Wednesday, October 27, 2004
CONGRATS, RED SOX FANS
Now shut your traps about curses and your so-called misery.
I'm kidding. Sort of.
Anyways, the Boston Red Sox are World Champions.
Yes, the Boston Red Sox, 2004 World Champions.
And wouldn't you know it, Derek Lowe wins the World Series-clinching game. For this Seattle fan, it just figures. But Lowe has been money in the postseason.
The Red Sox earned this championship. Not only did they come back from a 3-0 deficit to the New York Yankees in the ALCS, they swept the team with the best record in all of baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals. Now that's what I call clutch.
The Seattle Mariners don't know about the term clutch. Instead of stepping up to the plate and improving an already solid ballclub, the Mariners decided to bitch and moan about Freddy Garcia's arbitration case and acquire the likes of Doug Creek and Rey Sanchez. Before the 2004 season, the Mariners were so committed to their fanbase that they overpaid Scott Spiezio and Raul Ibanez. There's a reason why the Mariners lost 99 games and the Red Sox are world champions.
David Cameron at USS Mariner has talked for a while about how the Mariners are going to have a big offseason. Well, talk is cheap. I'm tired of the Mariners talking about how they're going to be a "championship-caliber" ballclub. Just go out there and prove it.
Is there any way we can try to go the Sons of Sam Horn-route by getting a key free agent to do a chat somewhere in the Mariner blogosphere? Very drastic measure, I know. But I would have to think after tonight that it worked well for Curt Schilling and the Red Sox fans.
And that's what it's all about, Mariner fans. In order to win a championship, you have to take risks. I'm not bringing up anything new here. But it is a fact.
Can the Mariners take a page from the Red Sox and take the risks that are necessary to win a championship? Who knows at this point. But one thing's for sure, I'm not buying any talk that they're going to have a big offseason. Prove it to me or shut up.
I don't like watching other teams win in October. I want to see my team win in October. That's not a lot to ask now, is it?
Again, congrats to the Boston Red Sox for winning their first world championship since 1918. Congrats to the St. Louis Cardinals as well for having a great 2004 season. Too bad that they didn't show up during the World Series, especially Scott Rolen, who went hitless.
Drink up, Boston fans. Lucky bastards.
I'm kidding. Sort of.
Anyways, the Boston Red Sox are World Champions.
Yes, the Boston Red Sox, 2004 World Champions.
And wouldn't you know it, Derek Lowe wins the World Series-clinching game. For this Seattle fan, it just figures. But Lowe has been money in the postseason.
The Red Sox earned this championship. Not only did they come back from a 3-0 deficit to the New York Yankees in the ALCS, they swept the team with the best record in all of baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals. Now that's what I call clutch.
The Seattle Mariners don't know about the term clutch. Instead of stepping up to the plate and improving an already solid ballclub, the Mariners decided to bitch and moan about Freddy Garcia's arbitration case and acquire the likes of Doug Creek and Rey Sanchez. Before the 2004 season, the Mariners were so committed to their fanbase that they overpaid Scott Spiezio and Raul Ibanez. There's a reason why the Mariners lost 99 games and the Red Sox are world champions.
David Cameron at USS Mariner has talked for a while about how the Mariners are going to have a big offseason. Well, talk is cheap. I'm tired of the Mariners talking about how they're going to be a "championship-caliber" ballclub. Just go out there and prove it.
Is there any way we can try to go the Sons of Sam Horn-route by getting a key free agent to do a chat somewhere in the Mariner blogosphere? Very drastic measure, I know. But I would have to think after tonight that it worked well for Curt Schilling and the Red Sox fans.
And that's what it's all about, Mariner fans. In order to win a championship, you have to take risks. I'm not bringing up anything new here. But it is a fact.
Can the Mariners take a page from the Red Sox and take the risks that are necessary to win a championship? Who knows at this point. But one thing's for sure, I'm not buying any talk that they're going to have a big offseason. Prove it to me or shut up.
I don't like watching other teams win in October. I want to see my team win in October. That's not a lot to ask now, is it?
Again, congrats to the Boston Red Sox for winning their first world championship since 1918. Congrats to the St. Louis Cardinals as well for having a great 2004 season. Too bad that they didn't show up during the World Series, especially Scott Rolen, who went hitless.
Drink up, Boston fans. Lucky bastards.
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