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werbert
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27 Oct 2006, 7:51 pm

...the day the freaking Boston Red Sox won the freaking World Series. Hell, yeah.

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27 Oct 2006, 7:53 pm

And one year after that, the White Sox beat my beloved Astros.

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27 Oct 2006, 7:57 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:
And one year after that, the White Sox beat my beloved Astros.

And they stole that story from the Red Sox.


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27 Oct 2006, 8:13 pm

We also indirectly stole Roger Clemens.

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27 Oct 2006, 8:17 pm

Wish I could share in this joy. I have no love for sports, though.

What does it feel like to have your favorite team win?



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27 Oct 2006, 9:07 pm

Steve_Cory wrote:
What does it feel like to have your favorite team win?

I'll put it this way: Whenever I am feeling down, I cue up the video of the moments leading up to the picture I posted above, and everything feels better.

The CIA could be waterboarding me, and I'll just think of that moment, and I'd feel better.


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27 Oct 2006, 11:12 pm

And of course, the Cardinals, the team who the Red Sox beat on this day two years ago, completely ruin today by winning a World Series of their own. Grrrrr!


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28 Oct 2006, 2:42 am

And David Eckstein only won the MVP award because he's small, scrappy, and white.


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28 Oct 2006, 5:33 am

Five years ago:The Arizona Diamondbacks gained a 2-0 lead in the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees 4-0.
Today's Birthdays: Former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn is 80.


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