The Bitter Rivals Thread

[Mattingly]

Ahhhhh

THis is much nicer

Gee, who could that masked man be who's mingling amongst the crowd? Not a boo-bird in sight, too!

[SDL]

Gee, who could that masked man be who's mingling amongst the crowd? Not a boo-bird in sight, too!

Happy New Year to all!

Anybody want to place a bet as to when the first Joey Pitbull meltdown happens?

[Mattingly]

Happy New Year to all!

Anybody want to place a bet as to when the first Joey Pitbull meltdown happens?

A meltdown of what proportions? Anything like getting spooked by a TV reporter, a la Big Unit?

[SDL]

A meltdown of what proportions? Anything like getting spooked by a TV reporter, a la Big Unit?

I'm thinking Scott Olsen redux here...

[SDL]

I was looking thru some old posts...

...and found this gem from October 2006...

When the clock strikes at 2:00am, it will then be pushed back to 1:00am. It will be the Twilight Zone. One narrated by Rod Serling, and one in which them thar Beantowners don't win for 86 years. 2090 is just over the corner, folks. It's only a few days (or daylight savings times years) away.

Sleep tight, little one. You'll only be Rip Van Winkle at Sleepy Hollow by the time that wonderful day does come. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, the 2007 Red Sawx will surely be a bust!




Just think, this is what you look like now:

Now what was that about the 2007 Red Sox being a bust?

[Mattingly]

...and found this gem from October 2006...

Now what was that about the 2007 Red Sox being a bust?

Ya got lucky and that's all there was to it. You'll never repeat!

Now all of you children go back to sleep.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

My advice is to never take a bet with a newbie. The odds are greatly in their favor, and the low-risk thing of their not even having to show up after a loss is another obvious thing they don't mind one bit.

I'd say it's like if you made a bet with someone for $5. Not that I recommend it, but if they win, they've got money to show they could pay; if they lose, they somehow have trouble paying. People like that, I don't have much time for, and this forumer came with the cheesy excuses made in advance.

I'd just give a simple "no thank you", since from this point on, I don't see the Yanks signing any more big-name free agents. If they'd signed for Aaron Rowand, I'd be happy. The Indians signed a Japanese closer, and if we'd done that, we could have an excellent setup man for the next year or so, and he could take over for Mo sometime in 2009, putting Joba in the rotation in 2008.

Who are we going to argue about? Which low-level FA is higher valued? To me, it's a wasteful battle, and the fact that the newbie has mentioned "from this point on" indicates that he/she has no confidence that Boston will ever sign a free agent bigger than Messrs Rodriguez, Posada and Rivera.

I thought your advice would be to never accept a bet, since you are on the losing side in general...

[Mattingly]

I thought your advice would be to never accept a bet, since you are on the losing side in general...

YBF, did you let Ken or that scoundrel SDL steal your password again?

Man, you've gotta be nice to Yankee fans. If not, then these Beantowners sure won't be.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

YBF, did you let Ken or that scoundrel SDL steal your password again?

Man, you've gotta be nice to Yankee fans. If not, then these Beantowners sure won't be.

You're right. But even Yankee fans must tease each other once in a while. So for the time being, I will not bug you.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

YBF, did you let Ken or that scoundrel SDL steal your password again?

Man, you've gotta be nice to Yankee fans. If not, then these Beantowners sure won't be.

That scoundrel SDL happens to be my buddy. Yes, sometimes even Yankee fans and Red Sox fans can get along.

[KenFougere]

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[Mattingly]

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Hey, Ken, I can't see that Pats pic you'd put up. Is there any way you could find a larger image? I may need a magnifying glass just to see that itty bitty pic you'd posted.

That scoundrel SDL happens to be my buddy. Yes, sometimes even Yankee fans and Red Sox fans can get along.

Oh geez, someone who's half a Yankee fan and half a Beantown fan. At least you're halfway good, but sometimes I don't know whether I'm speaking with the good side or the bad side.

[SDL]

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Ain't life grand?

(The punch line is that my wife is a Giants fan)

[Mattingly]

Ain't life grand?

(The punch line is that my wife is a Giants fan)

This Super Bowl seems like the Yanks-Beantown ALCS all over again.

Y'all should move to the NL so that we could beat you in the World Series. We have better ALCS games than most WS games.

Now git from the AL East.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Pssst Ken, I have news for you:

This is not a football forum!!! It is about baseball.

Let's keep it that way.

Oh and eh... Patriots record 18-0? They're just lucky.