LONGLORIOUS
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 2, 2008 11:06 PM EDT
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Where it began, I can't begin to know when
But then I know it's growing strong
Oh, wasn't the spring, whooo
And spring became the summer
Who'd believe you'd come along
WORDS. DO. NOT. DESCRIBE. THIS.
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WOOOOOOOOO FREEKIN' HOOOOOOOOOOO
Shut up Boston!!!
Just shut up!!!!
You’re last championship (Celtics) will be the LAST for a LOOOOOOOONG time!!!!
Yes, yes, yes, yes… I cannot say this enough!!!
What a BEE-YOU-TEE-FULL day!!!!
Woooooooooooooo!!!
If you're not having fun, what are you having? There's already WAAAY too many serious moments in life.
by Manny Stiles on Jul 2, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hell YES!
Hell is frozen over, the Devil has been iced, “cycle” this: SWEEEEEEEP!!!
Dust in the bin…. All the Sox are is dust in the bin…..!!!!
If you're not having fun, what are you having? There's already WAAAY too many serious moments in life.
by Manny Stiles on Jul 2, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would like to take a moment and thank God
for Erin Andrews!!
And she’s a tampa girl!
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Longoria got interviewed by Erin Andrews.
What a perfect way to cap off a good night.
www.citadel-insurance.com
by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No. I don't believe in assisted suicides.
www.citadel-insurance.com
by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You shut your dirty mouth.
SHUT IT NOW!
by kericr on Jul 3, 2008 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She was openly rooting for the bulls last year when we were playing rutgers on espn
and you gotta love the sweaters
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 3, 2008 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now the Sux and Yanks have a four game series
Blake
USF--Class of '09
by usfraysfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Question:
Is it okay to actually cheer for the Yanks in this series? Think about it, you’d rather have them win..
by CARXRiedmann on Jul 2, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need to worry about KC.
As long as we handle our own business we won’t have to worry about anyone else.
www.citadel-insurance.com
by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
20 games over .500
No let up v. KC.
Longlorious.
by RATW on Jul 2, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just got back from the game
Best atmosphere EVER!!!!
The bandwagon has started, and I’m loving every minute of it!!!
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 2, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THIS POST NEEDS MORE FUNNY GAME-RELATED PHOTOS TO GO WITH THE FANGRAPH
That said, this game was so incredibly glorious that words won’t do it justice. The fact that the Red Sox added two runs to make it closer in the 9th just make the eventual win and Boston heartbreak that much more delightful.
That botched hit-and-run…with VARITEK at the plate…that’s Gradyesque right there.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
by esoteric on Jul 2, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
By the way, if you want to read some funny shit, check out the bitching at Sons of Sam Horn (esp. the gamethread)
Bunch of vulgar, spoiled prats living out tough-guy fantasies.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
by esoteric on Jul 2, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to the low point of the season folks. When was the last time Sean Casey picked up a fucking bat? It just doesn’t make sense to hit Tek in that situation, then send your slowest baserunner when your worst hitter is up at the plate. It’s just fucking asinine is what it is. The only silver lining to take out of this game is that it brings us one step closer to never watching Hansen pitch for this team again.
by P Brady on Jul 2, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My god, this is amusing
The Rays will be an afterthought on Labor Day.
At least 6 back.
by P Brady on Jul 2, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
manny delfucker better not be on this team when they reach new york.
he is my new least favorite player.
pitching badly is one thing, but not even fucking covering first base was the last straw.
i hope tito sent him straight to the airport.
by P Brady on Jul 3, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, he's quoting from the Sons of Sam Horn gamethread I was talking about.
There’s some weapons-grade bitterness to be found in that thread.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
by esoteric on Jul 3, 2008 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt that.
The Sox will be an afterthought by Labor Day. Their bullpen is a horror show.
by billso on Jul 3, 2008 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tacoby Bellsbury is a pussy.
www.citadel-insurance.com
by SeanDubbs on Jul 2, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I call him Ellensbury...
Ever since he made that catch that bent his limped wrist backwards and he didn’t get hurt.
If you're not having fun, what are you having? There's already WAAAY too many serious moments in life.
by Manny Stiles on Jul 2, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
twins fan here
congrats on the sweep!
let the good times roll for you guys
by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Jul 2, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Missed the GDT (I shame myself and my family), but I gotta chime in with this
GREATEST. BASEBALL SERIES. EVER.
I LOVE THIS TEAM!
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 2008 CITRUS SERIES CHAMPIONS
by JMB on Jul 3, 2008 12:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Greatest Greatest Team
E-VAH!!!
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 3, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was electric
My section had a lot of Boston fans, but they were well-behaved and gracious, even during and after the 7th inning. I was tempted to tell them that they had a nice little team up there in New England, and they should be proud that they still lead the wild card race, but I would really rather exult in the Rays than mock other teams. Real winners expect to win and act accordingly. When I was growing up in NY in the 50s, Yankee fans never seemed to mind if another team beat them and the fans gave them a hard time. They (we) simply smiled, congratulated them and went about our business serene in the knowledge that it was just a battle not the war.
by bobr on Jul 3, 2008 12:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good words.
Act like you’ve been there, folks.
by billso on Jul 3, 2008 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, let's just hope they don't ask about the last decade.
B Rad the Ray Fan
9 = 8
by B Ray on Jul 3, 2008 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How can you?
When you haven’t?
Might as well celebrate, which you can do without OVERLY mocking. Even a little teasing is just part of sports fun.
by kurby on Jul 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bj is the BOSS
Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls
BELIEVE in 08!
by SRQman on Jul 3, 2008 1:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you see him tellling Carlos to make the pitcher throw it up (as in higher) in the 7th?
B Rad the Ray Fan
9 = 8
by B Ray on Jul 3, 2008 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe this is when he was doing this.
This was taken in the 7th inning when Carlos was about to bat. BJ was talking to him so this was the situation you were talking about.
Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls
BELIEVE in 08!
by SRQman on Jul 3, 2008 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Evan Longoria's Double in the 7th
Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls
BELIEVE in 08!
by SRQman on Jul 3, 2008 1:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully the animorphs escape and don't return to LL.
JI/Robert/? in '08 Sponsored by Mountain Dew!
by JI on Jul 3, 2008 4:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OK guys, that was greedy.
Couldn’t let me have one win out of three. Let me salvage a little self-respect. Noooooooo….you had to have all of it.
Good series guys, looking forward to the next one.
Gary
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.
by pocket8pin on Jul 3, 2008 8:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Watch out for the Stanks.
Of course, I’m alright with you losing to them anyway.
B Rad the Ray Fan
9 = 8
by B Ray on Jul 3, 2008 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of SoSH and other Sox comments.
I usually hang out at Baseballthinkfactory.com, and the comments in yesterday’s game thread were very critical of the Sox. but many seemed pleased to have the Rays doing well.
A few comments:
“As a Sox fan this is really irritating. But as a baseball fan this is AWESOME to see the Trop rocking like this for the Rays.”
“It’s kind of weird being in a divisional battle with a team I don’t dislike”
“It’s hard to hate the Rays and only a sadist who follows baseball every ten minutes would”
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.
by pocket8pin on Jul 3, 2008 10:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Give it time...
...give it time. Sooner or later we’ll have some fans on the bandwagon that none of us are too fond of.
People who spew hatred for other teams with reckless abandon.
People who don’t know how to be fans the way fans should be; not respecting other teams or their fans, loudmouth idiots who real fans would so much as be more than willing to put a boot to the ass of them once they decide they might want to jump off the bandwagon to help them off.
People who flick off the television camera because their team is on the road and losing to a good team.
We don’t have any of those kinds of fans just yet, but one of the negative side effects of that popularity comes those asshole type of fans; that’ll give people plenty of reason to hate the Rays soon enough.
by kericr on Jul 3, 2008 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, two things will turn people against you: 1) jackass fans and 2) sustained winning.
Take the Braves. They were the lovable underdogs for several years, then they won the WS in 1995 and their run to the playoffs went on for 15 years and suddenly everyone either hated them or were sick to death of them.
Or take the Red Sox until 2004.
Longlorious.
by RATW on Jul 3, 2008 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh we have them...
They have arrived, start to get used to it.
by tallyray on Jul 3, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mets fan here
Considering the colossal wreck that is the Mets season, I’ll be looking forward to September only because the Rays might upset both Evil Empires. The Rays are the coolest underdog story in baseball since at least the 1991 Braves (if not the 1969 Mets) and I’m rooting for them to take the AL East all the way. Heck, I don’t even begrudge you guys having Kazmir. ;-)
Longoria rules!
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Jul 3, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Colossal wreck?
The Mets are 4.5 games out of first place. I know they have been disappointing and have a sub-.500 record, but they are still just one more game out of first than Boston is. Although some Boston fans are pretty mad, I doubt any of them think their season is a wreck. Even the Yankees and Tigers, at 7.5 & 7 games out do not consider their season wrecked yet. And the competition in the NL East is certainly very flawed.
Anyway, thanks for the good wishes, but I wouldn’t be so glum about the Mets yet.
by bobr on Jul 3, 2008 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess
But it sure seems like a lot more than 4.5 games when Pedro and Delgado appear to be toast, when Endy Chavez, Brian Schneider and their .600 OPS are in the lineup every night, and when the farm system is dry. Plus, rooting for the Mets makes one an automatic pessemist.
Anyway, Go Rays!
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Jul 3, 2008 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
I would be worried about Pedro, a shame because he has been the greatest pitcher I ever saw bar none. I keep thinking he is so remarkable that he will figure out a way to be effective again even if he has to throw with his left hand.
No question the Mets have holes and little depth. And having lived in NY all my life and had many Mets fans as friends (a group of us used to get 8 pack tickets to the Mets every year) I understand the pessimistic outlook as well. I am not sure that is not the tendency of most fans, but perhaps the Mets are more prone to it.
As long as I have you here, I have to comment that one thing that always amused me was that after every game, no matter the opponent or result, some Mets fans would be chanting “Yankees suck” as we left the stadium. It was so incongruous. You just lost to Montreal or beat Colorado in June, but some fans were focused on the crosstown team. And there was not necessarily anyone around wearing Yankee garb. They were chanting into the air, not with any target in sight.
by bobr on Jul 3, 2008 6:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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