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Red Sox vs. Dodgers 2018 World Series Gameday Thread
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Post by geostorm on Oct 28, 2018 22:43:20 GMT -5
Pedro on MLB Network, panel, now, Sox fans fired up there...
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 28, 2018 22:43:40 GMT -5
Hey redsoxchamps04071318, I told ya so.
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Post by atzar on Oct 28, 2018 22:43:43 GMT -5
The awkward old white guys portion of the celebration, always my favorite... Can't they just get Bib Papi to represent the organization? What's wrong with you ? Alex Cora is the manager, David Price is the man of the hour, Mookie Betts is the AL MVP, and you've gotta shit on the whole thing ?? Can't we just get you leftists to go drown yourselves in the ocean ?? Come on, man. That last line is just totally uncalled for, especially on a night like this.
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Post by geostorm on Oct 28, 2018 22:44:15 GMT -5
Cheers of "Thank you, David", ringing in the air, there...
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Post by jimoh on Oct 28, 2018 22:44:45 GMT -5
I now got to see twice as many championships as my father. Funny how baseball always makes me think of him, all season long. He died not long before the 2013 win. My father "saw" a championship when he was six months old in 1918 and then not another. Baseball is about fathers and sons (and daughters).
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Post by telson13 on Oct 28, 2018 22:45:19 GMT -5
I’m all in on putting down a fat wager at 7-1 Sox, if Sale’s shoulder is ok. Plenty of room for some key improvements, starting with a full season of Sale, a year more experience for Devers and Beni and Rodriguez, and some luck for JBJ.
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Post by jimoh on Oct 28, 2018 22:45:42 GMT -5
Thanks to the site and to everyone for all you have done to enrich the experience of following the Sox.
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Post by cheers on Oct 28, 2018 22:45:51 GMT -5
Hey redsoxchamps04071318, I told ya so. Happy pointless shared victory snark is totally the best kind!
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Post by cheers on Oct 28, 2018 22:46:49 GMT -5
Thanks to the site and to everyone for all you have done to enrich the experience of following the Sox. Me too. This season has been terrific from start to finish, and this place makes it even better.
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Post by soxjim on Oct 28, 2018 22:47:01 GMT -5
Amazing season. Amazing team. What an incredible incredible run this year.
I pysched for the whole team but a lot for Price and Kelly and Holt and Pearce.
Devers bounced back. Nunez made big plays. Moreland's balst. Porcello was tough. Kimbrel and Barnes held down the fort.
Just wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad for Kinsler though he gave me a near heart attack.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 28, 2018 22:47:42 GMT -5
I now got to see twice as many championships as my father. Funny how baseball always makes me think of him, all season long. Same with me and my Grandpa, who was born in 1918. Luckily, he got to see 2004 and 2007, but any time the Sox make waves, I think of him. My Dad and I got to watch this one together. Baseball is the father-son sport. Can I get an ‘Amen’?!?!? I got to see 4 more than my dad.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 28, 2018 22:47:46 GMT -5
Hey redsoxchamps04071318, I told ya so. Happy pointless shared victory snark is totally the best kind! I know he'll be happy to hear it.
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Post by beasleyrockah on Oct 28, 2018 22:47:49 GMT -5
The players are incredible, but shout out to John Henry. They've won titles with three different GM/manager combinations, and this ownership group does all we can ask for as a fans. Outspending the Dodgers and Yankees this year was a big help. These owners have done so much for our favorite franchise.
Also, shout out to Dombrowski for putting so many resources into this team during a year the other big market teams were showing unusual restraint. He may have shortened this core's window in order to "go for it", but he picked a great time to do it, and it worked better than anyone could've dreamed.
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Post by telson13 on Oct 28, 2018 22:49:38 GMT -5
Eovaldi deserves 1/3rd of that. I love what he did this postseason, but I don't know how you give an MVP to a guy who's major contribution was in a loss. Idk...there’s something to be said for elevating your teammates by example. Not saying he should’ve been in the MVP running, but he epitomized *everything* that makes this a great team. His guts and selflessness had a huge impact on his teammates, if the reports are to be believed. Bring that man BACK, Dave!!!
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 28, 2018 22:50:21 GMT -5
What's wrong with you ? Alex Cora is the manager, David Price is the man of the hour, Mookie Betts is the AL MVP, and you've gotta shit on the whole thing ?? Can't we just get you leftists to go drown yourselves in the ocean ?? Come on, man. That last line is just totally uncalled for, especially on a night like this. Your post was totally uncalled for. get a life.
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Post by telson13 on Oct 28, 2018 22:51:48 GMT -5
Congrats everyone. Well worth it. Dave Dombrowski's plan worked. Take care everybody. It was a great ride. Thanks for sticking around to enjoy it with us PF. This board’s a better place for your presence.
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Post by dirtdog on Oct 28, 2018 22:52:15 GMT -5
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 28, 2018 22:54:25 GMT -5
Congrats everyone. Well worth it. Dave Dombrowski's plan worked. Take care everybody. It was a great ride. Thanks for sticking around to enjoy it with us PF. This board’s a better place for your presence. Yeah pedrofan, you're the man. Now buckle up for the Celtics to win it all soon enough as well.
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Post by fenwaydouble on Oct 28, 2018 22:54:37 GMT -5
Every championship since '04 has been great, but I don't think I've ever been so glad for the players themselves. Such a wonderful team.
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Post by telson13 on Oct 28, 2018 22:55:18 GMT -5
Contrast that with some of the Astros’ responses.That’s a gracious response by a good man.
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 28, 2018 22:56:27 GMT -5
Major respect for the job Dombrowski did with this franchise. He took a good young core with a great farm system and turned them into a legendary champion. We all questioned his methods through it, but the results are undeniable.
And this is still a pretty young team too. The window is far, far from closed.
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Post by telson13 on Oct 28, 2018 22:57:03 GMT -5
The players are incredible, but shout out to John Henry. They've won titles with three different GM/manager combinations, and this ownership group does all we can ask for as a fans. Outspending the Dodgers and Yankees this year was a big help. These owners have done so much for our favorite franchise. Also, shout out to Dombrowski for putting so many resources into this team during a year the other big market teams were showing unusual restraint. He may have shortened this core's window in order to "go for it", but he picked a great time to do it, and it worked better than anyone could've dreamed. Yeah, it shouldn’t be lost in all of this, because John Henry is just about the best owner we could’ve hoped for.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 28, 2018 22:57:23 GMT -5
Congrats everyone. Well worth it. Dave Dombrowski's plan worked. Take care everybody. It was a great ride. Thanks for sticking around to enjoy it with us PF. This board’s a better place for your presence. I was watching the whole time, but got cussed out here. Don't mind the heated battles, but once it gets elevated, I had to take 2 steps back again. Team was too good to not talk about though. That 18 inning game was a spectacle. Eovaldi is the man.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 28, 2018 22:58:04 GMT -5
How, in the middle of all this glory, can this infighting occur ? Hold all those thoughts for another day and enjoy the 2018 World Series celebration !!!!
Edit: Not you Pedro !!!!!!
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Post by telson13 on Oct 28, 2018 22:58:18 GMT -5
Every championship since '04 has been great, but I don't think I've ever been so glad for the players themselves. Such a wonderful team. Yeah, seriously. What a likable organization, and what an absolutely lovable cast of characters.
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