But dang, 2004 (especially) and 2007 were sweet! I was incredibly obnoxious. ;-)
Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 25, 2010 4:15:36 PM Subject: Re: Two games behind Yankees 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]. >>>>>>>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]. >>>>>>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]. >>>>>>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]. >>>>>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]. >>>>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]. >>>>>> >>>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]. >>>> >>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]. >> >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]. >> >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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