# I hope the Red Sox kill the fucking Rockies. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 24, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847 "2007-10-24T18:32:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/101 "2007-10-25T13:31:54Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] Only McCarver could give Derek Jeter another blowjob in a series that Jeter not only isn’t in, but is now two rounds of playoffs removed from. [/QUOTE] Seriously. Did he actually manage to get in a plug for Jeter’s fucking _cologne_, or did I make that up? I mean, even McCarver isn’t \*that \* much of a tool, right? I \*had \* to be hallucinating. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/102 "2007-10-25T13:43:47Z")
I just don’t get on what planet a guy making _21_ mil a year (Jeter) who hits 12 HR, 73 RBI with 18 errors is thought of as a great player and not a complete bust. McCarver’s hard-on for him would at least be sensible if he were so wonderful, but he’s not. Still creepy, but sensible. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/103 "2007-10-25T14:02:22Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] All I want is for it to be over quickly. [/QUOTE] Your prayers have been answered. It’s over. Regards, -God ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/104 "2007-10-25T15:15:35Z")
That was a nice game. The Sox are beasts. I’m reminded of [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9pINABSofo). ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/105 "2007-10-25T15:33:10Z")
[QUOTE=Jackmannii] C’mon, Christ is just having an off night. It could happen to anybody. [/QUOTE] He was fantastic in the old days, when He still had his fastball, and his curve broke like nobody’s business. Shoulda seen Him strike out the side in consecutive innings when He was pitching against the Pharisees. Maybe He just got confused and figured the Bosox were the ones pitching against the Pharisees in this series. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/106 "2007-10-25T16:17:34Z")
You guys do reallize that it is a best of seven series? If the Rockies win the series I expect you guys who have been bashing them to become born again and dedicate your lives to Christ. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/107 "2007-10-25T16:36:44Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] You guys do reallize that it is a best of seven series? If the Rockies win the series I expect you guys who have been bashing them to become born again and dedicate your lives to Christ. [/QUOTE] Why? Will Christians renounce their beliefs and dedicate their lives to rational thought if the Rockies lose? I didn’t think I’d say this, but “Go Sox!” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/108 "2007-10-25T16:43:40Z")
Oh, I forgot one other reason I have to root for the Rockies: Rudy Giuliani’s announcement. I hope he roots for them in perpetuity. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/109 "2007-10-25T17:05:36Z")
[QUOTE=RTFirefly] Maybe He just got confused and figured the Bosox were the ones pitching against the Pharisees in this series. 😃 [/QUOTE] A little inside information here: You really mark yourself as an outsider if you call them the Bosox. What are you from Freedonia or something? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/110 "2007-10-25T17:11:25Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] A little inside information here: You really mark yourself as an outsider if you call them the Bosox. What are you from Freedonia or something? [/QUOTE] Yeah, it’s like people around here saying “Frisco”. It just isn’t done. Go Sox!! That article in the OP didn’t set off my outrage meeter (since the accusations seem trumped up), but being a native New Englander, I gotta go with Boston. I hope all the games aren’t like last night, though. Not much fun to watch when one team is dominating. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/111 "2007-10-25T17:26:46Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I just don’t get on what planet a guy making _21_ mil a year (Jeter) who hits 12 HR, 73 RBI with 18 errors is thought of as a great player and not a complete bust. [/QUOTE] You’re looking at the wrong stats. A player doesn’t have to hit a lot of HRs to be valuable, and RBIs are far too context-dependent to be a useful judge of a player’s worth (if you took virtually any major leaguer and batted him in the middle of the Red Sox or Yankees lineup for a few years, he’d develop a reputation as a ‘good RBI man’). Jeter walks, hits for average, and belts a lot of doubles. He’s a very good offensive player, but what makes him special is the fact that he can play SS, where the demands on the defensive side of the ball generally preclude offensive stars. And, hell, for the last four years Jeter’s even been about a league-average defensive SS, which is nothing to sneeze at (previously he was one of the worst fielding Shortstops). Was Jeter’s 2007 performance worth $21M? It depends – probably not, in a vacuum. There are other things to consider, though. He was still an extremely valuable player, and the Yankees are going to spend their money somewhere, so “overpaying” for the best SS in the world isn’t a bad idea (Rollins and Tulowitzki probably had better years in '07, but that doesn’t necessarily make them better players). Jeter is worth a lot in fan loyalty, so the Yankees will recoup some of his salary in ticket and merchandise sales. Also note this year’s salary is part of a huge, multi-year contract that Jeter signed in 2001. If they wanted him through his prime (age 27-30), they had to pay for his decline years as well; it’s the cost of doing business with a player of Jeter’s caliber (besides, he’s still been pretty awesome during these decline years). By all rights, Jeter should have won the AL MVP last year (could make a good case for Mauer, too). The Yankees have no cause to regret their deal with Derek Jeter. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/112 "2007-10-25T17:30:21Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] Go Sox!! That article in the OP didn’t set off my outrage meeter (since the accusations seem trumped up), but being a native New Englander, I gotta go with Boston. I hope all the games aren’t like last night, though. Not much fun to watch when one team is dominating. [/QUOTE] Yeah, it would be nice to see it go to a game 5. I’m sure that the CoRox can pull one off. But then how bad would the NewYanks and LouCards feel? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/113 "2007-10-25T17:32:29Z")
[QUOTE=Hentor the Barbarian] Why? Will Christians renounce their beliefs and dedicate their lives to rational thought if the Rockies lose? I didn’t think I’d say this, but “Go Sox!” [/QUOTE] Now the betting is getting interesting. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/114 "2007-10-25T17:44:10Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] A little inside information here: You really mark yourself as an outsider if you call them the Bosox. What are you from Freedonia or something? [/QUOTE] Something like that. What the hell, I _am_ an outsider in that respect, given that I live in Maryland. I consider myself duly outed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/115 "2007-10-25T20:01:58Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Your prayers have been answered. It’s over. [/QUOTE] And if Ubaldo the Magnificent shuts down Boston tonight while Schilling reverts to his game before last form, the Series will go to Colorado tied 1-1 and the momentum-heads will start liking the Rockies, seeing as how the Red Sox will be without a key starter (Lowell or Youkilis) for the games there. There will be a game 5. And likely at least a game 6. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/116 "2007-10-25T20:07:25Z")
[QUOTE=Jackmannii] …seeing as how the Red Sox will be without a key starter (Lowell or Youkilis) for the games there. [/QUOTE] ??? What am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/117 "2007-10-25T20:10:34Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] ??? What am I missing? [/QUOTE] The lack of a DH in Coors Field. ---
**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 25, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/118 "2007-10-25T20:12:34Z")
No DH when they play in Colorado, so Boston will like sit out Lowell or Yuke to keep Ortiz in the lineup. Bad move, IMO, but then I’m not managing the team. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/119 "2007-10-25T20:21:47Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] … to keep Ortiz in the lineup. [/QUOTE] Got it. Thanks, guys. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847/120 "2007-10-25T20:41:50Z")
[QUOTE=Jackmannii] There will be a game 5. And likely at least a game 6. [/QUOTE] Quite possibly. I hope so, in fact. Three more repeats of last night would feel like such a hollow victory. go rox [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-the-red-sox-kill-the-fucking-rockies/423847.md?page=7)