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2003-10-17 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Steve 2003-10-17 8:35:32 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hide the sharp objects from Steve

Posted by Frank G 2003-10-17 9:01:30 AM|| 2003-10-17 9:01:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I think I will spend my day doing my job as incompetently and indecisively as possible... much like Grady Little does his. Jesus, that was worse then '86...

Posted by tu3031 2003-10-17 9:08:09 AM|| 2003-10-17 9:08:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I was rooting for a BoSox/Cubs final for the obvious reasons...unfortunately both have taken the fine art of choking to a new level. Steve, I know this sucks but at least you're not from Detroit like me - my Tigers have losing down to an exact science.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-10-17 10:10:16 AM|| 2003-10-17 10:10:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks for bringing that up JH - your Tigers beat my Padres in the series in '84...now where does that put us?

Posted by Frank G 2003-10-17 10:15:27 AM|| 2003-10-17 10:15:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks for bringing that up JH - your Tigers beat my Padres in the series in '84...now where does that put us?

Sorry Frank, I wasn't trying to bring up any bad memories. I'd hate Kirk Gibson to. At least you've been back to the big one since then. Believe me, it's been 19 yrs of absolute suck fest for Motown baseball since '84. Except for in '87 when we put on a textbook display of choking in the ALCS against the Twins.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-10-17 10:36:24 AM|| 2003-10-17 10:36:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Curses, Foiled Again!

The Bambino strikes again. Bwahahahaha...

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-10-17 10:38:24 AM|| 2003-10-17 10:38:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, now that Satan's team has stifled the Red Sux's, again, I can proceed with my pilgrimage to the Holy City of New Orleans without any distractions. Many "shrines" to vist and "burnt offerings" to sacrifice to pagan gods, Baccus for one.

Posted by Steve 2003-10-17 11:10:05 AM|| 2003-10-17 11:10:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Steve, just don't forget to bring your matching pair of goat-leggings and deer-skull on a stick. It's poor etiquette to be under dressed for ceremonies of this magnitude I hear.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-10-17 11:16:49 AM|| 2003-10-17 11:16:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 tu3031 - Grady makes McNamara look like Casey Stengel, doesn't he?

Posted by Raj 2003-10-17 12:01:36 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-10-17 12:01:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I am a fan of the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns. I am debating whether to start following the Buffalo Bills and Cubs. I may just seek counselling instead.
For those that lack understanding of the pain of rooting for the Cleveland Cadavers - take a look at the any picture of Michael Jordan dunking spectacularly in an NBA game. Look closely at the uniform of the player who is being dunked over.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-17 12:33:47 PM|| 2003-10-17 12:33:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 SuperHose - would that be Craig Ehlo?

Posted by Raj 2003-10-17 12:55:20 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-10-17 12:55:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Raj. Grady makes Joe Kerrigan look like Casey Stengel. I guess somebody told him about the mood of the fans up here, which is borderline homicide, and Grady asked "why?"...

Posted by tu3031 2003-10-17 1:00:14 PM|| 2003-10-17 1:00:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Superhose--
Like you, I've married my fortunes together with a city, Chicago, that can't seem to get it done except in soccer.

Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks, & Bulls are hapless but the Chicago Fire won the US Open Cup Wednesday, edging NY/NJ Metrostars, 3-2.

The problem: NO ONE ELSE CARES! It was a victory well beneath the radar screen of most sports fans.

What we should do is elevate those sports in which we excel such as soccer or women's pro beach volleyball or some such. When a Yankees fan opens their mouth, we say, "Yes, the Detroit/Cleveland/Chicago Whozits are the Yankees of Chinese Rules Midget Team Rodeo!"

Posted by JDB 2003-10-17 1:11:14 PM|| 2003-10-17 1:11:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 The Yankees - "Why Do They Hate Us?"

Posted by Raj 2003-10-17 1:16:26 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-10-17 1:16:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 From the time the Rocket humiliated the M's with the major league k record to the four game sweep that stuck the fork in them again late this season, I will now and forever hate, spittle faced, the blood sox. Way to go Boone, POW, right in the kisser. Stienbrenner owns Boston and thats got to hurt. Feel the pain blue bloods, in your guts, choke on your swollen throat glands. And those lovable Cubs with their pretty blue caps, toddle along cuz next year it just gets worse.

Posted by Lucky 2003-10-17 1:41:27 PM|| 2003-10-17 1:41:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Bill Simmons, aka "The Sports Guy" sums it up nicely.

Posted by Raj 2003-10-17 2:37:19 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-10-17 2:37:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 No one hurts their fans like the Red Sox. Every year you tell yourself that you are past caring and every year they give you something to care about. Usually it is September that hurts. The September fade...when the Sox end the season by sudenly loosing 10 in a row and dash your hopes that they kindled.

This year was worse for me than usual, I don't expect Chicago fans (you had the Bulls...so just SHUT UP) or even Buffalo fans (4 trips in a row is vindication of a sort), to completely understand. It is NEVER a thorough beating, I could live with that...it is always a win...that your team finds a unique way to loose. And it sucks. Don't laugh at us, we actually don't really care anymore, what good does getting angry about other fans do? You just can't kick us anymore, we don't care.

Posted by My Red Sox 2003-10-17 4:25:30 PM|| 2003-10-17 4:25:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Raj,

If an artist had done a painting of Jordan his sneaker would have been pressing off of Craig Ehlo's forehead as he launched to a super slam.

It's also been fun to see the Elway "drive" endlessly for the last number of years.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-17 6:32:52 PM|| 2003-10-17 6:32:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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