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Toutgood · Oct 22, 2004, 08:09 PM

It only takes place in one country-two cities. Both teams wear red this year. Both cities have their own beer.

The players are rich and getting richer. the games are on so late that kids can't even watch. People are coming into work bleary eyed the next day- productivity suffers.

But in the end either the Red Sox or the Cardinals will be champions. Do you care, and if so who wins?

itai195 · Oct 22, 2004, 08:12 PM

The games aren't late when you live on the west coast

Anyway, Boston's beer and baseball team are better than St Louis'.

shabbasuraj · Oct 22, 2004, 08:24 PM

My heart says Boston.

But my mind knows the Cardinals are gonna win. (too much firepower)

Agasthya · Oct 22, 2004, 08:57 PM

Yeah Redbirds

ReggieX · Oct 22, 2004, 09:10 PM

Sox, just for old time's sake. I don't watch baseball.

Jaey · Oct 22, 2004, 09:16 PM

I'm a new englander... who other than the sox?

cjrivera · Oct 22, 2004, 10:04 PM

Cardinals

Albert Pujols · Oct 22, 2004, 10:46 PM

definatly the Red Sox

Kenneth · Oct 22, 2004, 11:34 PM

where's gorickey?

Red Sox all the way.. they deserve it.

wdlove · Oct 23, 2004, 10:57 AM

I don't watch baseball. The outcome of the game will only only further the increase of millionaires income. I see no real effect to anyone otherwise, it's just a game. It would be nice if the Red Sox win. There should and is shame on the fans of this team after the loss of Victoria.

wataru · Oct 23, 2004, 11:05 AM

You forgot the "who cares" option.

Toutgood · Oct 23, 2004, 11:30 AM

Hey, we'd need that on every poll!

cjrivera · Oct 23, 2004, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by wdlove:
I don't watch baseball. The outcome of the game will only only further the increase of millionaires income. I see no real effect to anyone otherwise, it's just a game.

I've read each game is worth $2-3 Million (or more) to the local economy of each city. Revenues generated by restaurants, bars, clothing shops, hotels, etc. Taxes from the revenues also go to local governments for improvements. So it does affect more than just the "millionaires".

TheMosco · Oct 23, 2004, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by shabbasuraj:
My heart says Boston.

But my mind knows the Cardinals are gonna win. (too much firepower)

What would you say about Boston's firepower?

Toutgood · Oct 23, 2004, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by TheMosco:

What would you say about Boston's firepower?

Um different league, plus DH?

Agasthya · Oct 23, 2004, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by Toutgood:
Um different league, plus DH?

Exactly. Add David Ortiz to our lineup and you have more than made up the difference. The DH is such a retarded rule.

Toutgood · Oct 23, 2004, 05:20 PM

Can't wait to see Ortiz at first, handling those bunts, and low throws...

Nevertheless- Sox have WAAAAAAYYYY more intangibles. Fenway park, those fans, Schilling's ankle, Papi's extra inning magic, 86 years...

TheMosco · Oct 23, 2004, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by Agasthya:
Exactly. Add David Ortiz to our lineup and you have more than made up the difference. The DH is such a retarded rule.

Point 1:

- Assuming this game goes to 6 Games, thats 3 games with DH and 3 games without. Assuming it goes to 7 games thats 4 games with and 3 games without. Not only that, but Ortiz is going to be in every game anyway. We lose Millar's bat for a couple games? not a huge loss...

MAIN Point:

- Regardless of what league or DH stats, to rule out the red sox because "St. Lious has too much firepower" is silly, because even without the DH, the sox has a pretty good lineup.

DeathToWindows · Oct 23, 2004, 06:04 PM

I live three blocks from Kenmore... I'm a MA local... and I don't give a flaming ****.

qualey2 · Oct 23, 2004, 06:31 PM

Sox,

nuff said

qualey2 · Oct 23, 2004, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by DeathToWindows:
I live three blocks from Kenmore... I'm a MA local... and I don't give a flaming ****.

Never lived that close, the green line was my friend.

I was born there.

Silky Voice of The Gorn · Oct 23, 2004, 06:39 PM

"World Series of Baseball"?
Redundant title. It's just "The World Series��"

edit: Oh, and Cards in 7. Boston will find a way to lose majestically, biblically, poetically.

Toutgood · Oct 23, 2004, 07:38 PM

Walk.Ortiz.From.Now.On.

d4nth3m4n · Oct 23, 2004, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by Toutgood:
Walk.Ortiz.From.Now.On.

you'd think they would have figured that one out...

Toutgood · Oct 23, 2004, 09:46 PM

hmmm...7-7

More pain for the nation!

Voch · Oct 23, 2004, 09:58 PM

As a resident in a city with a major sports championship drought that goes back to the 1964 Browns (three years before Super Bowl I), I'm rootin' for the Sox.

Voch

TheMosco · Oct 23, 2004, 11:14 PM

This would be the perfect time for this shirt:

Agasthya · Oct 24, 2004, 12:35 AM

Manny is perhaps the worst left fielder EVER

TheMosco · Oct 24, 2004, 12:44 AM

Originally posted by Agasthya:
Manny is perhaps the worst left fielder EVER

Manny is a strange outfeilder. Sometimes he makes great plays, alot of the time he doesn't. He isn't usually that bad though.

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/...ayer_id=120903

look at the last link, his catch from 9/17.

bradoesch · Oct 24, 2004, 12:46 AM

I haven't watched baseball since the Blue Jays back in 92-93. I watched the Red Socks win game 7 and now I'm gonna watch the final series. It's actually interesting again. Something seems different. It seems there are more runs and they change pitchers more often, although I was very young when I used to watch.

Agasthya · Oct 24, 2004, 01:09 AM

Originally posted by TheMosco:
Manny is a strange outfeilder. Sometimes he makes great plays, alot of the time he doesn't. He isn't usually that bad though.

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/...ayer_id=120903

look at the last link, his catch from 9/17.

Do you remember that one play where he made the hilarious catch intercepting Damon's throw to the cutoff man? I was laughing so hard when he made that catch because he came from NOWHERE and made a great catch when he wasn't supposed to.

Agasthya · Oct 24, 2004, 01:11 AM

Originally posted by bradoesch:
I haven't watched baseball since the Blue Jays back in 92-93. I watched the Red Socks win game 7 and now I'm gonna watch the final series. It's actually interesting again. Something seems different. It seems there are more runs and they change pitchers more often, although I was very young when I used to watch.

I have the Toronto Star from Oct 26th, 1992 with the headline "CHAMPIONS!" hanging in my room. It's an original and not one of those ones you can buy at the sporting goods stores. I should probably get it framed or something but I don't know if it's worth it because I really haven't taken care of it over the years.

We had already moved to St. Louis by the time the '93 series wrapped up but I have the St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper with the headline "Carter's Pill is Phil's Ill" also hanging in my room. I wanted to get the Star from someone in Toronto but I thought of it too late (I was only 11

). Those were some great series.

SamuraiDL · Oct 24, 2004, 01:26 AM

more of what happened earlier tonight please.

olePigeon · Oct 24, 2004, 02:24 AM

Why do they call it the "World Series" when it only has teams from North America?

bradoesch · Oct 24, 2004, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by Agasthya:
I have the Toronto Star from Oct 26th, 1992 with the headline "CHAMPIONS!" hanging in my room. It's an original and not one of those ones you can buy at the sporting goods stores. I should probably get it framed or something but I don't know if it's worth it because I really haven't taken care of it over the years.

We had already moved to St. Louis by the time the '93 series wrapped up but I have the St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper with the headline "Carter's Pill is Phil's Ill" also hanging in my room. I wanted to get the Star from someone in Toronto but I thought of it too late (I was only 11 ). Those were some great series.

Do you remember all the chanting from the Atlanta fans? Chanting and waving their tomahawks all game!

That was a fun time. It seemed like everybody in Ontario watched the final series, no matter how late the games went. There's still some of that excitement watching this series. I was your age back then too. Well, still your age now but you know what I mean!

ManOfSteal · Oct 24, 2004, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by Kenneth:
where's gorickey?

'sup?

Captain Obvious · Oct 24, 2004, 05:28 PM

I didn't watch the whole game because I was out drinking in Madison but what I did see was the sloppiest game of pro ball I have ever seen. And the fact that it was a WS game made it painful to watch those guys embarrassing themselves.

Toutgood · Oct 24, 2004, 05:29 PM

Yeah, they should just call the whole thing off.

iDriveX · Oct 25, 2004, 03:21 AM

The Sox are Wicked Retahded. GO SOX!

Lee33 · Oct 25, 2004, 08:07 AM

What he said.

Agasthya · Oct 26, 2004, 09:10 PM

WOW the Cards look flat.

ManOfSteal · Oct 26, 2004, 09:14 PM

Originally posted by Agasthya:
WOW the Cards look flat.

No kidding...are they getting paid off? Sure seems like it.

Agasthya · Oct 26, 2004, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by manofsteal:
No kidding...are they getting paid off? Sure seems like it.

The tempo would have been considerably different if there weren't those two significant baserunning gaffes. Just horrendous.

Brass · Oct 26, 2004, 09:37 PM

So, err, how many countries in the "World" Series again? Is it still only two?

Ghoser777 · Oct 26, 2004, 09:50 PM

Depends on where the Expos relocate to.

SamuraiDL · Oct 26, 2004, 10:02 PM

I hope they sign Lowe next year, and not Pedro, although he is doing very well tonight.

King Bob On The Cob · Oct 26, 2004, 10:36 PM

Common Cards! Why can't you just pull one out of your ass for this post season...

itai195 · Oct 26, 2004, 10:50 PM

I feel vindicated since I've been saying the Cards aren't really that good all year

Seriously, the NL was just weak. Any of the AL's playoff teams could have won the series this year.

ReggieX · Oct 26, 2004, 11:09 PM

Originally posted by Ghoser777:
Depends on where the Expos relocate to.

The Jays would still be here, they did win twice in a row you know.

Originally posted by Brass:
So, err, how many countries in the "World" Series again? Is it still only two?

Let's not start this again, eh?

SamuraiDL · Oct 26, 2004, 11:12 PM

a lot can happen in the next couple of days...