry to rain on your parade
Once I get out of this town
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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first time the two chicago teams have been in the playoffs in the same year in 102 years or something??? that's wild!
6/30/98 Minneapolis, 10/8/00 East Troy (Brrrr!), 6/16/03 St. Paul, 6/27/06 St. Paul
We get it already. Have another drink and go to sleep..
what a game. that was the most physically and emotionally draining games that I have ever attended.
Vids i took postgame;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BlTvQ6-nfU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Q_AjDLRls
I tip my hat to the Twins. They're a solid young team and should be back next year, probably even better. The season was a great battle right down the very end, and then some. As far as the coin flip goes, that's the way MLB has done it for a while. I remember in '98 when the Cubs won the coin flip for the tiebreaker. It sucks, and I know I would be pissed if the roles were reversed, but as OmahaJammer said, the Twins coulda put this thing away with KC in the dome, but you guys let us hang around just a little too long.
And I wouldn't count the Sox out against the Rays automatically. They've gotten some confidence back with these last 3 games and have plenty of play-off experience. Regular season doesn't mean shit anymore. And if the Sox can take one game down there and bring it home at 1-1, I'd like our chances in a best of 5 game set.
Har har. You should know the sound. Remember this?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1797122
God, it's gonna be a wild October in this city.
4 years ago?
I wonder how many people have been gunned down around Comis...er uh...US Cellular Field in the last 4 years.
Either way...I was joking *glad you missed the friendly banter after all of this time*.
I hope the Cubs and the Sox make the Windy City Series because I think that would be amazing!
But if the Sox choke and don't make it past the Rays, oh well!
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It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Continue to class this place up Frank. Keep the mystique of idiot sux fans alive.
Danks was unreal. Talk about stepping up in the biggest start of your life. I still don't think Thome's HR ball has landed. That was an absolute bomb.
Hopefully we can keep this momentun going into Tampa Bay. Javy is due for a good start.
I guarantee nobody has been gunned down directly across the street from the stadium in the last four years. Trust me, the media and Cub fans would've had a field day with it and would never have let it down. On a scale of when the Cubs last won a World Series, 4 years ago seems like yesterday. And I was just joking around too, I just didn't put a
As for the games, nobody is picking the Sox, they don't have home field and are playing a team with about 10 more regular season wins, so they can't really choke. If the Cubs fall anywhere short of a World Series, with all the gushing that has been going on around here, it will be the single most disappointing season in the history of baseball and a HUGE choke. Now that's pressure. Let the games begin.
Yeah, 461 feet on Thome's homer. He's a monster when he actually swings at a pitch in the zone and makes contact.
I'm not sure how I feel about Javy right now. He's 0-3 with like a 13 ERA in his last 3 starts and really doesn't deserve to be starting game 1 in the postseason. But he is a .500 career pitcher, so he seems to even out his really bad starts with really good starts. He is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA at the Trop this year, not bad. The key is getting our 3-4-5 hitters hot and getting the bullpen, besides Jenks, ready to step-up when need be.