More Boston BS
by Chzburger Jones on Oct 5, 2009 8:32 AM PDT
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So I was on ESPNBoston.com last night just for shits and giggles and while on there, I read an article about the Angels-Red Sox upcoming playoff series authored by Pedro Gomez. In this article, he analyzed each different positional matchup and also comparing the rotations, bullpens, intangibles,, and managers. As I read this articles, I could not help but laugh my ass off. It's so full of bias that it's unbelievable. I know it's ESPN and it's not at all surprising but sometimes it makes you think that they would attempt to at least try and hide the blatant bias every once in a while. Anyways, here are some of the points I found particularly ridiculous:
1) Pedro Gomez states that Mike Lowell is a better 3rd baseman than Chone Figgins because he has more RBIs and 3rd base is "supposed to be" a run-producing position. Since Chone Figgins isn't a power hitting RBI man, therefore he is a crappy third baseman.
2) He thinks the Red Sox win in the "intangibles" category. First of all, they are INTANGIBLES. How do you measure them if they are intangible? Clearly Mr. Gomez doesn't even know the meaning of the word. And secondly, it's hard not to say the Angels win in that category. To see why, watch Rev Halofan's video because I'm too lazy to explain it here and frankly, he does quite a good job of explaining it himself.
3) He thinks Bobby Abreu is spelled "Bobby Abreau".
4) He thinks Joe Saunders is starting game 3. Do some f***cking research, idiot.
5) It's hard to say the Red Sox have a better rotation when they only go 3-deep and they have Clay Bucholz going up against Scott Kazmir.
There are probably some other BS points that I am missing, but these are the ones I can remember off the top of my head. I need to shower and head off to school but here is the full article if you care enough to bother reading it:
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/columns/story?columnist=gomez_pedro&id=4531541
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Red Sox are going down!
ESPN is going to suck it!
Buck Foston!
by Monkeyspanked on Oct 5, 2009 9:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shhhh don't jinx it!
;-D
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 5, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pedro Gomez is a fluffer, whose only aim is to stroke the limp dick
of the Boston faithful, and ESPNBoston is the Vivid Video pimp. They know they’re in for a strong series.
Hey Ian Kinsler -- Get the F off OUR field!
by PieceOfAase on Oct 5, 2009 9:17 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
A Modest Proposal
The air is changing, the air cooling and the breeze picking up. What does this mean for us? Inviting Bahstin back to our yard again.
Not to sound defeatist, but if the same strange postseason juju sets in and the boys look scared at the plate again and it all turns for the worst… let’s try not to lose our minds.
Not because it wouldn’t be devastatingly painful – it would – but I just don’t want to serve up the Chowdaheads and bandwagoners another glass of our tears for nourishment.
I don’t want to be the ballclub / fans whose identity is simply that team that hates Bahstin. That position has been filled already.
So if all goes for the worst, I suggest we don’t change our signatures to “F*** Boston!” or “I hate the sox!” or chew up the scenery with our disappointment. Because whenever I drift over to Lookout Landing and see the numerous signatures and handles that read “F*** the Angels!” the dark little villain in me smiles.
Admit it, the exasperated wails of a fallen foe feeds something inside us all. And the last thing the Chowdaheads need is more feeding.
Just saying.
"Death to the opposition!" - Commander Worf, First Baseman: The Niners
by Zoe Necrosis on Oct 5, 2009 10:12 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Right....
Save the talk. Remember: “We Fly Flags.” Lets prove it on the field. If we dont, then maybe we didnt deserve it in the first place.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Oct 5, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
why you would give ESPNBoston.com traffic is beyond me......
we get spoon fed enough chowder……..and yet you go out and actively beg for seconds?
Weird.
"In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time." (Robert Collier)
by norcaliangelsfan on Oct 5, 2009 11:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw the link on the regular ESPN site and it redirected me to ESPNBoston so it was kind of unintentional.
"F it, let's pitch." - Ervin Santana
by Chzburger Jones on Oct 5, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I refuse to go there
I’m leery about reading anything relating to that city on espn now.
RIP #34
by linkbruin on Oct 5, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you believe that david ortiz didn't reach 100 rbi's this year?
he only had 99. 99 rbi’s?! go back to the minors you sack of shit!
by gary matthews jr. jr. on Oct 5, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oh, and when you come back, bring a round number with you
by gary matthews jr. jr. on Oct 5, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've said it numerous times in different threads...
F%ck espn. I refuse to watch such a biased network, with a clearly transparent agenda, which, as far as I can tell is to indoctrinate us with all things new england, new york and SEC. Why this is even such a hotly debated issue is beyond me. You don’t like the coverage, don’t watch. You’re sick and tired of hearing about the chowds, don’t go to espnboston.com, if like me, you’re fed up with hearing which is the best college FB conference, the sec west versus the sec east, DON’T WATCH OR TRAFFIC THEIR SITES!!!
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
by halofolife on Oct 5, 2009 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Winning will make everything better
If we win, we won’t have to hear anymore — or, at least, as much — of this BS. So let’s win!
by Brody on Oct 5, 2009 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
this idea......
has merit
"In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time." (Robert Collier)
by norcaliangelsfan on Oct 5, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To quote a despicable man:
Just Win, Baby.
by Rev Halofan on Oct 5, 2009 12:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha Ha
In what world is Mike Lowell a better 3B than Figgins??? Other than power, I can’t think of one category where Lowell is better. Also, why does Bucholz get so much love from sports writers? He is the very definition of average.
by ryanfea on Oct 5, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Becauhse he threhw a noh hittah in like his secahnd staht evah...!
Nevah mind the less-than-ahdequate perfohmahnces since then…
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Oct 5, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look at his recent starts
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
by hauldog on Oct 5, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
in think we need to ease up on the evil four letters
they are juggling 1-1 1/2 stories at a time about the sox and skanks.
by thejd on Oct 5, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
just read my new motto!
Onward! NO fear! NO Sox! NO way!
BUCK FOSTON!!!!
by Halofanatic on Oct 5, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's my favorite line:
Even so, the Cuban defector has put up solid numbers (.306, 34 HR, 108 RBIs) for never having started a full big league season.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Yeah, okay, Pedro. The MVP candidate needs the ‘never started a full season’ qualifier. Dipshit.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 5, 2009 2:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"solid numbers" would have been
.280, 25 HRs, 85-90 RBIs.
what Kendry did was incredible! those are Youkilis/Cabrera/Morneau/Teixeira (outside of new Yankee stadium) numbers in his first full season!
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Oct 5, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, here's some more:
Kendrick missed one-third of the season because of injury but seems back to form.
Ellsbury is a prototypical leadoff hitter in the Kenny Lofton mold.
He’s [Rivera] not the most fleet of foot in the field, but his defensive deficiencies haven’t hurt the Angels much this season, mostly because Hunter can pick up the slack in left-center field.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 5, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that quote about Rivera's defense is laughable.
According to fangraphs, Rivera was the BEST LEFT FIELDER IN BASEBALL if you go by the UZR/150 stat. Rivera had a +14.2 UZR/150 mark. Jason Bay had a paltry -8.0 mark.
You know, I could up with the Boston bias a little bit more if they actually backed up their statements with some sort of evidence. Pedro Gomez is talking completely out of his anus.
"F it, let's pitch." - Ervin Santana
by Chzburger Jones on Oct 5, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Particularly
HOWIE KENDRICK MISSED A THIRD OF THE SEASON WITH INJURY!
Is he reading 2007 or 2008’s statistics?
Clearly just talking out of his ass.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 5, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More than being paltry
Bay’s defense was legitimately awful. Much like Manny Ramirez, he is a poor defender.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
by 0157H7 on Oct 5, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More still:
Ortiz became the all-time leader for home runs by a DH three weeks ago and has overcome steroid allegations
Oh yes, the great Ortiz…how he’s triumphed over the adversity of being a cheater!
The Angels face similar circumstance with their inability to beat the Red Sox.
Yes, the Angels losing once as the underdog, once as the heavily injured and crippled franchise, and once as the actual favorite somehow equates to an ‘inability’ to beat a team.
The Angels seem to be built to win the AL West only.
This may be the most nonsensical thing ever written.
Manager: Mike Scioscia (Angels) vs. Terry Francona (Red Sox)
Each has guided his club to a World Series title. Scioscia is generally considered one of the game’s great tacticians, while Francona is viewed more as a great motivator. But Francona isn’t just the manager who ended 86 years of drought — he managed to bring New England a second championship in 2007 and must now be considered one of the game’s best. This is one area where there seems to be an even playing field. Edge: Even.
No, it’s not even. Terry has two world titles with two of the most prolific juicers and a markedly higher payroll. Scioscia takes a lesser (still high) payroll, and rallies his team beyond anything any manager ever could be expected to, to finish with the second best record in baseball. If that doesn’t make him a “motivator” of Terry’s class, what the fuck does?
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 5, 2009 2:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
When were the Angels the actual favorite?
Was it last year?
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
by 0157H7 on Oct 5, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In theory, yeah
but of course, before that series even started the entire sports world had already created their self-fulfilling prophecy of THE RED SOX HAVE THE ANGELS NUMBER!
Nevermind that the two series prior, the Angels had played as injured underdogs.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 5, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No excuses
We choked last year. ‘03 and ’04, the Sox were the better team. This year, I’d say it’s even, MAYBE the Sox with a very slight edge. Bottom line … until we break it off in the chowds, we’ll have to deal with this. Win and everyone outside of Halo Nation has to STFU. Let’s make it happen.
"That rug really tied the room together."
by pantsfucious on Oct 6, 2009 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why does everyone in the world have to equate a simple loss
with a ‘choke.’ Losing as a favorite doesn’t mean a team choked. It means they lost. It happens in sports.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 6, 2009 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Succumbing to pressure
it’s not like players weren’t coming through (save the squeeze bunt at the end) all series long. They just got outplayed by a team that was their relative equal.
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 6, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The greatest testament to Scioscia' managerial prowess
Is not just the adversity that the Halos have dealt with this season regarding injuries, or the terrible tragedy surrounding Nick Adenhart, or a almost non-existent bullpen to start the season, but that Scioscia still managed to keep the team together through it all and contend. When other teams would’ve folded, or punked the Pirates into a trade to remedy their shortcomings, we solved our problems from within. And through it all, the Soth was the driving force, and calming influence. Until Francona has to deal with all the problems Scioscia has, without the luxury of limitless financial resources, IMO Edge: Scioscia
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
by halofolife on Oct 5, 2009 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I hate the whole "3rd base is supposed to be a run-producing position"
Okay. If you believe that, than Lowell is a “better third-baseman” than take the lineup spots into consideration. I’d hope someone who hits 7th in the lineup has more RBI’s than a leadoff hitter.
"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc
by Figgi4life on Oct 5, 2009 3:22 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
pedro gomez is a tool!!
lowell better than figgins!? kendry put up “solid” numbers!?
who is he kidding.
thats some of the most laughable sports writing ive ever read.
BUCK FOSTON!!
by Buselben on Oct 5, 2009 4:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If "intangibles" include having the umps on your side
then Pedro Gomez may be right about that one thing.
by rspencer on Oct 5, 2009 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
Does Joe West as crew chief add any “intangibles” for the bosux? This is of course pure sarcasm.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
by halofolife on Oct 5, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is sarcasm
just to be perfectly clear.
I’m still stunned that after the Easter Sunday debacle MLB would assign West to our series. Doesn’t anyone understand the meaning of “appearance of impropriety” anymore?
by rspencer on Oct 7, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
looks like i have fans
i posted something as chicanoespitia8
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Oct 5, 2009 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Take it easy on poor Pedro
He lost a lot of brain cells having his head crammed so far up Barry Bonds’ ass for so many years. Plus, he’s the feyest-sounding reporter ESPN has ever had. I remember when they hired him away from the AZ Republic. I was, like, really? Him?
by GrichManPoorMan on Oct 6, 2009 9:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
well, it is espnboston.com
why wouldn’t they be biased?
I would expect the OC Register to be biased to the angels as well (or if ESPN had an LA division)
by Halos in DE on Oct 7, 2009 9:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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