The Bitter Rivals Thread

[Mariano_Rivera]

Insert wittier comeback

Insert witty retort

[Mattingly]

Comeback, retort? Geez, who are you people talking to? Gawshkies.

Anywayz, oooooooooooops, Josh Beckett does it again, trying to give David Ortiz some competition for the HR thing!

Norton homered to right, Baldelli scored.

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/gamecenter/live/MLB_20060927_TB@BOS

[Erik Bedard]

Who's Guidrypreserve?

And YOU brought up Chesbro, not me.

[Erik Bedard]

Speaking of atmosphere....

Speaking of YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN....

Yes, I did actually yawn while I was writing that. And I held down the keys the whole time.

[Erik Bedard]

Ain't it amazing what you can find on google? The first page of results, no less?

[Williamsburg2599]

Ain't it amazing what you can find on google? The first result, no less?

Here in the bitter rivals thread, we have already agreed that the A-rod slap was neither "girly" or "womanish", (just really, really, really bad).

[Erik Bedard]

OK, I'll try and find another pic...

Sorry. Didn't realize. :o

Just typed in "A-Rod" on Google.

Anyway, here's another:



From a happier time:

[Solair Wright]

If Renteria and the Braves head to Beantown next year, what would your reception be? That's right, boo him to death. Of course, both Bahston and the Cardinals didn't have a very good year this year, and a quiz for everyone. Who is currently getting blown out 11-0 by the DEVIL RAYS?

[EvanAparra]

If Renteria and the Braves head to Beantown next year, what would your reception be? That's right, boo him to death. Of course, both Bahston and the Cardinals didn't have a very good year this year, and a quiz for everyone. Who is currently getting blown out 11-0 by the DEVIL RAYS?

Ummm....who has lost 7 in a row and could be the biggest choke-job (short of the 04 yanks) ever....

[Solair Wright]

Note: I said both Boston and St. Louis didn't have very good years this year. Both were expected to win big, and they came up short because of managing problems, injuries, and miscues from players and managers.

Let's face it: Jason Varitek, Manny Ramirez, Coco Crisp, David Wells, Wily Mo Pena, and even Alex Gonzalez dealt with injuries this year. It didn't look good with the Cardinals too. Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, Slidney Ponson ( intentionally mispelt because he's not worthy of being a Cardinal), Rolen, and David Eckstein weren't so lucky this year. I disliked Ponson though, so it didn't matter when he got released twice this year.

[KenFougere]

That went away with the greatest comeback in sports history . . .

The Curse has Returned!!!

That old thing died two years ago. Right around the time that the
'single greatest monumental collapse in a playoff series in MLB history' occurred.
Now there's a curse that's so big, it could "c h o k e" a horse . . .

[Solair Wright]

Now, which team won an improbable lead in 1978 and 2006, and could very well be on the way to a World Series victory? It may be one team in Beantown, but I don't want to say the answer.

[EvanAparra]

Seen on ESPN poll today: Biggest collapse in sports history??

The 2004 New York Yankees!!

[KenFougere]

Seen on ESPN poll today: Biggest collapse in sports history??

The 2004 New York Yankees!!

That stands 'head & shoulders' above anything else . . .

[KenFougere]

Now, which team won an improbable lead in 1978 and 2006, and could very well be on the way to a World Series victory? It may be one team in Beantown, but I don't want to say the answer.

2006? I believe the largest "improbable lead"
we had later in the season (that I can recall) was 3-4 games . . . (WOW!)