# 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:** 7
**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, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/121 "2004-10-21T03:27:36Z")
Five runs up. It feels like half a run. ---
**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, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/122 "2004-10-21T03:33:55Z")
Someone needs to walk up to Francona and say “Timlin. He allow no runs. He stay in next inning.” ---
**Author:** ![BytopianDream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de0a6/32.png) [@BytopianDream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BytopianDream)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/123 "2004-10-21T03:34:10Z")
Dammit! I’ve become a Red Sox fan too. Oh well, gotta have someone since… The Cubs… Go Red Sox! ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/124 "2004-10-21T03:35:21Z")
why oh freakin why did I pick now to become a Sox fan?? Is what I am going thru now, what all Sox’s fans have been doing all these years?? holy crap… top of 9…two on, no outs… ---
**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, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/125 "2004-10-21T03:37:51Z")
Woo! 10-3! ---
**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, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/126 "2004-10-21T03:37:54Z")
Is 7 runs enough? ---
**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, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/127 "2004-10-21T03:38:43Z")
Sorry, Joe, but I don’t think Rivera can help you now… ---
**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/128 "2004-10-21T03:39:05Z")
10-3 Well, either the Sox will win, or I will be witness to the single biggest crumpling of a sports team in the history of sports. Either way, it’ll be good baseball. ’ Go Sox! ---
**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, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/129 "2004-10-21T03:39:17Z")
7 isn’t enough! Double-digit lead! ---
**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, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/130 "2004-10-21T03:41:14Z")
> [@Emperor Penguin](#): > > 10-3 > > Well, either the Sox will win, or I will be witness to the single biggest crumpling of a sports team in the history of sports. You’ll be the witness to that either way. ---
**Author:** ![Marathon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marathon)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/131 "2004-10-21T03:42:24Z")
Bottom 9th. Can I handle this? Oh look! One more beer. ---
**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, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/132 "2004-10-21T03:42:35Z")
Either way, this has been a damned good series and a history in the making. ---
**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, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/133 "2004-10-21T03:42:40Z")
Man, I’ve never been so insecure about a 7 run lead. ---
**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, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/134 "2004-10-21T03:43:40Z")
Damon grounds out again. Is that guy a choker or what? 😉 Yes, I know he has six RBI’s ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/135 "2004-10-21T03:44:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Man, I’ve never been so insecure about a 7 run lead. Amen! Any other team but the Yankees I would be smoking my victory cigar!! I have it out… ---
**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, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/136 "2004-10-21T03:46:18Z")
Yeah, somehow I just can’t feel like it’s enough, even with only three outs left… ---
**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/137 "2004-10-21T03:46:22Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > You’ll be the witness to that either way. Too true. I’ve never been a huge baseball fan (although it does get second place behind hockey), but this has been something else entirely. Gah… I can’t watch, but I can’tlook away. I’m so glad I’m just a bandwagon jumper, and not a true blue fan. I swear I would have fingernail left. ---
**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, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/138 "2004-10-21T03:49:21Z")
2 outs. ---
**Author:** ![Marathon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marathon)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/139 "2004-10-21T03:49:26Z")
1 down, to do go _trembles_ ---
**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, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767/140 "2004-10-21T03:50:12Z")
It’s gonna be really, really, something if the Sox find a way to lose this thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-i-have-to-become-a-red-sox-fan-pit-me/269767.md?page=8)