tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post6436127725829700699..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Our Katharine wades into "Dirty Water"Elizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-29981355110499081182007-04-28T12:13:00.000-04:002007-04-28T12:13:00.000-04:00Final word. The Yankees and the Red Sox are the b...Final word. The Yankees and the Red Sox are the best adversarial relationship in all sport. I'd rather watch the Sox and the Bombers in the playoff than the World Series. The Series is an after thought, kind of like the cigarette after sex. (Did I just say that out loud). I think that the fans on both sides are some of the most passionate in all sports. I even rooted for the Sox in '04. I thought it had been too long for a team with such a great history not to go all the way.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623709712119761741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-11635212483978384562007-04-27T18:03:00.000-04:002007-04-27T18:03:00.000-04:00I just saw a woman in a red T-shirt that said "Rea...I just saw a woman in a red T-shirt that said "Real women don't date Yankee Fans." <BR/><BR/>On the back side it said, "They marry them."<BR/><BR/>I asked her the identity of her team. Guess what she said?<BR/><BR/>RED SOX! <BR/><BR/>Now, that was a REAL woman.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-63124941341800764962007-04-27T16:39:00.000-04:002007-04-27T16:39:00.000-04:00Elizabeth, you can't really argue with Yankee fans...Elizabeth, you can't really argue with Yankee fans. I say that as a lifelong Red Sox fan who is actually dating a lifelong Yankee fan. Yes, it's true. We saw the A's play the Yankees recently in Oakland, me in my Red Sox cap and him wearing Yankee blue (got to see Marco Scutaro hit that walk-off homer off Mariano Rivera!). <BR/><BR/>My friends say, this relationship may only be possible since 2004. I do give him the benefit of understanding that he was actually raised in NYC and sort of couldn't help himself when he started following baseball as a kid. Anyway, he gives me the "26 World Series" line sometimes. I say, well, what have they done for you lately? I'm not hearing chants of "1918" at Yankee Stadium anymore. "Game 4, Oh-Four" at Fenway, maybe. <BR/><BR/>In any case, my guy was pretty silent last night when we watched Wily Mo hit that grand slam. :-) <BR/><BR/>You are right, Elizabeth--baseball is not about logic and sense. Baseball is in a different category altogether. So glad we have it as a sabbatical from the other goings-on in the world.<BR/><BR/>Hope there's no rainout tonight--Go Dice-K, and Play Ball!Sarah Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561512267227036778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-48436697156385857842007-04-27T14:44:00.000-04:002007-04-27T14:44:00.000-04:00Ok Elizabeth, Logic and reason are out. I'll tell...Ok Elizabeth, Logic and reason are out. I'll tell you the real reason I'm a Yankee fan. When I was about five years old, my uncles brought me into the living room and told me to look at the television and watch the man at the plate. The man at the plate was Number 5, Joltin Joe DiMaggio, the Yankee Clipper. He struck out. My uncles told me that it didn’t matter, he was still the best there was. They said he was always a gentleman and always in there to win. They said that if I wanted to be like someone, then try to be like him. So, I guess, that after all these years, I’m still trying. I remember that when Mickey Mantle died, I cried like a baby. It was like someone tore a piece of my childhood right out of my heart. So you see, I’m not all logic and reason. If you cut me, I bleed pin-stripes.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623709712119761741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-54264814276943061922007-04-26T21:48:00.000-04:002007-04-26T21:48:00.000-04:00Oh, okay, Bill. I see. You're going for logic an...Oh, okay, Bill. I see. You're going for logic and sense. When have baseball fans ever followed the rules of logic or made any sense?<BR/><BR/>Silly man!<BR/><BR/>You must be a Yankee's fan.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-82205657509067085632007-04-26T21:26:00.000-04:002007-04-26T21:26:00.000-04:00If the PB thinks that it will take 50 years for th...If the PB thinks that it will take 50 years for the church to accept LGBT folk, then what have we been doing for the past 30? It doesn't help when she says that it is ok for it to take that long.Muthah+https://www.blogger.com/profile/10589837671378205837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-54640127765664783572007-04-26T13:58:00.000-04:002007-04-26T13:58:00.000-04:00Elizabeth, At 120 Million, I don't think Boston ca...Elizabeth, At 120 Million, I don't think Boston can talk too loudly about spending money. The other thing you're forgetting is how much it costs to live and work in NYC. At 20 dollars for two hotdogs and a coke, the players have to be paid more:)<BR/><BR/>Top 15 2006 Baseball Payrolls<BR/><BR/>1 New York Yankees $194,663,079<BR/>2 Boston Red Sox $120,099,824 <BR/>3 Los Angeles $103,472,000<BR/>4 White Sox $102,750,667<BR/>5 New York Mets $101,084,963<BR/>6 LA Dodgers $98,447,187<BR/>7 Chicago Cubs $94,424,499<BR/>8 Houston Astros $92,551,503<BR/>9 Atlanta Braves $90,156,876<BR/>10 SF Giants $90,056,419<BR/>11 Cardinals $88,891,371<BR/>12 Phillies $88,273,333<BR/>13 Mariners $87,959,833<BR/>14 Tigers $82,612,866<BR/>15 Orioles $72,585,582Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623709712119761741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-73561063013795955282007-04-26T12:50:00.000-04:002007-04-26T12:50:00.000-04:00"and the ridiculous charges of her being racist be..."and the ridiculous charges of her being racist because she used the word "chuck.""<BR/><BR/>Why let accuracy get in the way of a good propaganda line?<BR/><BR/>Mr. Ould, in a recent post at StandFirm, asserted that pagans were necessarily liars and that this was due to the "fact" that their father was the Devil. When challenged on the point, he immediately trotted out a few of his favorite Bible quotes.<BR/><BR/>I gave him one back: By their works, you will know them.<BR/>-taomikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152074305685769763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-77799275538720665932007-04-26T12:36:00.000-04:002007-04-26T12:36:00.000-04:00I saw that over there - and the riduculous charges...I saw that over there - and the riduculous charges of her being racist because she used the word "chuck."<BR/><BR/>Amazing, in't?Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-3333202473355588572007-04-26T12:34:00.000-04:002007-04-26T12:34:00.000-04:00This was an interesting point of conversation over...This was an interesting point of conversation over at Titus-one-nine (No, not the sports aspect!) until the elves freaked out and went on a full-court press. I seem to have earned a "special honor" as a result, all of my posts are held for moderation there. Well, that's one way of assuring that only the party line gets propagated.taomikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152074305685769763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-54054313318525013862007-04-26T11:44:00.000-04:002007-04-26T11:44:00.000-04:00"(who wore her Sox t-shirt to flip veggie-dogs at ..."(who wore her Sox t-shirt to flip veggie-dogs at the end of semester college cookout two days ago)"<BR/><BR/>MY GIRL!Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-41378335821807122282007-04-26T11:37:00.000-04:002007-04-26T11:37:00.000-04:00As we say in the NY Metro area, "Yeah, yeah, yeah....As we say in the NY Metro area, "Yeah, yeah, yeah." If any team in the American or National League had as much money as the Yankees, they ought to have a record like that.<BR/><BR/>I'd sooner a Mets win than a win by the guys in Blue Pin Stripe.<BR/><BR/>Which is why I risk my life to wear my T-shirt that says, "I have two favorite teams: Boston Red Sox and anyone who beats the Yankees."Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-66731986790912981592007-04-26T10:48:00.000-04:002007-04-26T10:48:00.000-04:00Ah, another Sox fan. I knew you had good theology...Ah, another Sox fan. I knew you had good theology ;-).<BR/><BR/>Be assured that Red Sox Nation is a wide and wonderful thing -- out on the West Coast where I was before and here in the South. But I do run into people wearing Yankees caps... <BR/><BR/>Jane (who wore her Sox t-shirt to flip veggie-dogs at the end of semester college cookout two days ago)Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-26548968818952366082007-04-26T10:05:00.000-04:002007-04-26T10:05:00.000-04:00Elizabeth, Finally there is something we disagree ...Elizabeth, Finally there is something we disagree on. The Boston Red Sox vs The New York Yankees. Let us hear what the record (spirit) is saying to the people.<BR/><BR/>Boston Red Sox:<BR/>6 World Championship teams<BR/>11 American League pennant winners<BR/>Major league titles<BR/><BR/>World Series titles (6) 2004 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915<BR/>1912 • 1903<BR/>AL Pennants (11) 2004 • 1986 • 1975 • 1967<BR/>1946 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915<BR/>1912 • 1904 • 1903<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>New York Yankees:<BR/>26 World Championship teams<BR/>39 American League pennant winners<BR/>Major league titles<BR/>World Series titles (26) 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1996<BR/>1978 • 1977 • 1962 • 1961<BR/>1958 • 1956 • 1953 • 1952<BR/>1951 • 1950 • 1949 • 1947<BR/>1943 • 1941 • 1939 • 1938<BR/>1937 • 1936 • 1932 • 1928<BR/>1927 • 1923<BR/><BR/>AL Pennants (39) 2003 • 2001 • 2000 • 1999<BR/>1998 • 1996 • 1981 • 1978<BR/>1977 • 1976 • 1964 • 1963<BR/>1962 • 1961 • 1960 • 1958<BR/>1957 • 1956 • 1955 • 1953<BR/>1952 • 1951 • 1950 • 1949<BR/>1947 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941<BR/>1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936<BR/>1932 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926<BR/>1923 • 1922 • 1921Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623709712119761741noreply@blogger.com