Sox go up 2-0 against the Cards in the World Series.....A hero emerges, again.....
(courtesy of Boston Dirt Dogs)
Schilling has his ankle held together by threads and sutres right now, and the Docs stated that that would probably be the last time they can perform this surgery top allow him to play this series. Curt did his job, so it's now up to the rest of the band of idiots to finish off the series.
Pedro game three, Lowe game four, game five I believe is a mystery right now. Who knows. One thing for sure, the Red Sox never make things easy. As Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe notes, observe these two numbers - 8 and 21. They represent the number of errors and men left on base, respectively, for the Red Sox during Games 1 and 2 of the World Series. Most teams would not win even regular season games with numbers like these. Few teams would win playoff games with numbers like these. But only the 2004 Red Sox can beat the NL Champion Cardinals, with perhaps one of the most ferocious lineups, whilst committing such cardinal baseball sins. Yes, that pun was intended. I said it before, and I'll say it again, this year is different. I may be proven wrong before the series is over, but either way, it's been one hell of a ride.
A friend of mine commented last night that watching post season Red Sox baseball this year feels like seeing a months worth of Grateful Dead concerts squeezed in to a few days, minus the drugs. I think the members of Red Sox Nation are ready to go in to hibernation after this is all over for the rest of the winter. Who can blame us after this ride?
My friend Evan (who we miss at Headquarters by the way, don't be a stranger Ev!) has noted the possibility of the following- "as the red sox are just about to pull off the greatest come back world series in the bottom of the ninth, a meteor the size of maui hits the altantic ocean sending a tidal wave that covers the east coast and when the flood ebbs there will be soxs fans still cheering". One cannot argue with this logic, as the Red Sox beating the Yankees in such dramatic fashion, thereby leading them to win the world series is about as apocalyptic as you can get.
It certainly wouldn't suprise any members of Red Sox Nation, of that I am certain. We are all riding a wave of stunned bliss, scratching our heads in wonder that this band of Idiots can continue to defy logic and sanity, battling through the darkness and emerging victorious time and time again. Next stop, Saint Louis, where you can count on the fearsome bats of the Cardinals to wake up and start hitting dingers. We shall see.
Pedro said that he wants to hit, so of course this will be interesting. Would anyone be suprised to see Pedro hit a ninth inning single to score the go ahead run? If you would be, then you haven't been watching this years Red Sox. Absolutely nothing would suprise me about these Idiots anymore. Nothing.
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In other news, the Titans get spanked by the Vikings 20-3, thus sending them one game closer to lottery time. This team is in big trouble, and everyone here in Nashville is in agreement about it. It's a shame too, because we all had high hopes about the Titans this year, but the offseason losses combined with an inordinate amount of early in the season injuries has decimated this team. There is still time to turn it around, but we will have to do it without McNair for at least a few games as he re-injured his sternum on Sunday. Maybe he should talk to Curt's Doctor, I dunno....
IDIOT UP!!!
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Update:
Random thoughts from the last two Bosox games:
Tim McCarver, please shut up. Heard during the Yankees game 7-"A walk is as good as a home run". Please enjoy the aptly titled site ShutUpTimMcCarver.com .
Also, I am waiting for Joe Buck to get it over with and start fellating McCarver on national television. Did anyone else catch this over the top fawning from Buck Saturday night?- Joe Buck: "Tim, one of the things I learned as a little boy watching you broadcast the World series, is that you can't see the wind. you just see the effect of the wind...." *slight pause* McCarver: "I don't remember saying that, but I know I said it". Christ, get a room you two...
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