Plum Crazy: Baseball Has Not Been Bery Good to Me

In fact, it's exhausting me. Last night Yankees/Red Sox game was exciting, as will be tonight's. But it drained me watching it. So much so that I decided not to watch the Cubs/Marlins game. Which, as it turns out, was a good thing. Since I didn't see the game, I can't be sure, but I feel comfortable in saying that the Cubs beat themselves out of a trip to the World Series. Maybe not last night, but certainly Tuesday night. I only hope that the Red Sox psych themselves out of it tonight.

That poor fan will now be eternally blamed by some morons for having cost the Cubs their shot at the World Series. Sure no runs scored because of his catching that foul ball. But in the eyes of some it's his fault that the Cubs then managed to give up 8 runs in one inning. Scapegoating at its finest. He will now join the likes of Bill Buckner as wrongly held responsible for costing a team a series. Hopefully Chicago will be kinder to him than Boston is to Bill Buckner, who was the recipient of many death threats.

On the upside, if the Yankees should manage to beat Pedro twice, I won't be at all conflicted during the World Series. I could care less about the Marlins. However, if the Red Sox get to the World Series, go Marlins!

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Be happy that you don't have to suffer living in the heart of the Red Sox nation. As a Yankees fan in Boston I am a stranger in a strange land. I sure as hell hope the Yanks pull it out tonight.

And by the way, Giambi is more than useless, he's a liability right now. 3 strikeouts last night? When all he had to do was put the ball in play? Ugh. I miss Tino.

Posted by: Geoff | October 16, 2003 09:58 AM

Lesley, you should know better. Pedro doesn't lose twice in the same series. My prediction, Clemens tanks under the weight of it all and is out in 4-plus innings.

T-minus five hours until Red Sox Nation holds our collective breath and sees, once and for all, if this is our year. Go Sox.

Posted by: Militant Moderate | October 16, 2003 03:00 PM

It is distinctly possible that Clemens will be so hyped up that he gets all erratic. It is also possible that Pedro gets rattled and gets all erratic too. It is unlikely that Pedro will lose twice in the same series, but never say never. It's bound to happen eventually.

Posted by: Lesley | October 16, 2003 03:38 PM

I know nothing about baseball except that the Cubs always lose.

Am I dating myself if I know that Garrett Morris said "Baseball's been berry berry good to me?"

Posted by: Trish Wilson | October 16, 2003 07:09 PM

No way, Trish. I knew that too, and I'm still fantastically young. Well, I'm 39.

Posted by: Lesley | October 17, 2003 12:30 AM

U see?!!!!!!!!!!!! Marlins win!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MARLINS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YANKEES SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GIANTS SUCK!!!!, CUBS SUCK!!!!!,

RED SOX SUCK more than the Yankees and the Cubs and the Giants

Posted by: Javier Hunter | October 27, 2003 02:31 PM