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2013-10-29 4:49 PM
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Oh man!! I was so looking forward to a game 7 but you are absolutely correct. Now that you have tix - it aint happening. At least I know who to blame now ;-) It's the same relationship with the washing of cars and rain... (BTW, I see you live in NH - do you live anywhere near Henniker?)


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I'm torn. I've been to one playoff game in my life, and it was actually a game 7 (Bruins vs Canadiens, 2011) but I'm much more of a Sox fan. Much more. I grew up 8 miles north of the city. 2001-2005 I went to college a few blocks from Fenway and one of the admins at the school had a summer job working for the Sox so I had standing tickets every summer. 2004 and 2007 I couldn't watch game 4 in public. I had to be home. 2004 I watched probably 90% of the game standing up, pacing in my house. Once they won all I wanted to do was call my 83 year old grand mother and talk to her to make sure she stayed up to watch it. 2007 my wife went to bed early and I stayed up to watch game 4 and just remember sitting on my couch alone after they won, smiling. Since my son was born 2 years ago baseball has definitely taken more of a back seat, but the playoffs really bring out the horribly addicted, pessimistic Sox fan in me. Half of me hopes they close it out tomorrow because if I have to be in the stadium and god forbid they lose, it's going to be one hell of a ride home. Also, even though it's face value, it's still a couple hundred bucks haha.

(I live in Hampstead, not really close to Henniker.)
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Originally posted by jonD81 I'm torn. I've been to one playoff game in my life, and it was actually a game 7 (Bruins vs Canadiens, 2011) but I'm much more of a Sox fan. Much more. I grew up 8 miles north of the city. 2001-2005 I went to college a few blocks from Fenway and one of the admins at the school had a summer job working for the Sox so I had standing tickets every summer. 2004 and 2007 I couldn't watch game 4 in public. I had to be home. 2004 I watched probably 90% of the game standing up, pacing in my house. Once they won all I wanted to do was call my 83 year old grand mother and talk to her to make sure she stayed up to watch it. 2007 my wife went to bed early and I stayed up to watch game 4 and just remember sitting on my couch alone after they won, smiling. Since my son was born 2 years ago baseball has definitely taken more of a back seat, but the playoffs really bring out the horribly addicted, pessimistic Sox fan in me. Half of me hopes they close it out tomorrow because if I have to be in the stadium and god forbid they lose, it's going to be one hell of a ride home. Also, even though it's face value, it's still a couple hundred bucks haha. (I live in Hampstead, not really close to Henniker.)

Way to make me feel like a dinosaur dude...........my dad took me to the World Series when I was a kid.....in 1967 against Boston and 1968 against Detroit. 

2013-10-30 6:22 AM
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Good baseball all around, looking forward to game six. Hope the birds win so we get a game seven to enjoy.

2013-10-30 7:02 AM
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Originally posted by jonD81 I'm torn. I've been to one playoff game in my life, and it was actually a game 7 (Bruins vs Canadiens, 2011) but I'm much more of a Sox fan. Much more. I grew up 8 miles north of the city. 2001-2005 I went to college a few blocks from Fenway and one of the admins at the school had a summer job working for the Sox so I had standing tickets every summer. 2004 and 2007 I couldn't watch game 4 in public. I had to be home. 2004 I watched probably 90% of the game standing up, pacing in my house. Once they won all I wanted to do was call my 83 year old grand mother and talk to her to make sure she stayed up to watch it. 2007 my wife went to bed early and I stayed up to watch game 4 and just remember sitting on my couch alone after they won, smiling. Since my son was born 2 years ago baseball has definitely taken more of a back seat, but the playoffs really bring out the horribly addicted, pessimistic Sox fan in me. Half of me hopes they close it out tomorrow because if I have to be in the stadium and god forbid they lose, it's going to be one hell of a ride home. Also, even though it's face value, it's still a couple hundred bucks haha. (I live in Hampstead, not really close to Henniker.)

Way to make me feel like a dinosaur dude...........my dad took me to the World Series when I was a kid.....in 1967 against Boston and 1968 against Detroit. 




Sooooo, you're saying I should go?
2013-10-30 9:04 AM
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Originally posted by jonD81 I'm torn. I've been to one playoff game in my life, and it was actually a game 7 (Bruins vs Canadiens, 2011) but I'm much more of a Sox fan. Much more. I grew up 8 miles north of the city. 2001-2005 I went to college a few blocks from Fenway and one of the admins at the school had a summer job working for the Sox so I had standing tickets every summer. 2004 and 2007 I couldn't watch game 4 in public. I had to be home. 2004 I watched probably 90% of the game standing up, pacing in my house. Once they won all I wanted to do was call my 83 year old grand mother and talk to her to make sure she stayed up to watch it. 2007 my wife went to bed early and I stayed up to watch game 4 and just remember sitting on my couch alone after they won, smiling. Since my son was born 2 years ago baseball has definitely taken more of a back seat, but the playoffs really bring out the horribly addicted, pessimistic Sox fan in me. Half of me hopes they close it out tomorrow because if I have to be in the stadium and god forbid they lose, it's going to be one hell of a ride home. Also, even though it's face value, it's still a couple hundred bucks haha. (I live in Hampstead, not really close to Henniker.)

Way to make me feel like a dinosaur dude...........my dad took me to the World Series when I was a kid.....in 1967 against Boston and 1968 against Detroit. 

Sooooo, you're saying I should go?

You should go........in years to come you'll want to be able to say you were there for the meltdown.



2013-10-30 12:39 PM
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I understand that Boston has not clinched a series at home since....1915 I think? So, clearly, the Cardinals are taking two.

Having said that, I get to teach tonight (second job) - so will miss most, if not all, and then tomorrow night is Halloween, and someone has to take the kids around. I will be forced to listening to ESPN radio...

Oh well. It could be worse. I could be a Cubs fan. (Seriously - their ownership has already written off 2014)
2013-10-30 2:06 PM
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Originally posted by jonD81
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Originally posted by jonD81 I'm torn. I've been to one playoff game in my life, and it was actually a game 7 (Bruins vs Canadiens, 2011) but I'm much more of a Sox fan. Much more. I grew up 8 miles north of the city. 2001-2005 I went to college a few blocks from Fenway and one of the admins at the school had a summer job working for the Sox so I had standing tickets every summer. 2004 and 2007 I couldn't watch game 4 in public. I had to be home. 2004 I watched probably 90% of the game standing up, pacing in my house. Once they won all I wanted to do was call my 83 year old grand mother and talk to her to make sure she stayed up to watch it. 2007 my wife went to bed early and I stayed up to watch game 4 and just remember sitting on my couch alone after they won, smiling. Since my son was born 2 years ago baseball has definitely taken more of a back seat, but the playoffs really bring out the horribly addicted, pessimistic Sox fan in me. Half of me hopes they close it out tomorrow because if I have to be in the stadium and god forbid they lose, it's going to be one hell of a ride home. Also, even though it's face value, it's still a couple hundred bucks haha. (I live in Hampstead, not really close to Henniker.)

Way to make me feel like a dinosaur dude...........my dad took me to the World Series when I was a kid.....in 1967 against Boston and 1968 against Detroit. 

Sooooo, you're saying I should go?

You should go........in years to come you'll want to be able to say you were there for the meltdown.

Well, as a multi-generational-Sox fan, I can tell you this ^^^ is pretty much what everybody here over the age of 15 is expecting.

The words, "One strike away" STILL make my stomach turn! 

It's funny that my kids all just expect Boston teams to win National Champoinships.  What a decade or so we've had here...

Matt

2013-10-30 3:30 PM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by jonD81 I'm torn. I've been to one playoff game in my life, and it was actually a game 7 (Bruins vs Canadiens, 2011) but I'm much more of a Sox fan. Much more. I grew up 8 miles north of the city. 2001-2005 I went to college a few blocks from Fenway and one of the admins at the school had a summer job working for the Sox so I had standing tickets every summer. 2004 and 2007 I couldn't watch game 4 in public. I had to be home. 2004 I watched probably 90% of the game standing up, pacing in my house. Once they won all I wanted to do was call my 83 year old grand mother and talk to her to make sure she stayed up to watch it. 2007 my wife went to bed early and I stayed up to watch game 4 and just remember sitting on my couch alone after they won, smiling. Since my son was born 2 years ago baseball has definitely taken more of a back seat, but the playoffs really bring out the horribly addicted, pessimistic Sox fan in me. Half of me hopes they close it out tomorrow because if I have to be in the stadium and god forbid they lose, it's going to be one hell of a ride home. Also, even though it's face value, it's still a couple hundred bucks haha. (I live in Hampstead, not really close to Henniker.)

Way to make me feel like a dinosaur dude...........my dad took me to the World Series when I was a kid.....in 1967 against Boston and 1968 against Detroit. 

Sooooo, you're saying I should go?

You should go........in years to come you'll want to be able to say you were there for the meltdown.

Well, as a multi-generational-Sox fan, I can tell you this ^^^ is pretty much what everybody here over the age of 15 is expecting.

The words, "One strike away" STILL make my stomach turn! 

It's funny that my kids all just expect Boston teams to win National Champoinships.  What a decade or so we've had here...

Matt




Ah yes.. "one strike away" can be a country mile away. When I was in college in1986 - about half of the folks were from NYC area and half from BOS/NE watching the game in the student center. Game Six... Buckner... I was really pulling for the Sox. Unreal.

And, of course in 2011 Game 6 (the greatest WS game ever IMHO) the Rangers were "one strike away". Wife and kids were asleep when I began jumping up and down uncontrollably... and silently. Again... unreal.

I love baseball. I hope this goes 7 but if it doesn't I'll send the Sox a tip of my cap.
2013-10-30 3:48 PM
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Originally posted by mcmanusclan5

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Originally posted by jonD81
Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by jonD81 I'm torn. I've been to one playoff game in my life, and it was actually a game 7 (Bruins vs Canadiens, 2011) but I'm much more of a Sox fan. Much more. I grew up 8 miles north of the city. 2001-2005 I went to college a few blocks from Fenway and one of the admins at the school had a summer job working for the Sox so I had standing tickets every summer. 2004 and 2007 I couldn't watch game 4 in public. I had to be home. 2004 I watched probably 90% of the game standing up, pacing in my house. Once they won all I wanted to do was call my 83 year old grand mother and talk to her to make sure she stayed up to watch it. 2007 my wife went to bed early and I stayed up to watch game 4 and just remember sitting on my couch alone after they won, smiling. Since my son was born 2 years ago baseball has definitely taken more of a back seat, but the playoffs really bring out the horribly addicted, pessimistic Sox fan in me. Half of me hopes they close it out tomorrow because if I have to be in the stadium and god forbid they lose, it's going to be one hell of a ride home. Also, even though it's face value, it's still a couple hundred bucks haha. (I live in Hampstead, not really close to Henniker.)

Way to make me feel like a dinosaur dude...........my dad took me to the World Series when I was a kid.....in 1967 against Boston and 1968 against Detroit. 

Sooooo, you're saying I should go?

You should go........in years to come you'll want to be able to say you were there for the meltdown.

Well, as a multi-generational-Sox fan, I can tell you this ^^^ is pretty much what everybody here over the age of 15 is expecting.

The words, "One strike away" STILL make my stomach turn! 

It's funny that my kids all just expect Boston teams to win National Champoinships.  What a decade or so we've had here...

Matt




Ah yes.. "one strike away" can be a country mile away. When I was in college in1986 - about half of the folks were from NYC area and half from BOS/NE watching the game in the student center. Game Six... Buckner... I was really pulling for the Sox. Unreal.

And, of course in 2011 Game 6 (the greatest WS game ever IMHO) the Rangers were "one strike away". Wife and kids were asleep when I began jumping up and down uncontrollably... and silently. Again... unreal.

I love baseball. I hope this goes 7 but if it doesn't I'll send the Sox a tip of my cap.


C'mon, Matt!!! Those "one strike" days are long gone, although I admit some scars are still present.

Looking forward to a great game, and hope the Sox close this out tonight!

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2013-10-30 4:54 PM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by jonD81 I'm torn. I've been to one playoff game in my life, and it was actually a game 7 (Bruins vs Canadiens, 2011) but I'm much more of a Sox fan. Much more. I grew up 8 miles north of the city. 2001-2005 I went to college a few blocks from Fenway and one of the admins at the school had a summer job working for the Sox so I had standing tickets every summer. 2004 and 2007 I couldn't watch game 4 in public. I had to be home. 2004 I watched probably 90% of the game standing up, pacing in my house. Once they won all I wanted to do was call my 83 year old grand mother and talk to her to make sure she stayed up to watch it. 2007 my wife went to bed early and I stayed up to watch game 4 and just remember sitting on my couch alone after they won, smiling. Since my son was born 2 years ago baseball has definitely taken more of a back seat, but the playoffs really bring out the horribly addicted, pessimistic Sox fan in me. Half of me hopes they close it out tomorrow because if I have to be in the stadium and god forbid they lose, it's going to be one hell of a ride home. Also, even though it's face value, it's still a couple hundred bucks haha. (I live in Hampstead, not really close to Henniker.)

Way to make me feel like a dinosaur dude...........my dad took me to the World Series when I was a kid.....in 1967 against Boston and 1968 against Detroit. 

Sooooo, you're saying I should go?

You should go........in years to come you'll want to be able to say you were there for the meltdown.

Well, as a multi-generational-Sox fan, I can tell you this ^^^ is pretty much what everybody here over the age of 15 is expecting.

The words, "One strike away" STILL make my stomach turn! 

It's funny that my kids all just expect Boston teams to win National Champoinships.  What a decade or so we've had here...

Matt

Ah yes.. "one strike away" can be a country mile away. When I was in college in1986 - about half of the folks were from NYC area and half from BOS/NE watching the game in the student center. Game Six... Buckner... I was really pulling for the Sox. Unreal. And, of course in 2011 Game 6 (the greatest WS game ever IMHO) the Rangers were "one strike away". Wife and kids were asleep when I began jumping up and down uncontrollably... and silently. Again... unreal. I love baseball. I hope this goes 7 but if it doesn't I'll send the Sox a tip of my cap.

Wow - we might have been classmates!!  I, too, was in college and half my floor was from the tri-state area and the other half from New England.  Got tense for a week or so there... 

Mike, I sure hope you're right, brotha.

Go Sox (hoping for a good game either way, but much better if we can clinch at home EARLIER than later). 

Matt



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Ok. I've accepted the lose tonight. Mentally I'm prepared to see a game 7 tomorrow. In my head it's ok. Alright, now play the game.
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Originally posted by jonD81 I'm torn. I've been to one playoff game in my life, and it was actually a game 7 (Bruins vs Canadiens, 2011) but I'm much more of a Sox fan. Much more. I grew up 8 miles north of the city. 2001-2005 I went to college a few blocks from Fenway and one of the admins at the school had a summer job working for the Sox so I had standing tickets every summer. 2004 and 2007 I couldn't watch game 4 in public. I had to be home. 2004 I watched probably 90% of the game standing up, pacing in my house. Once they won all I wanted to do was call my 83 year old grand mother and talk to her to make sure she stayed up to watch it. 2007 my wife went to bed early and I stayed up to watch game 4 and just remember sitting on my couch alone after they won, smiling. Since my son was born 2 years ago baseball has definitely taken more of a back seat, but the playoffs really bring out the horribly addicted, pessimistic Sox fan in me. Half of me hopes they close it out tomorrow because if I have to be in the stadium and god forbid they lose, it's going to be one hell of a ride home. Also, even though it's face value, it's still a couple hundred bucks haha. (I live in Hampstead, not really close to Henniker.)

Way to make me feel like a dinosaur dude...........my dad took me to the World Series when I was a kid.....in 1967 against Boston and 1968 against Detroit. 




Dad took me to Game 5 of the 1971 World Series. I sat in right field 2 rows above the wall and Roberto Clements. Nellie Briles pitched a 2-hitter against the Orioles. We parked downtown and walked across the 6th street bridge to get there. Yeah: 43 years later, it seems like yesterday....
2013-10-30 10:32 PM
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Looks like I don't have to worry about those game 7 tickets. Cards played an awesome series, that was the two best teams in the MLB going at each other for 5 games, but this one really got away. Awesome way to end it for us New Englanders. Great season from an absolutely unexpected source. Still kind of in shock of it all.
2013-10-31 7:31 AM
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Originally posted by jonD81 Looks like I don't have to worry about those game 7 tickets. Cards played an awesome series, that was the two best teams in the MLB going at each other for 5 games, but this one really got away. Awesome way to end it for us New Englanders. Great season from an absolutely unexpected source. Still kind of in shock of it all.

As my kids would say, totes.

Didn't think THIS was the team that would bring another one home, but dang if they didn't play great ball.  

Hats off to the Cards - great series with two great teams.  Fun to watch, for sure!

Now MAYBE I can get 1918 out of my head…   

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2013-10-31 7:40 AM
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Congratulations to the Red Sox and their fans!!  No doubt they were the best team in this series. 

I don't know much about the contracts for the Sox players or that organization, but hopefully that team is built for the long haul like the Cardinals and we can see another World Series between these teams because it was a good one for sure.



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Originally posted by jonD81 What a series. We've seen everything, and then some. I'm just glad it's coming back to Boston. Lester vs Wainwright tonight, should be an awesome matchup again. If Boston takes it tonight I think they take the series. Conversly, if the Cards win tonight, I think it goes to game 7.... which is on Halloween.

Yeah, I think the Cards have to win tonight.  I just don't see them winning 2 in Fenway to end the series. BUT....if the win tonight you have to deal with Wacha in game 6.   He's damn near unhittable right now.





well the sox made short work of Wacha - he was out what bottom of the 4th? so I think you need to eat those words :p

Sox did what they do - used the obstruction call as motivation and then just dominated - proving they are the world champions

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Congratulations to the Red Sox and their fans!!  No doubt they were the best team in this series. 

I don't know much about the contracts for the Sox players or that organization, but hopefully that team is built for the long haul like the Cardinals and we can see another World Series between these teams because it was a good one for sure.




Talking about youth and long haul, is there a pitcher on the Cards that doesn't throw GAS? Wachha was throwing 95+ cheese and a 74 MPH uncle charlie. Every reliever was throwing serious heat.

Sox have Napoli, Drew, Salty and Ellsbury on the market. Lester has an option year left but after this they have to wrap him up for, ugh, close to Greinke money. Ellsbury will look for Crawford money, so he's gone. Napoli and Salty I hope they bring back. I never expected this team to win 80 games, nevermind win the division and WS. This was supposed to be their transition year after dumping all that cash last year. Amazing what they did. I don't think anyone is working today, it's all Sox all day.
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Congratulations to the Red Sox and their fans!!  No doubt they were the best team in this series. 

I don't know much about the contracts for the Sox players or that organization, but hopefully that team is built for the long haul like the Cardinals and we can see another World Series between these teams because it was a good one for sure.

Talking about youth and long haul, is there a pitcher on the Cards that doesn't throw GAS? Wachha was throwing 95+ cheese and a 74 MPH uncle charlie. Every reliever was throwing serious heat. Sox have Napoli, Drew, Salty and Ellsbury on the market. Lester has an option year left but after this they have to wrap him up for, ugh, close to Greinke money. Ellsbury will look for Crawford money, so he's gone. Napoli and Salty I hope they bring back. I never expected this team to win 80 games, nevermind win the division and WS. This was supposed to be their transition year after dumping all that cash last year. Amazing what they did. I don't think anyone is working today, it's all Sox all day.

Have fun.....we're just looking at next year already....it's baseball, it's just life here.

Tritoy - I don't have to eat any words.....my bet is Wacha will be dominant for years....and you should see the guys we've got coming up in the next few years....we'll be back to the playoffs..........ALOT.  Enjoy the win, it's fun for sure!  We're used to it.  If we have to lose, Boston's OK with this town..



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BOOM! 

Man I'm glad that being a Sox fan has bee n pretty easy for the last decade... It was pretty damn tough for a while there.

Hats off to the Cards... great team with lots to be proud of, it was a great series to watch.

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Congrats to the Sox. They were the better team in this series. Well done.

The Cards will be back though... they have a a lot of great young pitchers - they just need to fix the bottom third of their lineup. The Cards series could be summed up with this: two men on, no outs and up next is Freese, Kosma and Jay (and pitcher if NL game). End of inning. Oh, and pitching to Ortiz? - why wait until game 6 to decide not to pitch to him?


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Originally posted by Frank in St. Louis Congrats to the Sox. They were the better team in this series. Well done. The Cards will be back though... they have a a lot of great young pitchers - they just need to fix the bottom third of their lineup. The Cards series could be summed up with this: two men on, no outs and up next is Freese, Kosma and Jay (and pitcher if NL game). End of inning. Oh, and pitching to Ortiz? - why wait until game 6 to decide not to pitch to him?

I guess their trigger point to intentionally walk is hitting over 700

I wonder what his OBP was, as he got another 3 walks last night.  He hasn't seen the ball like this in a few years (and I was worried that he was done when he stopped allegedly using the juice during the end of the Manny days a few years back).  He had that typical power hitter drop off a cliff - seems like once they lose their timing/seeing the ball, they fall off quickly.  Buuuuut, he definitely wasn't THAT this post season - thankfully!

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Congrats to the Sox. They were the better team in this series. Well done.

The Cards will be back though... they have a a lot of great young pitchers - they just need to fix the bottom third of their lineup. The Cards series could be summed up with this: two men on, no outs and up next is Freese, Kosma and Jay (and pitcher if NL game). End of inning. Oh, and pitching to Ortiz? - why wait until game 6 to decide not to pitch to him?


Matheney constantly pitching to Ortiz was a huge mistake, obviously. The guy was out of this world over the course of multiple games. Make Gomes or Napoli or someone beat you. Another overlooked thing, game 5, 7th inning they walk Stephen Drew with 1 on and 1 out. He was hitting nothing and they let him get away. You've got Ross and the pitcher next, that should be an easy inning. Instead Ross doubled, later Ellsbury singled, it's 3-1 and that was the end of it. Then last night I know Lackey was throwing strikes, but STL was taking zero pitches. Some of those innings were what, 9 pitches? You're right though, anything after Molina seemed to be doomed. Straight up rally killers.
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What an evening. Very late night celebrating what I never, ever would have thought possible just 11-12 years ago - a 3rd WS win for the sox in the past decade.

Great teams on both sides. Cards are stacked for the long haul. How do they find so many young guys who throw gas like that?

My lord, do I need a nap or something. Today is going to be a struggle, but in a good way
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Originally posted by Mike_D What an evening. Very late night celebrating what I never, ever would have thought possible just 11-12 years ago - a 3rd WS win for the sox in the past decade. Great teams on both sides. Cards are stacked for the long haul. How do they find so many young guys who throw gas like that? My lord, do I need a nap or something. Today is going to be a struggle, but in a good way

I fell 'ya my brotha.  I'm two Starbucks dark roasts in and I'm still fighting off the sleepy eyes.  I'll take it though!

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World Series - Game 3

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World Series Game 2

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World Series is underway

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World Series Party

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