Texsox

I even saw a couple Sox caps at the mall here. A zillion Astros caps, but a couple Sox caps peaking out.

Everyone that is use to Hawk must be going nuts listening to a neutral announcer. I often have to listen to away announcers, so these guys don't seem that bad.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 10:39 PM) They will. When we cross that "5 outs away" voodoo theshold it will be more than the average Cub fan can take. 'We got closer than you" is the only argument they had lefy going for them. That said, yeah, win the focking thing tomorrow and fly home heroes! I'll bet Oz & Co are reminding the players they haven't won the series yet.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 09:51 PM) I've worn a different Sox cap each game. The game we dropped I was wearing a cap signed by Josh Paul. :banghead Big problem now, though. After tonight I'M OUT OF CAPS!! I switched to my 1919 road gray and envoked the spirit of Shoeless Joe. I wasn't concerned about the newness branding me as a bandwagon jumper.

Garcia pitched really well tonight. The atmosphere amongst the starters must be incredible. The great Braves staffs had stretched like this in the regular season, to be pitching this well in the post season is just amazing. And it isn't the Angels hitters suck.

Gotta play em one inning at time. The Angels are not going to give up easily, the calls may not continue, like in match play golf, always assume the opponent will make the perfect play.

I accepted that as a Sox fan, I might never see my team in a World Series. Just amazing. I never lost faith in this team making the playoffs, but never expected a sweep and now this

This is easily the most dominate pitching performance in a championship series I have ever seen. Amazing.

OMG!!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 09:53 PM) Hey guys...What's a bullpen?

Have some one ready, but give Garcia the chance.

QUOTE(Felix @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 09:50 PM) Leave Garcia in for the 9th, he's earned it.

Wow

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 09:19 PM) I wish I could remember who it was to give them credit. I thought it, does that count? Rex, btw, you are a soxtalk treasure, thank you.

LMAO. Tadahito you're wrong. Mr. Rogers

Goochhhhhhh

back to back to back complete games

If these calls were going against us, we'd be like Angel fans

QUOTE(IlliniStro @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 09:17 PM) No kidding. If I have to listen to these dbags make excuses any more, I might throw up. Oh and now the umpire tried to tackle Figgins so he couldn't catch it. These aren't excuses, these are pretty obvious.

QUOTE(ScottyDo @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 09:16 PM) god, i almost hope we don't score this inning so we don't have to hear about another f***ing missed call... Key word: almost

Crap he looked out in the replay. f*** f*** f***

Gooch looked aweful in that AB

3 walks for Podzilla

IN case y'all missed this QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 08:50 PM) On the missed catcher's interference call on Steve Finley, Finley hurt his team. Here is how. Catcher's interference is a delayed dead ball situation. It is not an immediate dead ball. If called, the team on offense may elect to take the result of the play instead of the penalty of the catcher's interference. In this situation, as McCarver noted, Finley should have been awarded 1B with the runner on 1B moving to 2B and the runner on 3B staying put since he was not forced home. The bases would have been loaded with one out. Alternately, if Finley hustled down the line rather than looking back he would have been safe at 1B. In that case, the runner from 3B would have scored and the out would have been recorded at 2B for the 2nd out. The Angels COULD have elected to take that play, giving up the out for the run. If they chose the interference call, they would have the bases loaded with one out, but they would be taking a run off the board. No one knows what they would have chosen, but just by hustling Finley could have an RBI and the Angels be down 3-2 at that point and within one run. Since the call is a delayed dead ball, the umpire should have held his arm straigh out with a closed fist indicating the intereference, but allowing the play to continue to it's completion. So there was no reason for Finley to look back. The umpire does not verbalize anything in that situation and the ball is not dead, so Finley's job is to bust his ass down the line. Here is why it is important for him to do so. What happens if Igughi throws the ball into LF, making an error on the play. By rule, if the batter reaches 1B by hit or error AND all other runners move up one base, the interference is ignored and never becomes an issue. So in reality, by Finley trying to be the umpire, he cost his team a run. Yes the call was missed. But if he does his job, the Angels score another run there.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Oct 15, 2005 -> 08:50 PM) On the missed catcher's interference call on Steve Finley, Finley hurt his team. Here is how. Catcher's interference is a delayed dead ball situation. It is not an immediate dead ball. If called, the team on offense may elect to take the result of the play instead of the penalty of the catcher's interference. In this situation, as McCarver noted, Finley should have been awarded 1B with the runner on 1B moving to 2B and the runner on 3B staying put since he was not forced home. The bases would have been loaded with one out. Alternately, if Finley hustled down the line rather than looking back he would have been safe at 1B. In that case, the runner from 3B would have scored and the out would have been recorded at 2B for the 2nd out. The Angels COULD have elected to take that play, giving up the out for the run. If they chose the interference call, they would have the bases loaded with one out, but they would be taking a run off the board. No one knows what they would have chosen, but just by hustling Finley could have an RBI and the Angels be down 3-2 at that point and within one run. Since the call is a delayed dead ball, the umpire should have held his arm straigh out with a closed fist indicating the intereference, but allowing the play to continue to it's completion. So there was no reason for Finley to look back. The umpire does not verbalize anything in that situation and the ball is not dead, so Finley's job is to bust his ass down the line. Here is why it is important for him to do so. What happens if Igughi throws the ball into LF, making an error on the play. By rule, if the batter reaches 1B by hit or error AND all other runners move up one base, the interference is ignored and never becomes an issue. So in reality, by Finley trying to be the umpire, he cost his team a run. Yes the call was missed. But if he does his job, the Angels score another run there.