Game 7
RedSox versus the Yankees
Game 7
World Series at stake

Growing up in that region, for me this is a huge event. Even for those outside of the area it is a contest that deserves attention, if only for the disparity. Both clubs have long and storied histories. However one has a history of triumph while the other one of sorrow and heartbreak.

One team has a history of last minute heroics that steal the victory from the jaws of certain defeat while the other has only memories of mind numbing mistakes.

The Yankees are the perennial Winners. The names of their giants are many and the great moments of sports in America often have Yankee names attached to them.
Ruth, Dimaggio, Maris, Yogi Berra, Mantle.

The Yankees have the money and the glitz. They are probably hands down the most hated francise in baseball history. The RedSox probably only second to the Cubs for scorn as the almost perfect Losers.

This is almost good vs. evil
1980 Soviets vs. the Americans in Olympic hockey.
Conservatives vs. Liberals


Who do you want to win this game/

Yankees or the Redsox?



For me it will always be the Yankees

If hell froze over, pigs flew, and unicorns returned to earth, would the Red Sox still suck? I think so, you just have to assume that some things are eternal.

Definately a Yankees fan here.

The Red Sox, definitely. Yankees suck, and as I heard one sports pundit put it; the Yankees buy the best team, why don't they just buy the world series trophy and be done with it?

And Curt Schilling ROCKS! What a stud! 7 innings on an ankle held together with what amounts to bubble gum and baling wire. YAH! You da man!

Did I mention Yankees suck?

Go Sox!

Oh, man I had to add this:

Go RedSox! History has already been made yesterday, let's go for the jugular tonight!

A-Rod - what a cheat! It's OK to do something like that in a heat of a game, but protest the CORRECT call and pretend he is outraged - wow. Didn't expect this one from the team which is supposed to be oozing class.

The problem is, my wife is a commited Yankee fan . We watch games in separate rooms... she's been in increasingly sour mood for the past three days.

Wait, what was that? I think I just saw a pig fly by, over frozen tundra, trailed by unicorns shouting SOX WIN...Curse Ended!

Can't help it...given no real preference, America always roots for the perennial loser. The curse has to end sometime....what better way than climbing out of 0-3 hole, doing something that's never been done? (oh, and then losing to my 'Stros in 6!)

One name folks Derek Jeter

Oh Boston,, don't cry

wait you are used to horrible soul wrenching defeat aren't you?


Whaa hah Haa Ha!


And then the complete destruction of the Strohs.

Foolish Mortals

I want anyone to win but the Yankees, just because I'm tired of seeing them win. In this case, I think it would also be much more rewarding for a team that hasn't won a series in decades to come away the victor. I want it to be deserved not given away, but I'd like the Red Sox to win. Because let's face it, if the Yankees win it'll be news for one day and outside of Yankees fans no one is going to care. If the Red Sox win, I imagine we'll still be talking about it weeks from now.

Actually, I'd be up for changing the way the league works. I happened to be on business in the UK for close to a month and got the opportunity to watch an English Football match while I was there. One of the unique and interesting things about how their league is setup is the concept of divisions which are based on your ability and record. They have 4 professional leagues with the premier league containing teams like Manchester United and the bottom league containing random town clubs that aren't so good. But the interesting thing is that every year the members of the leagues change depending on your record. That ensures that each league is always competitive, even if overall your team couldn't hold first place.

I personally think this is brilliant because it ensures that whatever game you watch, it is going to be competitive and interesting. Applied to baseball, who can't predict that the Detroit Tigers are going to lose to virtually any team they play? It just isn't that exciting. But if they were always playing teams of equivalent skill and ability, the games would be interesting.

But, if I were a betting man I'd put my money on the Yankees, money can't buy a finer team.

Jeter has lost his muster. Derek Jeter will CRY HIMSELF TO SLEEP TONIGHT.

Jeter is not even the best SS playing tonight. Lowe is starting tonight for the SOX, and the most over-rated SS is batting .167 lifetime against him. If you Yanks fans are hanging your hat on Jeter, then I will feel sorry for you as I watch tonight.

How do you break a curse? You do something that has never been done before. You come back from 3 down and send the Yanks packing.

Boston has NOTHING to lose tonight. The Yanks have their backs up against the wall and A-Rod has proven over his career that he cannot handle pressure. He has never been on a winning team, but he does get close a lot. A-Rod is a thorn to every team he has played on, just ask a fan in Seattle.

The SOX will WIN tonight and prove that victory cannot be bought. It will be the sweetest thing in the world when it happens, and if the SOX don't do it, either National league team can and will.

There is nothing better in sports than watching a Yankee fan cry. Bust out the hankies yankees. Tonight history will be made.

God bless America and the simple things in life that we enjoy and argue about. Ain't this a great time of the year?

GO SOX!!!! (Bench Damon)

Baseball is the whole reason the Simpsons' new season doesn't start until November. I don't care who wins, I just hope they do it fast so they stop interrupting my TV.

I gotta go with Boston.

They tied it up while three down and you can't dismiss that as luck. They beat the Yankees when in my opinion, the Yankees are playing great baseball. Unfortunately, their pitching isn't doing as well.

Even if you have no dog in this fight, this is definitely one of the best series I've ever seen played. This is baseball at it's best and the reason I'm a huge baseball fan even if we don't have any professional teams in Cincinnati (the Reds are a AAA team at best, and the Bungles couldn't beat a good high school team).

I agree Jeter isn't even the best shortstop in the series, because the best shortstop in the series is next to him at third base. Anybody that doesn't think A-rod isn't the real deal should get with Vanna and buy a clue for $1000. He's a 5 tool player, but he's not perfect. When he's not perfect, everybody is down on him and thinks he sucks.

But he changes the dynamics of the game just by being there. They pitch to him differently because he can change the game with one swing of the bat. His defense and range at the corner is basically unmatched.

But good pitching beats good batting. And that's why it's Boston in 7. The curse will finally be lifted and Boston can start just blaming themselves if they can't get it done again for another 76 years.

As usual, I agree with CubeJockey this time on 2 points.

1 - Anybody but the Yankees! If if it's not my (white) sox, I'm rooting for the Red Sox. This series has been so much fun I almost forgot about Chicago's pitiful 2 teams. Schilling was brilliant.

2 - The English premiership is a great idea. I was arguing for this to come to baseball while I was living in the UK. Send the worst 2 teams down every year, bring the best 2 minor-league teams up to the majors - would make the end of the year very interesting for a lot of folks, and would give minor league clubs an incentive to spend on players. Probably a good idea for the NHL as well.

Haha! Same deal here. I was a little irritated the Giants didn't make the playoffs this year, but then I thought - if they can't even beat the Dodgers then they don't deserve to be there. Go Red Sox!

History be damned, I'm going for the SOX!!! If you saw The Daily Show a few nights ago "The Curse" was apparently ended by some 15 yr. old kid who took a Manny Ramirez foul ball to mouth...not sure how that ends a curse, but whatever!

Did anyone see A-Rod tyring to cheat last night by knocking the ball out of the pitchers hand in the 8th? That was a sweet moment when the Umps called that one back. Yanks suck, nuff said.

Oh, and one more thing

GO ASTROS!!

Pedro comes in after six innings of play and incites a riot with his brush back pitch that trims Arod's eyebrows. He does however manage to hold off the Yankees for a 6-4 Boston win.

Yankee stadium is then reduced to rubble as rioting ensues.

Steienbrenner in a fit of rage fires the entire coaching staff and team.

Boston fans burn effigies of Babe Ruth for days on end while partying in the streets.

Didn't call Jeter the best SS. But when it is clutchtime how often does he come through compared to your average player?
Enough to make me feel comfortable.
As for A Rod, you do whatever it takes to win. Don't like it , go play in the after work beer leagues.
Steinbrenner hopefully is feeling like a tit after gutting his pitching staff cause they wouldn't kiss his tushy.

All in all who cares.

Its a Game 7

a great rivalry with my kinda fanatic fans--Sox/NY

Lotsa drama

Lotsa noise

Loud and Proud

One team to save their pride the other to FINALLY have some

In the words of that great American Al Bundy----------"Lets Rock!"

I grew up a Yankee fan, but those were in the good old days of wood ships and iron men (and pre-free agency). Now, I'd like to see the Red Sox win it all I think. I was rooting for a Red Sox - Cubs series, that would have been really special. So, I'll take one out of two and hope the Sox can pull it out.

the red sox cannot beat the yankees. This is not opinion, it is fact. Yes, the red sox may have won 3 straight, but the yanks did the same. The game is about to start...and i am confident that the stadium magic will come to fruition once again. The curse will live on.

No real response here...just getting a copy of this "fact" before you get a chance to edit it...

i am glad

Boston 6, Yankees 0 in the 2nd inning after a GRAND SLAM, not looking so good for you Leder.

Grand Slam Damon.

How the heck are the BopSox going to find a way to lose a 6 run lead?

Is there a Buckner in the house?

If they do, I might have to start believing in curses.

Boston leads 6-0 in the second of game 7?

Should we debate the following questions,

a.) Will the SOX lead hold up?

or

b.) Does this simply mean that you are watching a game that the Yankees are destined to win 7-6?


GO SOX!!!!!

Felt the same way last year...

6-1 Nervous in Boston.

Damon homers again, 8-1!

Damon with another shot! 8 -1 Red Sox!!!!!

Edited to add: 7th inning, same score... getting worried yet Yankees?

Pedro "Who's Your Daddy" Martinez in, 8-3 and 1 out

Tempting the curse?

only 5 runs now...lets see if the wind starts to move and the stadium starts to shake and the temperature drops. They have woken the sleeping giant. Top of the order in the 8th...

EDIT: nuts

9 -3 Boojay! If I were a Yankees fan I'd be worried

Pedro "The Daddy" is off, Timlin in... 6 runs difference, Yanks are 6 outs away from the most embarrasing series in MLB history....

I'm rooting for the Red Sox to pull it off. After living in MA for 4+ years I would love to see them get beat down in the WS by the Astros with no curse to blame it on.

GO ASTROS!

Actually, the curse has nothing to do with MAKING it to the world series, it has to do with WINNING it. They have made it to the world series since 1918, they haven't won, that's the curse. And whether or not they beat the Yankees, I hope the curse lives on.

OWNED! SOX Win, SOX Win! 10 - 3!


So leder would you like some salt and pepper with that crow you are eating tonight?

Now there are only two questions left to answser:

1. Who will win the World Series?

2. In his frustration will that paragon of human virtue, George Steinbrenner, fire Joe Torre?

Joe just signed a multi-year multimillion-dollar contract recently, it's not that easy ti fire him... in addition he is one of the best managers in baseball and a great human being. It would be stupid to fire Joe Torre...
It would be much smarter to fire (or trade) some overpriced useless sluggers and get some pitchers instead....

Good job BoSox! See you Saturday!

I'm glad Boston won, but I'm also a big Joe Torre fan. There's something about catchers or former catchers.

It's Steinbenner I worry about. Well, not really. LOL

I'm happy that the Red Sox won.
I always root for the underdog!

Yankees lose....The.e.e.e.e. Yankees Lose!

(sorry, couldn't help myself )

Wow, what an amazing series. I'm glad the Red Sox won, even though they beat the Angels . It just goes to show that the team with the highest payroll isn't always the best team. The Sox still have to win the World Series though, or the so-called curse still stands.

Down with the Evil Empire!!!

Wow- I am shocked, being the cynical guy I am, I usually EXPECT Evil to win- and whadya know, the good guys won!

Go Sox!

First of all, it is ok to turn OFF your computer and actually sit with some friends to watch a serious ball game.

What can I say? Evil Empires are NOT what America is about this year. Let's keep this momentum going for a couple more weeks.



Did you see all the crying fans in the stands? There is a God.

Game 4
4-3............ Bottom of the 9th....... Rivera on the mound.........remember that moment Yankee fans, remember that moment.

Crying?! CRYING?! There's no crying in baseball!
Ah, you can hear the whiny excuses already....

How sweet it is - YANKEES LOSE

It's nice to know that money can't buy you a championship! I wonder what ARod and Jeter's futures are?

I think that this victory might almost be more important to Red Sox fans than a world series. Great game to watch, stupid to put Pedro in, that was probably the one moment Sox fans felt it slipping away, after he was taken out, all it took was another home run to shut down the Yankees and get the Sox fans riled up again.

Still I don't think a single Red Sox fan was really comfortable until they saw that last out come in. We've been too close before and lost it, and while I wasn't particularly worried about the Yankees pitching at all for the game, the Yankee batters can definitely rack up 7 runs in an inning if they get in the groove.

With regards to the quote above, an article in the New York Times this morning (sorry don't have the link) suggests that not only can money not guarantee the championship, it can lock you into your players and limit your options for making changes. It looks like there's going to be some difficult choices at the Yankee clubhouse. When trading some of the best players in the league is going to cost you a mininum dollar amount that is in the millions, if not tens of millions, in buying out their contracts, there is something wrong.

Trading Torre would be a huge mistake IMO. First off, he's a great manager, that he had no pitching to work with this season was not really his fault, and he STILL got the team to the playoffs, second buying out that contract will cost a pretty penny, and third, he'll have a new job before the ink is dry on the buy-out check, and next year the Yankees will be facing a team he puts together. On top of that, he is the one member of the Yankee squad that most people respect and like.

Given this...



...and this....



Are we to conclude that money, glitz, being hated, and doing whatever it takes to win are something that the "good guys" do?

The beauty of being a Yankee fan Is that we can actually say, see you next year.
Hopefully Steinbrenner has learned that you NEED pitching to win.
Mediocre pitchers against great batters leads to disaster.

While I definetly hate the way this turned out, Admit all you Yankee haters, this wouldn't have been so sweet if it wasn't for the Yankees losing BIG to the luckless hapless Century- long- Losers from Boston.
Most of you got your rocks off watching the Yankees humbled severly.
For all your cries about "Money can't buy yadda yadda yadda" it always comes down to envy. The Yankees win. They often dominate. They come from behind to snatch away a victory more than any other team in any sport.
They are also the perfect villians for victories such as Bostons, or the Marlins.
But while the D-backs are a memory, as are the Marlins, we'll be back next year.

The Yankees need Steinbrenner to remeber that money doesn't build a team and you need players that can be a team. Too many names to list are gone from when this current version of the Bombers was really powerful. They are a bunch of pieces with no cohesion.

But again they will rebuild and be back.

As for A Rod--dump him

picking up Pedro out of free agancy would be stupid

and Jeter is and always be a class act.

and yes Ogden



Yanks didn't do it so they get the ultimate insult. They watch the Bosox go to the world Series. A more humiliating thing there never was........

Go Astros/Cards

Being a native of St. Louis and a resident of Houston I was quite happy to see the Red Sox win. It clinched a World Championship for one of my two favorite teams.

Even if Houston beats St. Louis, I'll still be for the Boston Red Sox. Nothing riles Texans more than a free thinking renegade. LOL

Oh and BTW the ghost of Ted Williams watches.

Considering that the sports page goes straight to the 'fire-starting' pile, and I don't watch TV, I get any sports news from these infrequent threads on AD. I consider it enough of a triumph on my part that I even knew the Red Sox and the Yankees are both baseball teams. Half the time when you guys discuss sports teams, my first question is... what sport?

In any case, I'm glad the underdogs won. Last year, I chaperoned my son's class to go see the Seattle baseball team (Mariners?) play. Everyone was chanting "Ichiro! Ichiro!" So now I even know the name of an individual player!

The only time I wish I had TV is during the World Cup.

It was a beautiful day here in Boston.

Now, imagine if the Boston ends up playing Houston in the World Series. A team from Massachusetts, and a team from Texas. What parallels might people draw??