Monday, October 12, 2009

Pap Smear

Woke up early Sunday morning fully looking forward to the full sports day ahead of me. As I set up shop, the first thing I tuned into was the Red Sox-Angels game. Eagerly awaiting a possible sweep of the Boston Red Sox. But I didn't want just a sweep, I wanted pain. I wanted the most hated man in baseball (Jonathan Robert Papelbon) to be the one weilding the knife as it cut into the hearts of Red Sox Nation. How tasty was the Angels sweep of the Red Sox? The pictures below says it all:




That my friends, is total dejection & utter dismay & I LOVED IT. The Angels killed JR. I am reveling in the misery of Red Sox's nation right now. The beloved Pap, unable to get 1 more strike at home to keep the Red Sox season alive. Many in Red Sox nation declared "WE HAVE THEM RIGHT WHERE WE WANT THEM!!!" Referring to the recent string of post season success facing elimination. Papelbon entered the 8th for the 4 out save with runners on 2nd & 3rd allowed the single that scored 2 runs. Papelbon then picked off Reggie Willits to end that inning. In the 9th, Papelbon had a 2 run lead & quickly got 2 outs. Then, he imploded. A single to Aybar, walk to Figgins, a double to Abreu, intentional walk to Hunter before Vlad "The Impaler" lined a single to centerfield scoring the tying & the go ahead runs. Papelbon not only didn't close, he didn't finish, left after 1 inning of work, without a strikeout & allowing 3 runs before making way for Hideki Okajima.

The Red Sox bullpen, a staple all year, gave up 5 runs with 6 outs left in an elimination game. What makes it more hysterical, is that Papelbon, allowed 2 inherited runs to score in the 8th. Runners he inherited from Billy Wagner, the same Billy Wagner he critisized earlier in the year.

Actions speak louder than words, so here is a picture describing the way I feel:




Have a happy off season LOSERS!!!
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    LOL. love the title. nicely done

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  2. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    Russ, you're spittin' brimstone and hellfire these days.

    It would be interesting to see the Sox let Papelbon go, and go Wagner as a cheap stopgap to close next year as they groom Bard some more. I saw an article that said maybe Pap ends up in Philly? That whole scenario playing out makes sense to me. Philly's in prime form to compete. Solidify the weak links and that team's got some staying power.

    Liked your yankee piece too. Anyone yankee faithful on the board guilty?

    hitz

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  3. The Skinny Post BlogOctober 12, 2009 at 11:55 PM

    hey Hitz what's up. no one on the board was the culprit of my wrath, that's a story for another day. Cosmo was actually a model citizen thus far.

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