tcalbrecht
Puritan Board Junior
They are wringing their hands in Boston, ground zero for the most severe MLB meltdown since the 2004 Diamondbacks.
GO
!!!
GO
Johnny Damon goes over to the Dark Side
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VirginiaHuguenot
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Scott Bushey
Puritanboard Commissioner
[Music from the Movie 'Omen' playing]
To be perfectly honest with you, I am glad Dam(i)on is gone. My opinion, he never impressed me; especially during the playoffs. Granted, in the championship when they won the WS, his bat was working. Other than that, when it counted, he was a choker.
My opinion alone.
To be perfectly honest with you, I am glad Dam(i)on is gone. My opinion, he never impressed me; especially during the playoffs. Granted, in the championship when they won the WS, his bat was working. Other than that, when it counted, he was a choker.
My opinion alone.
Scott Bushey
Puritanboard Commissioner
Bob,
Remember, I am a die hard sox fan; I still have yet to forgive Buckner!
Remember, I am a die hard sox fan; I still have yet to forgive Buckner!
tcalbrecht
Puritan Board Junior
Joseph Ringling
Puritan Board Freshman
I'm glad to have Damon on board. The Sox have fallen apart since the departure of Theo Epstein. Their front office is horrible and things are only going to get worse for them. Go Yanks!
Bladestunner316
Puritan Board Doctor
The Yankees well..... I really am trying to stop cussing 
Isnt red sox park a hitters park anyway?
Isnt red sox park a hitters park anyway?
Solo Christo
Puritan Board Freshman
BOOOOOOO!!!!!! 
P.S. I am kinda lookin forward to seeing him trimmed up and clean shaven.
P.S. I am kinda lookin forward to seeing him trimmed up and clean shaven.
For what? Come on Scott. Get real. Buckner was an exceptional player. If he had one or two more good seasons he would have been a HOF'er. I am a die-hard Met fan and certainly pleased that he could not come up with Mookie Wilson's grounder. But consider these facts:
1. There is no guarantee the Sox would have won had Buckner made the out. The game was tied and the Mets were guaranteed at least one more at bat.
2. MacNamara KNEW Buckner's knees were bad and his defense was mediorce. He should have taken him out for a defensive replacement but he didn't.
3. Buckner was second in RBI's (102) to Rice (110). Without Buckner the Sox would not have won the division or the ALCS.
4. The real culprit was my hometown boy Bob Stanley (Stanley attended my HS - Kearny HS Kearny, NJ). It was Stanley's WP that allowed the tying run to score.
Buckner was a great player for the Sox. His legacy has been unfairly tarnished by a bad play that never should have been.
Scott Bushey
Puritanboard Commissioner
Here's what I remember. Top of the ninth, full count; 1 strike away from the penant.......and all hell breaks loose. Schiraldy, Stanley and whoever are put in to try and pitch. We lose the game, we lose the next game and then the whole series.
Buckner comes to mind, yea he had bad knees, but he was a golden glove!
It's one of my thorns I will never escape.
[Edited on 12-22-2005 by Scott Bushey]
Buckner comes to mind, yea he had bad knees, but he was a golden glove!
It's one of my thorns I will never escape.
[Edited on 12-22-2005 by Scott Bushey]
Originally posted by Scott Bushey
Here's what I remember. Top of the ninth, full count; 1 strike away from the penant.......and all hell breaks loose. Schiraldy, Stanley and whoever are put in to try and pitch. We lose the game, we lose the next game and then the whole series.
Buckner comes to mind, yea he had bad knees, but he was a golden glove!
It's one of my thorns I will never escape.
[Edited on 12-22-2005 by Scott Bushey]
And you don't see redemption in 2004?
Originally posted by tcalbrecht
They are wringing their hands in Boston, ground zero for the most severe MLB meltdown since the 2004 Diamondbacks.
GO!!!
Mark my words...the Mets will be playing in the fall classic next fall and I am praying for a rematch of the 2000 WS. It sure will be nice to see Yankee fans in stunned silence.
[Edited on 12-22-2005 by BaptistInCrisis]
Scott Bushey
Puritanboard Commissioner
Originally posted by BaptistInCrisis
Originally posted by Scott Bushey
Here's what I remember. Top of the ninth, full count; 1 strike away from the penant.......and all hell breaks loose. Schiraldy, Stanley and whoever are put in to try and pitch. We lose the game, we lose the next game and then the whole series.
Buckner comes to mind, yea he had bad knees, but he was a golden glove!
It's one of my thorns I will never escape.
[Edited on 12-22-2005 by Scott Bushey]
And you don't see redemption in 2004?
To a degree; recently ESPN had a top 20 list of the greatest chokes in history; The Sox/Mets game was #6 on thier list. 2004 was was grrrrreat! However, washing that choke off me will possibly never come.
VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
Theo Epstein is coming back and Bronson Arroyo has re-signed with the Red Sox. Things are looking up in Beantown! 
Pilgrim
Puritanboard Commissioner
Originally posted by Scott Bushey
Originally posted by BaptistInCrisis
Originally posted by Scott Bushey
Here's what I remember. Top of the ninth, full count; 1 strike away from the penant.......and all hell breaks loose. Schiraldy, Stanley and whoever are put in to try and pitch. We lose the game, we lose the next game and then the whole series.
Buckner comes to mind, yea he had bad knees, but he was a golden glove!
It's one of my thorns I will never escape.
[Edited on 12-22-2005 by Scott Bushey]
And you don't see redemption in 2004?
To a degree; recently ESPN had a top 20 list of the greatest chokes in history; The Sox/Mets game was #6 on thier list. 2004 was was grrrrreat! However, washing that choke off me will possibly never come.
Well, coming back from 0-3 down in the ALCS to beat the Yankees had to wash off some of the failures of the past.
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