More Cowbell

by Denton on July 5, 2010

I'm the only guy who can pull off the cowbell.

Hardly a good start to a tough stretch of games. The Sox dropped a nutbuster to the Rays after chasing Matt Garza unceremoniously from the game early. Not exactly what you’d call crisp baseball with Dice-K on the mound and a couple of sloppy infield plays. Looked like a bunch of minor-leaguers out there…

The Red Sox will play 15 of their 21 remaining games in July away from Fenway. After the All Star break, the Sox head west for a three-city, ten-game swing. If the Sox can hang in there and gut out a few more series, the names should start to move over from the DL to the starting line-up, and that’s when we see what’s up with this team.

If that does happen, Francona should be named Manager of the Year at the All Star break. Somehow, he has kept this odd group of veterans, journeymen and call-ups focused and most important, winning.

Not that I’m bitter, but don’t grown men feel like asshats sitting there rattling those dumb cowbells?

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Brian
Brian

Because the owner for the Rays really likes that SNL skit.

Orange Julius
Orange Julius

Interesting that we pour over stats to find all this hocus pocus stuff yet we can't practice fundamental baseball such as what to do when fielding a bunt.  I wonder if they do an analysis of how many outs/runs we cost ourselves because grown man who play baseball for a living have a panic attack every time another teams bunts?

Orange Julius
Orange Julius

Interesting that we pour over stats to find all this hocus pocus stuff yet we can't practice fundamental baseball such as what to do when fielding a bunt.  I wonder if they do an analysis of how many outs/runs we cost ourselves because grown man who play baseball for a living have a panic attack every time another teams bunts?

Brent Anthonisen
Brent Anthonisen

I don't get the cowbell thing, myself...in my experience they're usually found at college football and minor league hockey games.  I've never heard of them being used at MINOR league baseball parks, let alone anywhere in MLB.

Brent Anthonisen
Brent Anthonisen

I don't get the cowbell thing, myself...in my experience they're usually found at college football and minor league hockey games.  I've never heard of them being used at MINOR league baseball parks, let alone anywhere in MLB.

Marc
Marc

I figure the ringing of cowbells at the "Trop" came about because the dude's dates put on their best for a night out at the ole ballgame.

DoctorX
DoctorX

Felix Debrount for tomorrow!11!!

Well . . . it is not Dice-K again. . . .

--J.D.

P.S. Wished it could have been Lester and Clay . . . and Nicole Kidman would return my calls. . . .

Nikki
Nikki

I saw a Sox/Rays game at the Trop 4 years ago and I can still hear those cowbells ringing in my ears. Probably the second worst place I've ever seen a baseball game. Not too mention the overabundance of mullets I saw...and that was the women!

DoctorX
DoctorX

Maybe they should have brought in MDC?

*Flees Flying Beer Cans*

--J.D.

Alexis
Alexis

A Rays fan behind behin be decided to yell "Go back to Boston" at me when I was cheering "Let's go Red Sox!".

I turned around, explained I lived 20 minutes away and said you;re welcome for coming to this shithole and spending my money,

TheOmnipotentQ
TheOmnipotentQ

The Red Sox can't get rid of Matsuzaka fast enough to suit me. Hopefully they move him over the winter. The guy pitches like he's scared. A banged up lineup gives him 5 runs and it's not good enough. Can't wait until he and the useless Ramon Ramirez are gone.

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