2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[SDon1969]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

So what happened to Carl Crawford this season? I can't tell if he just got lazy or couldn't take the pressure of actually playing in front of large home crowds for once. His entire career he's been consistently in the 40-60 stolen bases range. This season he had 18 steals, just 3rd on the Red Sox. His on-base% was equally as bad, going from around .350 career OBP to .289 for the season.

Fenwayitis? No idea, but he definitely did not live up to expectations. Plus he missed that catch two nights ago that would have saved Pap. Oh well.

[Lacit170]

This yanks tigers series can go either way...i fully expect the yankess to win it but wouldnt be surprised if they got booted in the first round...our bats have a tendency to go silent at times in the playoffs

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by SDon1969

Fenwayitis? No idea, but he definitely did not live up to expectations. Plus he missed that catch two nights ago that would have saved Pap. Oh well.

Yeah that missed sliding catch to officially blow the season nicely summed up his lousy season. He wouldn't have missed that sliding catch last year.

For your lousy season please accept your 5.5 million salary upgrade for next season (19.5)

[SDon1969]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Really? I know quite a few Boston sports fans and all year they were talking junk about how this is the best Red Sox team they've ever fielded. You might not be one of them but on the whole Boston sports fans heads have roughly doubled in size since they won 7 championships in the four major sports since 2001.

Well, for the most part, I think so, yes. I imagine there is a lot of truth to what you are saying, as well. We were certainly excited about the 2011 season after hearing about the trades, but it's hard to say what percentage of the Sox fan base started flapping their jaws about being a sure thing to make the WS (probably quite a few). What sticks in my mind the most is all the baseball analysts putting the Sox at the top of their lists.

I agree about the swollen egos since 2001, though. But hey, we did have to endure plenty of years with bad teams in all sports (but that 86 years in baseball really stunk the most, lol), although we often had the old school Celtics or Bruins to keep us somewhat content for decent spurts in the 70s and 80s.

Anyway, for those with a horse still in the race, I wish you all luck!

[SDon1969]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

That is true. I'm not going to rub it in because it's bush league. I did say so much for the superteam because they were already putting the BoSox/Phillies in the WS like it was written in stone, but I won't go further than that because we could easily be out by next week (in the playoffs, the margin of error is zero). Not that I don't have confidence in my team, but anything can happen in a playoff series. Also, if the Yankees were in the Sox position, this thread would have been flooded with "Yankees suck" posts. It just comes with the territory of being a Yankees fan.

Well said, man. You're probably right about the "Yankees suck" posts that would have flooded in here (I gotta be honest, I hate that chant now). Good luck.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by SDon1969

Well said, man. You're probably right about the "Yankees suck" posts that would have flooded in here (I gotta be honest, I hate that chant now). Good luck.

i love hearing the yankees suck chants at games when the yankees are actually winning the game lol

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

i love hearing the yankees suck chants at games when the yankees are actually winning the game lol

I find it funny when I hear that.

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by SDon1969

Well said, man. You're probably right about the "Yankees suck" posts that would have flooded in here (I gotta be honest, I hate that chant now). Good luck.

A friend of mine is a BoSox fan. Today, during breakfast, I got in my knock on him (he used to be a Yankees fan).

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

A friend of mine is a BoSox fan. Today, during breakfast, I got in my knock on him (he used to be a Yankees fan).

how do you change from a yanks fan to sox fan?

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

how do you change from a yanks fan to sox fan?

Here's how...

On the first day of school a first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Yankees fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Yankees fans.

Wanting to impress their teacher, everyone in the class raises their hand except one little girl.

The teacher looks at the girl with surprise and says, "Janie, why didn't you raise your hand?"

"Because I'm not a Yankees fan," she replied.

The teacher, still shocked, asked, "Well, if you are not a Yankees fan, then who are you a fan of?"

"I am a Red Sox fan, and proud of it," Janie replied.

The teacher could not believe her ears. "Janie, why pray tell are you a Red Sox fan?"

"Because my mom is a Red Sox fan, and my dad is Red Sox fan, so I'm a Red Sox fan too!"

"Well," said the teacher in a obviously annoyed tone, "that is no reason for you to be a Red Sox fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all of the time. What if your mom were an idiot and your dad were a moron, what would you be then?"

"Then," Janie smiled, "I'd be a Yankees fan."

or...

A family of New York fans headed out one Saturday to shop for the youngest boy's birthday. While in the sports shop the son picks up a Red Sox jersey and says to his older sister, "I've decided to become a Red Sox fan and I would like this Boston jersey for my birthday." His big sister is outraged by this and promptly whacks him upside his head and says, "Go talk to mother." Off goes the little lad with the jersey in hand and finds his mother. "Mom?" "Yes, son?" "I've decided I'm going to be a Red Sox fan and I would like this jersey for my birthday." The mother is outraged at this, promptly whacks him around the head and says, "Go talk to your father!" Off he goes with the Red Sox jersey in hand and finds his father. "Dad?" "Yes, son?" "I've decided I'm going to be a Red Sox fan and I would like this jersey for my birthday." The father is outraged and promptly whacks his son in the back of his head and says, "No son of mine is ever going to be seen in THAT!" About half an hour later they're all back in the car and heading towards home. The father turns to his son and says "Son, I hope you've learned something today?" The son says, "Yes, Dad, I have." "Good son, what is it?" The son replies, "I've only been a Red Sox fan for an hour and I already hate you Yankee bastards."

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

Here's how...



or...

lol... the second joke you posted...is actually a "crude" joke which has inserted yankees and red sox as something else and the jersey is something else too....

its basically word for word the joke i know lol

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

lol... the second joke you posted...is actually a "crude" joke which has inserted yankees and red sox as something else and the jersey is something else too....

its basically word for word the joke i know lol

Here's one you'll like...

A Boston native dies and is sent to Hell. The Devil tries to make him as uncomfortable as possible, maintaining a temperature of 100 degrees, but the man does not seem to mind.

"How can you be comfortable?" the Devil asks.

"I used to spend my summers on the Cape," the man replies. "This feels just like June. I can handle this."

"Very well then," says the Devil, and he turns the heat up to 130 degrees.

"No problem," answers the man. "My studio apartment was $2000 a month, so I couldn't afford an air conditioner. This feels just like July."

"Have it your way," says the Devil, and he turns the heat up to 180 degrees.

"Big deal," says the man, still unfazed. "I used to sit in the bleachers at Fenway Park. This feels just like August."

The Devil thinks for a moment, then decides to reduce the temperature to minus-50. At this, the man smiles, and starts jumping up and down and shouting happily.

"What now?" asks the Devil.

"Hell froze over!" the man yells triumphantly. "The Red Sox must have finally won the World Series!"

[cajmoyper]

I get so damn nervous before playoff games as if I were the one playing in them and they were my first game. I think CJ will do expectedly well and that we'll demolish Moore. We did finish the season leading the majors in BA. It's Shields and Price I'm worried about. And our own pitching going up against those dudes.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

I get so damn nervous before playoff games as if I were the one playing in them and they were my first game. I think CJ will do expectedly well and that we'll demolish Moore. We did finish the season leading the majors in BA. It's Shields and Price I'm worried about. And our own pitching going up against those dudes.

Good luck tonight! both series are going to be great i think...hopefully we see each other in the next round!

[Show spoiler]although id rather see tampa becuase you guys have a better team

[Lacit170]

and the guy who died this year at Rangers stadium... his son will be throwing out the first pitch tonight... a nice gesture by the Rangers

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

and the guy who died this year at Rangers stadium... his son will be throwing out the first pitch tonight... a nice gesture by the Rangers

Wow thats great to hear, good for the Rangers! a great gesture indeed, a special moment this young kid will never forget

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Wow thats great to hear, good for the Rangers! a great gesture indeed, a special moment this young kid will never forget

Agreed.

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Source - http://rotoworld.com/player/mlb/4207/jacoby-ellsbury

Well, it's official now.

[Navster]

Been busy at work all day so i finally had a chance to check out the game, Rays up 8-0, what?

[mrf]

This game is so conflicting for me.

I grew up with Shoppach, he used to play on all of my brother's little league teams. So it's nice to see him getting 2 home runs, but why must he do it to my Rangers