MY MATH SAYS 8-1=7 TO GO.........
October 11, 2008
HERE WE ARE.......IN THE POST SEASON.......ALCS.......AGAIN.......AGAINST A TEAM THATS IN THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME........AND THEY BEAT US IN THE REG SEASON 10 TIMES TO 8......THEY WON OUR DIVISION.....THEY HAVE HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE.......AND THEY ARE FULLY HEALTHY! ITS GAME ONE OF SEVEN, AT THE TROP IN TAMPA WHERE WE'VE ONLY WON ONCE THIS YEAR!
OKAY......THATS ENOUGH BUILD-UP.......TO THE GAME: RAYS ACE SHIELDS IS ON THE LUMP AND LOOKIN TO KEEP THE RAYS MAGIC ALIVE......GETTING PAST THE FIRST WITH NO SCORE! THEN ONE OF OUR "THREE" ACES, DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, TAKES THE LUMP........LOOKS KINDA SHAKEY THERE IN THE FIRST WITH THREE WALKS, LOADIN THE BASES WITH THOSE CREATURES THAT KILLED STEVE ERWIN.....RUT-RO-RORGE........BUT, IN CLEAR DICEMAN STYLE......HE GETS OUT OF THE JAM, LIKE HE'S DONE ALL SEASON LONG (0-14 IN BASES LOADED SITUATION.....FRICKIN AWESOME) AND GETS THE THIRD OUT! THEN HE SETTLES IN AND STARTS SHOWIN EVERYONE WHY WE WENT AFTER HIM SO HARD PAYIN HIM BOO-KOO-BUCKS JUST TO "TALK" TO HIM FIRST! I'LL POST HIS STATS LATA IN THA BLOG........
HOP SKIP AND JUMP........WE COME TO THE TO THE FIFTH INNING AND JAY"MANNYWHO"BAY WORKS HIMSELF A WALK TO THE 1 BAG, AND UP STEPS MARK "MR DOUBLE" KOTSAY, OR KOTSUEY AS I LIKE TO CALL HIM (MY BRO DAVE GETS PROPS HERE FOR THE MONIKER), AND "BLAMMARINO" (YES, YET ANOTHER WHITEY ORIG. WORD) HE SLAMS A DOUBLE MOVIN JAYBAY OVER TO THE 3 BAG! ALONG COMES LITTLE ROOKIE JED "LOWRIESALT" LOWRIE.......HMMMMMM......SEEMS KINDA FAMILIAR FROM THE LAST GAME WE PLAYED DUDNT IT?!?!?!.......ANYWAYS, INSTEAD OF A LITTLE GROUNDER INTO RIGHT, HE POPS A SAC FLY TO SCORE JAYBAY......DIFFERENT PLAY, SAME RESULT....SOX ARE UP ONE TO NADA! WOOOOHOOOOOO
MOVING RIGHT ALONG.......KEEP IN MIND THAT THE RAYS HAVE COME BACK ON US "5" TIMES THIS YEAR WHEN WE WERE UP......AND THEY WON! THEY HAVE ALSO OUTSCORED US 19-4 FROM THE SEVENTH INNING ON IN THE REG SEASON! BUT.....AND THIS IS A HUGE "BUT".......THIS ISNT THE REGULAR SEASON! JUST LIKE I SAID TO ALL THE HALOS FANS WHO WERE TALKIN MUCHO THE SMACKO ABOUT BEATING US THE LAST "8" TIMES THEY FACED US BEFORE THE POST-SEASON, WE ALL START FROM SCRATCH WHEN THE POST SEASON STARTS, AND AS HAS BEEN PROVEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THIS DECADE, THE RED SOX ARE UNDOUBTABLY THE BEST POST-SEASON TEAM THIS DECADE! DID I HEAR SOMEONE MENTION THE WORD DYNASTY????
HMMMMMM.....WE'LL GET BACK TO THAT......BACK TO THE GAME........KEVIN YOUKILIS HAS HAD HIS TROUBLES OVER TIME AGAINST SHIELDS........0 FOR 17 SPEAKS FOR ITSELF! BUT THIS ISNT THE PAST....THIS IS NOW......AND CLEARLY......YOUK HAS FIGURED HIM OUT, FINALLY! GOIN 2 FOR 2 AGAINST HIM WITH A DOUBLE AND SINGLE! AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IN THE 8TH WHERE THE RAYS USUALLY SCORE MORE THAN US......WITH DUSTIN ON 2ND AND PAPI ON FIRST, HE SLAMMED HIS SECOND DOUBLE OF THE GAME DRIVING IN THIS YEARS MVP FOR SOME INSURANCE........2-ZIP SOX......WOOOOOFRICKENHOOOOOO!
AFTER DICE WENT OUT IN THE 8TH (ONLY HIS THIRD SHOWING THIS YEAR IN THAT INNING), OKI AND MASTERSON GET US TO THE 9TH WITH A 2 RUN LEAD STILL, AND THE 2ND BEST POST SEASON CLOSER COMIN IN TO TRY AND TAKE THE NUMBER ONE SPOT, BEING IN SECOND BY ONLY 1/3 INNING! AS STATED IN A PREVIOUS BLOG JOE NEIKRO HAD BEEN THE TOP DOG WITH 20 SCORELESS INNINGS! WELL....IN GRAND STYLE.....PAPS CAME IN....STRUCK OUT ONE.....FORCED A FLYOUT TO THE SECOND BATTER AND STRUCK OUT THE FINAL OUT IN THE GAME! NEW NUMBAH ONE WITH 20 2/3 SCORELESS POST SEASON INNINGS! LOVE YA PAPS! LOOKIN FORWARD TO YA EXTENDIN THAT RECORD!
OKAY.......NUMBERS TIME............FOR THE DICEMAN: 7 IP, 4 BB'S, 4 H, 0 HR, 0 ER, "9" K'S......AND A NO-NO THROUGH 6 INNINGS! AND WHEN HE CAME OUT IN THE 8TH.....EVEN THOUGH HE ONLY PITCHED TO 2 BATTERS AND THEY BOTH GOT HITS.....HE WAS STILL THROWIN 93 MPH! WE'VE HAD MUCH DEBATE ON WHO OUR ACE IS.......FAHK THE DEBATE.....WE HAVE 3 ACES ON THIS SQUAD, SIMPLE AS THAT! AND THEY ALL WORK DIFFERENTLY! HOW SWEET IS THAT?!?!
WELL......I'M BEAT.......WHAT A FRIGGIN GAME........FANFRICKINTABULOUS! I COULLDNT HAVE SCRIPTED IT BETTER! AND NOW WITH US TAKING THE HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE BACK......WE HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THIS SERIES AT THE FENS! NOW I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU FANS AND ROOTAHS.......BUT THIS ROOTAH, YES ME, IS GOING DOWN TO THE FENS FOR EVERY HOME GAME EARLY.....TO WELCOME IN THE PLAYAHS BY GATE "D"....AND JUST BE NEAR THE GAME! I'LL WATCH AT THE CASK OR SOMEFRICKENWHERE AROUND THERE.......BUT I WANNA BE THERE! I'M STOKED! AND WHILE THE OTHER TEAMS KEEP SCREAMIN OFF THEIR LITTLE SAYINGS.....LIKE THE PHILLIES SAYIN THEY HAVE 2 MORE TO GO TO THE SHOW........AND THE RAYS WITH THEIR LITTLE MATH SAYING ABOUT 9=8 OR WHATEVAH........ALL I HAVE TO SAY ON THIS REPEAT TOUR IS THESE THREE THINGS......FIRST: LETS GO RED SOX!!!!! SECOND: WELCOME TO "OUR" POST SEASON! AND THIRD: (MY MATH SAYING) 8-1 DOWN=7 MORE TO GO ON THE REPEAT TOUR! NUF CED!
P.S. I DONT BELIEVE IN CURSES AND JYNXES......WE WILL BE TAKING DOWN THE 2007 FLAG THIS YEAR......BUT ONLY TO PUT THAT ONE UP!
-IRISH WHITEY~RSM~™
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