I think Dan has it much tougher than most of us. Even, I would say, people in CT.
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > Where the Sox are in the standings has no impact on my watching them or > rooting for them. It just makes it tougher > to walk around my neighborhood when they are bad ;-) > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tue, May 25, 2010 3:24:11 PM > > *Subject:* Re: Two games behind Yankees > > So here is my "fandom" question. > > I've concluded that the Sox won't win this year, primarily because they > won't make it into the playoffs. This really has no effect on how closely I > watch the team or how I follow the season. > > Is this normal behavior, or will most folks on this list stop following the > Sox when they come to the same conclusion? > > For all this talk of "bridge jumping" etc, there seems to be little > pragmatic difference in action regardless of our beliefs. > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Steve Ouellette > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I don't remember Theo actually calling it a bridge year. Did he use those >> words? Even if he did, I don't take bridge to mean "won't compete for a >> title." It means "will bring in old guys on short contracts who we think can >> play." >> >> There is a fascinating New Englandian tendency -- maybe it's just a Red >> Sox phenomenon? -- to throw oneself off a bridge at the tiniest hint of >> trouble. Wait, not fascinating, aggravating. >> >> Baseball is a game of averages. Things even out over time. The Sox have >> outstanding pitching -- I don't think anyone disagreed with that at the >> beginning of the season. The question going in was if they would hit enough >> (which I think too much was made of). Injuries can happen, but if those >> don't get in the way, Josh Beckett will not be sporting a 7-plus ERA in >> September and John Lackey won't be at 5 either. >> >> Similarly, the Rays will come back to earth and the Padres will not win >> the NL West. >> >> It's not unreasonable to have questions and worries when a slump hits -- >> especially at the start of the season -- but it just seems excessive to call >> the season over 30 games into the year when there was, and is, every reason >> to expect them to play better. >> >> I too was pissed at the incredible crappiness of the April Sox. Just >> thought that surrendering was a silly option. >> >> Steve O >> >> >> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey, Theo called it a bridge year, not me. I just quoted the guy. >>> >>> I'm still not convinced this team is very good. Drew hasn't missed his >>> obligatory 20-game stretch yet. I'm not sure Papi can keep this up, but I >>> hope he can. Varitek is not going to finish the season with a 1.000-plus >>> OPS. The bullpen is dicey and I'm pretty sure our starters aren't going to >>> go into the eighth inning most games. >>> >>> Maybe Dice-K has found his groove, but he'll have to fight his history. >>> Buccholz is better than I thought. Lester will be better than he is. >>> Beckett, who knows. Same for Lackey. Maybe he'll end up on the DL as well. >>> >>> For the record, I'm not miserable. I'm just a fan who has concerns. I'm >>> not sure why you happy folks have to dump on those of us who disagree. I'm >>> not critical of anyone else who thinks highly of the team as long as they're >>> intellectually honest and hold consistent opinions. >>> >>> Let's see how the season plays out. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 91 games. >>>> >>>> I stand by my prediction. >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Steve Ouellette < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What do you mean convert? >>>>> >>>>> I've been pleading patience all along. Our pitching has been the worst >>>>> in the league, but it's not REALLY the worst. There's a big correction >>>>> coming (or now begun). >>>>> >>>>> I've been amazed at how many people gave up on the season sometime in >>>>> mid April. >>>>> >>>>> Steve O >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Beaudoin, John < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> A convert? >>>>>> Welcome to the fold, Steve. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hey Guys, we have a good team to follow. Leave the Fellowship and join >>>>>> the Realist Alliance. >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> *From*: [email protected] < >>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>> *To*: [email protected] < >>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>> *Sent*: Tue May 25 04:03:50 2010 >>>>>> *Subject*: Re: Two games behind Yankees >>>>>> >>>>>> Yeah? Well...blah blah to you to! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Steve Ouellette < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This season is over ... blah blah ... too far behind ... blah blah >>>>>>> ... time to rebuild ... blah blah ... Theo has failed us ...blah blah >>>>>>> ... I >>>>>>> give up ... blah blah .... this team sucks ... blah blah ... no hope, no >>>>>>> hope, no hope ... blah blah. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The insurmountable deficit for the wild card lead has been cut to two >>>>>>> games and we're not even out of May yet. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Steve O >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" >>>>>> www.fpgasimulation.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>>>>> . >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>>>>> . >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" >>>> www.fpgasimulation.com >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" www.fpgasimulation.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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