Yeah, for all that we complain about the media there's a reason we still watch sports, and this was a fantastic example. For a moment, as blind and naive as it may be, you get to forget steroids, concussions, Hernandez, and Rice in the moment and just watch people do what they do better than anyone else. Silly? Yeah. Amazing? Absolutely.William Robertson said:I'll give the TBS guys credit for one thing: they were silent for a couple of minutes after it was over, letting the pictures and noise tell the story. That was rare, and cool. Also, pretty cool that SoSH generates 1300+ posts for a non-Sox game. What a game.
Tread lightly. That's still Pedro.Fratboy said:Um, Pedro, honey.
When you reach a certain, shall we say, girth, you should not wear a high-buttoned suit jacket.
SumnerH said:Tread lightly. That's still Pedro.
the game WAS the puppy!E5 Yaz said:
SumnerH said:You pretty much just outlined exactly why a lot of people are rooting for KC. Underdogs are more fun to see win because the odds are stacked against them; it's much of the reason the general population rooted for us vs the Yankees in 2004 and why they hate the Yankees, Lakers, Patriots, Duke, etc.
Gods do not wear sweaters.Fratboy said:
Yes, you're correct, but, come ON man.
That collar is buckling under the strain.
Harry Hooper said:Has a postgame show on any network ever been so critical of a manager?
singaporesoxfan said:Missouri loves company.
singaporesoxfan said:I know he isn't in Kansas anymore, but I really hope this game gets the Joe Posnanski write up it deserves.
Good God. Comparing Pedro to Barkley is like comparing Feynman to Clark Stanley.Remagellan said:Jonah Keri @jonahkeri · 6m 6 minutes ago
Just hire Pedro to break down every sport. The guy gives absolutely zero f's and is a genius. Rich man's Charles Barkley.
BornToRun said:I'm reading the post-game thread over at Athletics' Nation right now and it's pretty funny how many of them hate Jon Lester after this.
BornToRun said:I'm reading the post-game thread over at Athletics' Nation right now and it's pretty funny how many of them hate Jon Lester after this.
Come home, Jon. We appreciate you more than they ever could.
The A's definitely are a bunch of jocks.E5 Yaz said:
Hang in there, Athletics supporters
Imagine the despair from that fan base if Lester returns and he and Yo lead us to another ring in 2015.Remagellan said:
He can't hear them, he's got his World Series rings in his ears.
Me too. Of course, I'm always an optimist but I have a feeling he'll be back.soxhop411 said:I still think lester comes back.
He should have doubled down on Koji.BornToRun said:I know it didn't pan out but I still have to give Beane credit for going all in this year. He thought this A's team had it in them to win a title and went for it, damn the torpedoes.
All deserved by the way. Sometimes teams are just destined to win despite their managers best efforts.E5 Yaz said:
Not on the winning manager
Truly. The A's were a pretty pathetic ballclub for the last two months, and Lester one of their few good players. Beane overestimated his team.BornToRun said:I'm reading the post-game thread over at Athletics' Nation right now and it's pretty funny how many of them hate Jon Lester after this.
Come home, Jon. We appreciate you more than they ever could.
Nah. They are like the NCAA tournament. Just when you think it's getting boring, something happens. The MLB playoffs always deliver.Dan to Theo to Ben said:Playoffs can't go anywhere but down now. :smith:
The AL is dead to me now. Go Giants Go! Or Go Pirates Go!DennyDoyle'sBoil said:Nah. They are like the NCAA tournament. Just when you think it's getting boring, something happens. The MLB playoffs always deliver.
This was more than a baseball game, and even more than a playoff game. This was something more like group therapy, Royals fans emptying a generation of angst into Kansas City’s wildest sports night since at least 1985. Cars parked on the side of Interstate 70, just to watch the crowd before being shooed off by the authorities.
Inside the stadium, the crowd gave this the feel of a night 29 years in the making, the LET’S GO ROYALS chants starting well before the first pitch and carrying through the game. Filling 12 innings with noise wasn’t hard for a crowd that included fans whose parents met at a Royals game, parents who were unborn in 1985, and old-timers who had to wonder if they’d ever see anything like this again.
The Royals are not just a playoff team now, they are a winning playoff team, and doesn’t that sound so much better?