I.S.T. Tigers vs. MFYs

[Benjamin Grimm]

I haven't been watching, so I got the good news when I woke up this morning. Nice way to start the day.

[Guest Edgy DC]

seawolf17 wrote: I nodded off right after Swish K'ed to end the 7th, and woke up just in time to hear them doing the end-game recap. Was confident that the wheels would come off there after that infield single, and when they didn't, I figured it was just a matter of time before some other horseshit thing happened. Glad I was wrong.

That's the thing though. They had to survive that. A bullshiit inning like the seventh? That's the cauldron that tests the steel this team is made of. Go Tigers.

[Ceetar]

Fman99 wrote: I missed the end, needed some sleep. Fuck Bud Selig and his 8:40 first pitches.

Game ended while I was at dinner in San Diego. the restaurant cheered. I get why people o nthe West Coast don't mind the late games.

[Benjamin Grimm]

One fantasy retirement scenario I have is to retire to Hawaii. I'd be able to watch Mets night games at 2 p.m., and even West Coast night games would start as early as 5 p.m. (And day games would start at 7 a.m.!)

I think I'd like that.

[Vic Sage]

here's a reprint from a post i made at the old forum, after a yankee playoff loss (i forget against whom):

to those who don't understand a Mets fan's joy in this Yankee loss... It is a blow against The Ubermensch. It is a strike back against the lockstep, jackbooted minions of the machine, pouring money into a bottomless, soulless maw while turning the crank that says, "win"... just "win", and nothing else will do. It is a victory for those who find nobility in the struggle alone, knowing ultimate victory is an illusion, out of one's control, except for the effort required to be ready should it come. It allows me to walk down the street now, without having to hear how the Yankees showed heart, and grit, and determination, in their miraculous 9th inning comebacks. As if they were somehow UNDERDOGS. If another franchise had managed those 2 consecutive 9th inning comebacks, they'd have a right to crow about it, whether they won the series or not. Great accomplishment, after all. But when your team's entire persona, raison d'etre, etc. is based ENTIRELY on how many "rings" they've got... well, the irony is Yankee fans will be loathe to mention those 2 comebacks because ULTIMATELY, the Yankees lost. And that is simply unacceptable in the land of Monument Park. Now, if you're a Red Sox fan, you can champion Fisk's homer as a moment of greatness, despite having dropped the `75 series to the Reds. Cuz Sox fans have learned, if nothing else, how to find value in baseball ASIDE from winning and losing. No Yankee fan can understand that idea. No Yankee fan can understand the sheer joy of being a true underdog, and fighting against enumerable odds to persevere. After all, what kind of personal character does it take to root for an indomitable winner? Where is the ennobling and humbling forge of loss in their lives? Yankee fans will never know the spiritual bliss of slaying a dragon. Because they cheer for the dragon. and today, the dragon is dead. and there shall be much rejoicing throughout the land. and i feel sorry for those who don't understand it.

[Chad ochoseis]

The Karate Kid was on last night, so I watched that instead. Same basic plot, but Pat Morita was even cooler than Jim Leyland.

[Guest Edgy DC]

What a terrible night for the Yankee fans. First their team loses and then the Kobra Kai.

[metirish]

To much Moneyball, love this, sorry about the quality but apparently it's been blocked

http://www.jest.com/video/46873/too-much-moneyball

[Frayed Knot]

Now THAT was funny!

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: One fantasy retirement scenario I have is to retire to Hawaii. I'd be able to watch Mets night games at 2 p.m., and even West Coast night games would start as early as 5 p.m. (And day games would start at 7 a.m.!) I think I'd like that.

Mets were out of it last year when I was there. It's probably nice for day to day life, but didn't watch much of hte playoffs since I was doing stuff during the day.

Of course, but dinner time most everything is already over and everyone across the country is asleep but you.