Rays Pull Back Into Sole Possession of First; Down Red Sox

by P Brady on Sep 16, 2008 10:06 PM EDT in Game Threads

JUSTIN MASTERSUCK < DIOYES NAVARROWN

I enjoy winning because its a fun thing to do.

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Walkoffs by people who have mohawks = 0

Walkoffs by people without mohawks = 1

Upton and Longo :(

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KEEP FLYING NAVI, KEEP FLYING.

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Yes, yes a thousand times yes!!!!!!!

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by Tyler on Sep 16, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions

Crisp just watched it go over his head as we won :)

by joeybw on Sep 16, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions

Look at them ups

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 16, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions

Your title is really long and rambly.

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by Tyler on Sep 16, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions

haha this was a great game for the rays, boston better get used to second place!

sonny has been amazing lately, garza vs wakefield tomorrow, i like our chances

"It felt good to be out there, I wasn't nervous anymore, and I felt like I belonged out there." -David Price after his ML debut.

by RaysOfHope on Sep 16, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions

Serious question:

Navi should get credited with a ground rule double shouldn’t he?

by Vin on Sep 16, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions

My guess is that he only touched first. If he had run to second they would have had to credit him with a double I would think, but since he only touched first, he only got the single.

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by Tyler on Sep 16, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Hm. That makes sense.

I thought it would be automatic since the ball left the field of play and I don’t think you can refuse second on a ground-rule double.

Oh well.

by Vin on Sep 16, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

You can not go to the base though. And since the game is over, no one forced him to go there.

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by Tyler on Sep 16, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

So can you stop at third and refuse a home run?

by Vin on Sep 16, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

if you could, i bet bj would be the 1st to do it lol jk

"It felt good to be out there, I wasn't nervous anymore, and I felt like I belonged out there." -David Price after his ML debut.

by RaysOfHope on Sep 16, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Sure why not? If you missed home and they protested it, you wouldn't get the home run, you'd be called out.

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by Tyler on Sep 16, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I never really thought about it before, but yeah, that makes sense.

by Vin on Sep 16, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions

it’s happened before. Can’t remember the exact game, but there was a home run called back by the official scorer at one point or another because the hitter got mobbed by his teammates before he ever reached homeplate.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Sep 17, 2008 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions

I think this happend to Robin Ventura

in the playoffs against the Braves one year. Walkoff grandslam IIRC, but only was credited for a single since he was mobbed as soon as he rounded the bag.

by Schmidt on Sep 17, 2008 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions

That sounds right to me

I think that’s the example I was thinking of.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Sep 17, 2008 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions

since the bases were loaded, i suppose two runs could have been forced home, too. interesting question

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Sep 17, 2008 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

i agree

and i wonder if the rule is really different for a Ground Rule Double vs. a Home Run. seems like the final should have been 3-1 with the hit being scored as a ground rule double.

by benfunke on Sep 17, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Navi would have had to touch 2nd base

Pena would have had to touch home for the run to count, from what I understand.

by Vin on Sep 17, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

both of those things would have needed to happen?

and if they did, both runs would count? interesting. i wonder if any fantasy leagues hinge on that not happening…

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Sep 17, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I was actually wondering if any RBI or Runs Scored milestones have ever been effected by something like this.

But yeah, from what I gather/have been told you can’t assume a base. It has to be physically touched.

by Vin on Sep 17, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

awww darn

our perfect day may not happen

Tribe blew it

by joeybw on Sep 16, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

Every game they don't gain ground is a good day

by GomesSweetGomes on Sep 16, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

THEY CAME BACK

wow what a day

now time for another walk off

by joeybw on Sep 16, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Piece of advice

If you ever go to an away game, and find yourself outnumbered in a stadium, and that stadium allows giant cowbells that are manufactured for drum kits, it’s probably not a good idea to taunt the opposition in the bottom of the ninth inning by asking “let me hear you ring that thing NOW!”

Learn from the mistakes of others and respect my bell.

by GomesSweetGomes on Sep 16, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

fail

for having a cowbell

Rays 2009 Slogan: "Come back with your shield or on it"

by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Sep 17, 2008 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions

this

by steve-o1285 on Sep 17, 2008 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions

FAIL FOR FAILING THE COWBELL

It was a beautiful sight to see all the lame Sox fans plugging their ears last night.

by rayweaver on Sep 17, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Fail for failing the failure of the cowbell

Rays fans have to cover their ears too. Nobody follows that damn cowbell etiquette!

by steve-o1285 on Sep 17, 2008 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

FAIL FOR FAILING THE FAILING OF THE FAILURE OF THE COWBELL

Don’t misunderstand, I’m well aware that some people just don’t have respect for others around them when it comes to ringing the cowbell in someone’s ear or at inappropriate times, but it doesn’t happen every game like it does during the Red Sox series. People tend to be more amped to use them when those Red Sox chants get started. I figure that if it’s loud enough to be annoying to me, then it’s surely loud enough to annoy some nearby bastard Sox fan, and I’m willing to suffer a little if it means they have to suffer too. I do however fine the horns a bit annoying when they are blown all the damn time right behind me, but I’ll put up with it for the same reason mentioned above. A lot of people aren’t used to clapping and yelling for this team yet like fans in other stadiums, and the noisemakers are their way of expressing themselves. I don’t mind it if the alternative is a lot of fans expressing little emotion or excitement for what the team is doing on the field.

by rayweaver on Sep 17, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Fail for using CAPS while failing my fail for failing the failure of the cowbell

I guess I’m too old school. If you want to annoy a Sox fan, there are many ways you can do it without pissing off the Rays fans around you as well. For example, I tend to accidentally spill things on their pretty shirts or jerseys. Or just tell them how much they suck over and over and over (x100).

by steve-o1285 on Sep 17, 2008 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

This

A lot of people aren’t used to clapping and yelling for this team yet like fans in other stadiums, and the noisemakers are their way of expressing themselves.

Unacceptable. Not hard to open your mouth and put your hands together. Not you specifically, but fans in general.

If you are able to cheer for the Bulls, Lightning, Bucs, Storm then I’m pretty sure its easy to connect that to cheering for the Rays.

The most I’ll tolerate are thundersticks, even those are a reach.

Rays 2009 Slogan: "Come back with your shield or on it"

by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Sep 17, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Then you may want to stay home tonight, kids...

There’s a cowbell giveaway for the first 10,000 in Rays gear.

by rayweaver on Sep 17, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Fail!

It’s the first 15,000.

Although I should go and smash mine on the ground…one less cowbell in this world.

by steve-o1285 on Sep 17, 2008 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess I got bad intel on the giveaway amount

I’ve heard that people have been putting the bells on ebay, and that there were some that were getting bids of $25+, though that was for the bigger bell. The one tonight looks like it’s the smaller one they sell at the Trop.

by rayweaver on Sep 17, 2008 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions