Red Mosquito

The Marlins bullpen was imploding, and Aurilia was up next, with Bonds on deck.

What a terrible, terrible decision.

numbers wrote:03 has gotta be the best playoff year ever.

October of 2003 was one the strangest, most emotionally turbulent months of my entire life. And it felt really weird that the playoffs seemed to be moving in sync with it.

Lament wrote:To this day I still cannot fathom why he sent JT Snow.

With Bonds on deck made no sense. One of the coolest sports moments for me that did not involve one of my favorite teams was this. Just a thrilling finish and I was so happy for Pudge. That image of him all intense like and holding the ball was badass. I will go to Cooperstown when he gets in.

Bonds is probably my favorite athlete of all-time, so this is actually one of the most painful baseball memories ever for me.

I carry around a picture of JT Snow laying face down in the dirt & wallowing in exhausted failure in my songwriting book. It's such an amazing photo, and I can't seem to find it anywhere on the internet right now.

Lament wrote:Bonds is probably my favorite athlete of all-time, so this is actually one of the most painful baseball memories ever for me.

I carry around a picture of JT Snow laying face down in the dirt & wallowing in exhausted failure in my songwriting book. It's such an amazing photo, and I can't seem to find it anywhere on the internet right now.

I dig Bonds as well. I was rooting for the Halos the year before (Erstad) and just figured he'd get a ring eventually. I was actually in attendance in 97 in Texas for the first ever interleague game. Glad I got to see Barry play.

Yes I know the photo. Great shot. I did not know you were a songwriter. I fancy myself a writer as well.

I still remember sitting in my apartment in College Park, Maryland in my Giants hat and watching game six of the 2002 World Series go down the drain just moments after being like "Oh my God...Barry is gonna get a ring. He's gonna get a ring, win World Series MVP, and retire*." Ugh, what a crappy night.

*I still believe to this day if they'd have won that series, he'd have retired immediately afterwards.

numbers wrote:03 has gotta be the best playoff year ever.

Bittersweet memories.

On the plus side, Aaron Boone.

On the minus side, the Marlins beating the Yanks. I was at that last World Series game. So weird.

Lament wrote:I still remember sitting in my apartment in College Park, Maryland in my Giants hat and watching game six of the 2002 World Series go down the drain just moments after being like "Oh my God...Barry is gonna get a ring. He's gonna get a ring, win World Series MVP, and retire*." Ugh, what a crappy night.

*I still believe to this day if they'd have won that series, he'd have retired immediately afterwards.

I do agree he probably walks away after a ring in 2002. That would have made sense.

I was surprised they took Russ Ortiz out in that game. Yes that pen was great all year (Rodriguez/Worrell/Nen) but I was not expecting that. Dusty being Dusty.

I had a brief conversation with Darin Erstad about that game once. He said all the Angels players were excited to get Ortiz out of there because he had them off balance.

Yeah, pulling Ortiz was a bad move. They were up 5-0, and while he had given up two singles...it was two singles. And 7-8-9 were due up, with one out already.

I watched a total of about 5 innings of this World Series. Maybe 8-9 total playoff innings.

I'm only going to do batting stats for batters right now. No fielding, no pitching. I'm caught up through the first two games, and I'll dig in more Monday night.

wrong thread

oh well, those people read this thread too.

RIP Wrigley Field

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

Lament wrote:Ended on a guy being thrown out at the plate, that is.

2003 NLDS

I was there. One of the top ten moments in life probably lol.

4/5 wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

Lament wrote:Ended on a guy being thrown out at the plate, that is.

2003 NLDS

I was there. One of the top ten moments in life probably lol.

Awesome. Amazing finish. I was so happy for Pudge that year.

Chris_H_2 wrote:RIP Wrigley Field

It's cool to walk by there every day and see the progress.

What does everyone want their teams to do in the offseason?

The opposite of their instincts, like Costanza.

numbers wrote:The opposite of their instincts, like Costanza.

Bonds and Griffey in the same outfield!