# Damit! I have to become a Red Sox fan! Pit me. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 18, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767 "2004-10-18T03:05:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![quilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/839c29/32.png) [@quilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quilter)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/81 "2004-10-21T01:49:42Z")
\*\*YES!![/b} ---
**Author:** ![quilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/839c29/32.png) [@quilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quilter)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/82 "2004-10-21T01:51:36Z")
> [@quilter](#): > > \*\*YES!![/b} ahem. Apologies, even. YOU try living in Yankees territory and being a Boston fan… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/83 "2004-10-21T01:53:08Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > 8-1 Sox. It ain’t enough. I want triple digits! No lead is safe until Friday! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/84 "2004-10-21T02:10:25Z")
I’d sure enjoy seein’ them Ston boys tussle… as in Bo and Hugh. Go Sox. Go Stros. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/85 "2004-10-21T02:42:58Z")
Holy crap, the Yankees are coming completely unglued. His last at-bat, Sheffield looked like he was trying to wave off a swarm of mosquitoes. Go Sox! ---
**Author:** ![WernhamHogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@WernhamHogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WernhamHogg)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/86 "2004-10-21T02:44:24Z")
Red Sox nine outs away from World Series, reads [MLB.com](http://MLB.com). It’s like they are already writing the script for the Yankee miracle and the Boston misery. “They were N outs away, when so-and-so hit such-and-such and then that-guy hit the grand slam and whosit followed up with the double…” Groan. Come on guys, get the nine outs and don’t make it interesting. ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/87 "2004-10-21T02:53:23Z")
It may be a bit early since the guy’s still singing “God Bless America”, and they haven’t started the bottom of the 7th, but the announcers are saying Lowe’s coming out. Why on earth would you take Lowe out **now**? The Yanks aren’t doing anything against him. And bringing in Pedro? You’re tempting the Gods. Big time. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/88 "2004-10-21T02:53:50Z")
You said it! Screw “interesting.” What I want now is a completely boring 3 up, 3 down for the next 2.5 innings. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/89 "2004-10-21T02:57:38Z")
> [@rexnervous](#): > > And bringing in Pedro? You’re tempting the Gods. Big time. No joke. Does the name “Grady Little” ring any bells? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/90 "2004-10-21T02:58:30Z")
8-2. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/91 "2004-10-21T02:58:47Z")
Fuck! You pull Lowe _why_? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![quilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/839c29/32.png) [@quilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quilter)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/92 "2004-10-21T03:01:10Z")
All right, guys. You’ve let them save their dignity. Now will you **puh-leeze** finish this thing and win? ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/93 "2004-10-21T03:01:52Z")
Grady Little pulls Pedro too late, Terry Francona puts him in too early. I’m afraid I can see where this is going. Shit. ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/94 "2004-10-21T03:02:49Z")
Just an unbelievably stupid move by Francona. Lowe was throwing harder in the sixth than Pedro is now. And there’s still 2 full innings to go after this mess. Foulke is wiped, can’t rely on him. **Why pull Lowe?** Sometimes I think there’s **fucking dumbshit** powder in the visitor’s water fountain. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/95 "2004-10-21T03:04:37Z")
Fox Mike Delta, are the Boston managers all nuts? Francona, I’m gonna make a voodoo doll of you yet! ---
**Author:** ![Astacey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Astacey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astacey)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/96 "2004-10-21T03:05:45Z")
WTF?!?!?!?! I have NO idea why the pulled Lowe. He only gave up 1 hit. so far pedro has given up 3. and I am sick of hearing the ‘whose your daddy’ already!!! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/97 "2004-10-21T03:07:24Z")
Who wants to see Schilling strap on the bloody shoe, come back in on no days rest and close out the last two innings? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/98 "2004-10-21T03:09:23Z")
Hell, bring in Foulke! Pedro is trying to make up for last year, and fucking up as usual. :wally ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/99 "2004-10-21T03:09:41Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Who wants to see Schilling strap on the bloody shoe, come back in on no days rest and close out the last two innings? Would make about as much sense as Martinez right now. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/100 "2004-10-21T03:10:59Z")
Woo! 9-3! Bellhorn, you go, boy! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767.md?page=6)