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October 20, 2003
This site is born of agony and defeat.: Game 7, 11th inning, Aaron Boone at the plate . . . 1986, Bill Buckner . . . Bucky Dent . . . Carlton Fisk . . . some names and moments will live forever in Red Sox history. We have just had one of them. And one response to tragedy is art. To distill pain and despair and a chaotic railing at the cruelties of fate . . . into beauty and subtlety and creation. To do this may be only to light one small, phosphorescent fishie in an ocean of blackness, but we do it because it is what humans do. It is what Red Sox fans do. It is all we can do.
Beantown bright mecca losing your former grace, class Whining all the time
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:30 PM on October 20, 2003
Weedy, the table you set is bare. Please provide sustenance sometime.
posted by yerfatma at 02:45 PM on October 20, 2003
If we're talking years Leaf fan Weedy can relate Thirty-seven ways
posted by Succa at 03:00 PM on October 20, 2003
Losers sling much woe without talk of Celtic past can't have everything
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 03:10 PM on October 20, 2003
Unfrozen Cave-man
Outfielder never got chance
To rock mullet-tude.
posted by lilnemo at 03:13 PM on October 20, 2003
Manny Ramirez,
Exactly five syllables,
Manny Ramirez
posted by lilnemo at 03:16 PM on October 20, 2003
Pedro Martinez, is also five syllables, Pedro Martinez.
posted by lilnemo at 03:16 PM on October 20, 2003
Damn Grady Little Screwed up our entire season argh argh argh argh argh.
posted by jerseygirl at 03:20 PM on October 20, 2003
Jason Varitek, is also five syllables. Jason Varitek.
posted by jerseygirl at 03:21 PM on October 20, 2003
Pedro in the 8th. What was wrong with the bullpen? Stayed in much too long.
posted by jerseygirl at 03:22 PM on October 20, 2003
Grady Little likes the smell of ass which is how he manages game.
posted by lilnemo at 03:22 PM on October 20, 2003
i love these haikus i also love the red sox oh sweet happy day
posted by jerseygirl at 03:23 PM on October 20, 2003
Joe Torre pulls Rog, Grady "Fucking" Little does not have Torres balls. Feel free to substitute brains for balls should the mood strike you...
posted by lilnemo at 03:25 PM on October 20, 2003
Joe Torre pulls Rog, sounds funny all on its own, or is it just me?
posted by lilnemo at 03:32 PM on October 20, 2003
Baseball Prediction: Grady Little unemployed. "Will work for food closer."
posted by lilnemo at 03:39 PM on October 20, 2003
The late inning arms-- Dammit, where the hell are they? Only Grady knows.
posted by trox at 03:49 PM on October 20, 2003
Whiners united Woe always their way of life While Yankees triumph!
posted by billsaysthis at 04:00 PM on October 20, 2003
Headline Boston Globe: Grady Little is Missing! Have you seen this man? 
posted by lilnemo at 04:06 PM on October 20, 2003
Green monster, red socks. Colors of Boston baseball. Oops - forgot one. Blue.
posted by vito90 at 04:15 PM on October 20, 2003
Whiners united Woe always their way of life While Yankees triumph! Don't you be a jerk Boston handed you the win You're welcome Yankees
posted by jerseygirl at 04:50 PM on October 20, 2003
Jason Varitek Was once a St. Paul Saint (like Darryl Strawberry)
posted by taupe at 05:01 PM on October 20, 2003
Jason Varitek is not a coke addict like Darryl Strawberry. :)
posted by lilnemo at 05:12 PM on October 20, 2003
Whiners united Woe always their way of life While Yankees triumph! Don't you be a jerk Boston handed you the win You're welcome Yankees Yankee fan's lucky opposing manager has brain of chimpanzee. World Series would be celebrated in Beantown if not for Grady.
posted by lilnemo at 05:16 PM on October 20, 2003
Way to go SpoFi More haikus are here than there (sooner or later)
posted by gspm at 05:31 PM on October 20, 2003
Hey Beantown, the Pats were the champs of Super Bowl X X X V I So some cities are far more loserville than you. Look on the bright side.
posted by gspm at 05:37 PM on October 20, 2003
Grady's bonehead call: "Leave Martinez in the game." He'd do it again.
posted by Joey Michaels at 06:05 PM on October 20, 2003
Headline Boston Globe: Grady Little is Missing! Have you seen this man? Sox skip buried 'tween Beantown and Windy City with Baker and Fan? btw, there are some really good haikus here ... y'all are pretty talented :)
posted by smithers at 06:41 PM on October 20, 2003
The Sox lost thrice prior And manager blamed for all. Only in Beantown.
posted by Succa at 07:11 PM on October 20, 2003
Humor is a key Ingredient of sports life, My friend JerseyGirl. or even Humor is a key Ingredient of all life, My friend JerseyGirl.
posted by billsaysthis at 07:11 PM on October 20, 2003
Autumn's red wet leaves Scattered prostrate on the ground Shattered shiny dreams
posted by worldcup2002 at 07:17 PM on October 20, 2003
Pedro left to wilt Shot vanishes into night Redsox Nation dies
posted by justgary at 07:39 PM on October 20, 2003
The Sox were ahead Then the Yanks learned Pedro's pitch And all the Sox cried
posted by reagin at 07:57 PM on October 20, 2003
Ted, Pesky, Bob, Dom. Now Pedro, Trot, Kevin, Todd. Join the Dewey club.
posted by vito90 at 08:09 PM on October 20, 2003
dear pal billsaythis please forgive this jerseygirl you sure arent jbou yawkey way is dark i miss games at the ballpark hurry spring training Must re-sign Ortiz before they do -- the Yankees pretty pretty please dear GM Theo - all i want for this Christmas is Green Monster seats.
posted by jerseygirl at 09:17 PM on October 20, 2003
Jerseygirl is cool-- Get her green monster seats, Theo-- Post a picture please!
posted by billsaysthis at 09:49 PM on October 20, 2003
posted by smithers at 11:03 PM on October 20, 2003
Red Sox can be cool But their fans still stink like goats Vomit on my lawn
posted by lil_brown_bat at 07:11 AM on October 21, 2003
And all we really wanted was Baseball armegeddon Cubbies versus Sox.
posted by trox at 08:44 AM on October 21, 2003
Red Sox can be cool But their fans still stink like goats Vomit on my lawn Sorry you have goats vomit on your lawn. Maybe you should clean it up.
posted by jerseygirl at 09:28 AM on October 21, 2003
Hey look at that there! Let us welcome lil_brown_bat SpoFi gains woman
posted by gspm at 10:21 AM on October 21, 2003
Wow, is that for real? One new female at SpoFi? Unbelievable!
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:18 PM on October 21, 2003
Going, going, gone In the eleventh inning Winter has begun