Re: The championship series were quite good

Post #181,097 by deSitter 10/26/04 11:20:25 PM Reply	Re: The championship series were quite good WADR, what we need to do to get around bad weather, is to wait for good weather, and use the Sun to good advantage. The Sun is that bright, warm thing that appears 2 or 3 times a month in the St. Louis and Boston skies during October. Domed stadia are an atrocity on sport. We have one of the worst in the TWA(splat)Edward Jones Dome. Somewhere in that somber cave, the Rams have been known to play a game that closely resembles football. -drl
Post #181,100 by Another Scott 10/26/04 11:35:53 PM Reply	Walker tried to make it interesting. Boston wins 4:1 Foulke is very good, but he too often gives up home runs. Luckily, the Sox had a big enough lead. Cheers, Scott.
Post #181,103 by Nightowl 10/26/04 11:49:47 PM Reply	We watched parts of it And it was a sloppy mess of a field, and I'm sure that didn't help anything. But I thought they used to put tarps on the field and such to protect the turf, so I guess I'm wondering if it was actually raining while they were playing? It didn't seem to be, but I could be wrong. John's last day of work tomorrow (before he takes a nice vacation until November 7th, he goes back the 8th), is a Cardinal Spirit Day, and this is the first Cardinal Spirit day his company has had that the Cardinals have lost, so maybe tomorrow will go better. Nightowl >8# "It's not where a person stands in time of comfort and security, but rather where they stand in times of strife and controversy that determine true friends." (Quote sent to me by a true friend, author unknown).
Post #181,124 by deSitter 10/27/04 6:39:50 AM Reply	The pattern is now clear After totally stinking up both joints due to lack of rest and sorry pitching (please, please trade Suppan), the Cardinals will now win 4 straight including the clincher in Baaahstin, thereby ensuring that the legend of the Red Sox curse lives on forever. -drl
Post #181,138 by Another Scott 10/27/04 8:11:36 AM Reply	Disagree. The stars seem to be aligned for the Sox. [link\|http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/27/one_win_to_go_for_the_crown/\|Red October]. Like champions, they're finding ways to win even when they make mistakes. To wit: Bad umpire calls did not go against them. Their pitching has been very good on the whole. Their hitting has always given them the lead. Last night Pedro showed that, once he gets in a groove, he can come through and do an excellent job when it counts (unlike in previous years and unlike when Roger was on the team). It would be amazing for them to win 8 straight (4 against the Yankees and 4 against St. Louis), but if Lowe is on tonight it's possible. He was fabulous against the Yankees in game 7. We'll see what happens, but Boston has an excellent chance to take the prize this year. In the World Series anyway. Though things seem to be tilting Kerry's way, I'm not yet confident that he'll take that other prize next week.... Cheers, Scott.
Post #181,153 by ChrisR 10/27/04 10:36:03 AM Reply	Some numbers (No, not my dismal gambling numbers). Out of 240 swings, Red Sox have only fanned 11 times - making some sort of contact on the other 229. Means the Cards pitchers are not engaging in successful deception. In the 4-5-6 batter position, the usual scoring positions, the Cards are 1 for 31. Means there clean up batters are not getting the job done.
Post #181,155 by deSitter 10/27/04 10:38:08 AM Reply	Total eclipse tonight during the game :) -drl

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