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It’s crazy that in the 70s you could just videotape people doing something in one take in terrible lighting, have it look bad, and just say: “this is fine. Release this to the world”

This x 1000. We got like 50 hits in the series against excellent pitching. Nobody should be complaining about the offense we’ve seen so far.

One day we can put that thread it in my idea for a secondary site: “Soxtalk Soxtalk” — a Soxtalk about Soxtalk. It can be full of “thread threads” comprised of posters complaining about other threads and recounting their own posting histories (this post could be in there). Imagine: one Soxtalk for baseball, another a 100% distilled cauldron of meta-argument, self-reference and mental illness.

Would have loved to win 3 but this team looks really balanced and really good. I’m pleased.

Yes. Sox played real, real well this series, guys

Dear Moncada haters: suck it

I’ll always love him just for giving it to these cheaters

“Booooo, Kelly—we should be able to cheat with impunity” —Astros fans

What a pathetic, dirty franchise Houston is.

Haugh is one of the worst, most passive-aggressive Cubs homers out there.

Watching that game was like gargling with Listerine(TM).

Happy Opening Day to all who celebrate.

Let's keep it family-friendly here. But honestly don't hold that against them, you have to earn that kind of trust

What do you mean? I applaud my capitalist overlords' ingenuity in price-gouging me with such efficiency and precision. I look forward to a future when technology will allow the ballpark to monitor my dopamine levels and offset each unit of increased happiness with accompanying price increases for my seating and concessions. It is their natural right to separate me from as much of my money as their creativity and innovation will allow!

He had his flaws but was honestly fine when used properly. He was just put into an untenable position by the folks in charge who set him up to be hated, much like Private Gomer Pyle in Full Metal Jacket. Now the bedsheets have been pulled tight and the blanket party has begun.

...and the Tony LaRussa era.

Yeah, THIS is my team. Let's do it this way.

Hey, Funkytown is a solid brewery. Or are you just opposed to punnery

Not necessarily. They already sent Cuba and Panama to Taichung. Simply switch Panama and Dominican Republic's pools and you've basically solved the problem with no additional travel. There's a number of ways to do it without increasing travel much if at all.

5 AL divisions and 3 NL divisions?

Man, they really need to even up the pool play next time around. DR, Venezuela and PR in the same group is just a killer. Now we get to see Australia and Italy advance instead of one of those three? Yawn

Phew! You were *this* close to having a good story

I like it -- you could even have bobbleheads with removeable heads. Call them bobble-beheaders. Heads will roll on Fridays!

No offense, but this series of posts is really weird and erratic -- what's with all the bravado and false choices? The question of whether to bat a rookie in the middle of the order (from day one) depends on whether you think the team can win? The question of whether to bat a rookie in the middle of the order depends on whether you want Marisnick and Hamilton in the outfield? Huh? The question of whether to bat Colas in the middle of the order boils down to whether you're sold on him as one of our top 3 or 4 hitters *right now.* Nobody but you is there yet. I love Colas, but I'm not there yet - way, way too early. I hope to be there as soon as possible, and if he rakes he'll move up. Anyway, this isn't even that "hot" a topic. No reason to get so riled up.