tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post8983196546554294512..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Reasons to Hate the Red SoxLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-35661896201049148792009-03-24T08:30:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:30:00.000-04:00Good vs Evil? Please! Only ONE player on the 2004 ...Good vs Evil? Please! Only ONE player on the 2004 team was a producto the Red Sox farm system (Trot Nixon). Their payroll last year was $165 million, second only to the Yankees. As "simple as good vs evil"? Please! That's just simple marketing. The truth is the Red Sox are no different than the Yankees, only they are 300 miles away in a city that like it's team has an inferiority complex.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140041280318288727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-84555120895067781442009-03-24T08:20:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:20:00.000-04:00How pathetic is a team whose ENTIRE identity is ba...How pathetic is a team whose ENTIRE identity is based on their hatred of another team. Take the Red Sox out the AL East and they are no different than the Milwaukee Brewers or Cincinnati Reds. Take the Yankees out of the AL East and they are still the most storied, successful and recognizable team in all of sports.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140041280318288727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-42090449330404173032008-04-10T14:04:00.000-04:002008-04-10T14:04:00.000-04:00lolol eat your words 2090lolol eat your words 2090Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-28754235533429611022008-01-12T14:36:00.000-05:002008-01-12T14:36:00.000-05:00We will take it any day of the week.CharlieWe will take it any day of the week.<BR/><BR/>CharlieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-32161525100467597502007-12-20T17:41:00.000-05:002007-12-20T17:41:00.000-05:00You said the Red Sox would not winthe World Series...You said the Red Sox would not win<BR/>the World Series again until 2090.<BR/>Would you care to revise that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80156707353280983672007-09-06T21:35:00.000-04:002007-09-06T21:35:00.000-04:00Teddy Ballgame batted .200 in his 25 playoff at ba...Teddy Ballgame batted .200 in his 25 playoff at bats...<BR/><BR/>TS<BR/>PROUD FOLLOWER OF THE EVIL EMPIRETom Schreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050914130524851863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-45548768013675770542007-09-06T15:43:00.000-04:002007-09-06T15:43:00.000-04:00This is coming from a guy who started out life as ...This is coming from a guy who started out life as a Mets Fan and then became a Yankee fan only recently?<BR/><BR/>You can diss Schilling. But you can't diss Teddy Ballgame. Nope. Sorry. <BR/><BR/>This issue is comes down to a very simple concept:<BR/><BR/>--The Yankees are evil--<BR/>--The Red Sox are good--<BR/><BR/>Good will always prevail no matter how many god damn titles you have.<BR/><BR/><BR/>DeeDeesKneeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208069261848672376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-13129124463585440392007-09-01T19:50:00.000-04:002007-09-01T19:50:00.000-04:00Holy crap, that's a picture.Holy crap, that's a picture.Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80828186335932809852007-08-31T22:22:00.000-04:002007-08-31T22:22:00.000-04:00Hi Tom! I grew up (more or less) near Boston. Yet,...Hi Tom! I grew up (more or less) near Boston. Yet, I never felt the real gestalt of being a *Boston* native until the day I attended my first Red Sox game. I remember sitting in the box seats, eating peanuts and watching Carl Yaztremski (spelling?)screaming at an umpire over a play. I loved it!Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-41837006613726634772007-08-31T20:28:00.000-04:002007-08-31T20:28:00.000-04:00For once, I'm speechless. Okay, not completely spe...For once, I'm speechless. Okay, not completely speechless, just mouth-dropping, "did he just really say that?" speechless. Twenty-five years of living in New England and I had no idea we talked funny. Go figure. <BR/><BR/>Thank heavens Sue Ann is from Mass. (that's Massachusetts for you, Tom), because we're planning on meeting up this weekend and at least I'll be able to understand what she's saying when she gets ovah the bordah to Bahns N Noble.Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-76009783749224673732007-08-31T14:10:00.000-04:002007-08-31T14:10:00.000-04:00Tom, you root for the Yankees? You probably roote...Tom, you root for the Yankees? You probably rooted for the Cornwallis Redcoats over the Washington Continentals in the 1770's, too.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-30430221610395556842007-08-31T13:08:00.000-04:002007-08-31T13:08:00.000-04:00One more thought... the child in the photo... his ...One more thought... the child in the photo... his parents must be so proud.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-73521842207278788232007-08-31T11:27:00.000-04:002007-08-31T11:27:00.000-04:00The first live baseball game I ever saw was in Fen...The first live baseball game I ever saw was in Fenway. Cleveland vs. Red Sox. Freddie Lynn's rookie year. Yaz hit a home run. Carlton Fisk behind the plate.<BR/><BR/>Sox won, 4-2.<BR/><BR/>It was a marvelous experience, and I will always have a warm place in my heart for that night.<BR/><BR/>That said, these days I guarantee you don't want to get me started on my "Professional sports is a destructive force in contemporary culture" lecture.Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-22848234338611566792007-08-31T11:15:00.000-04:002007-08-31T11:15:00.000-04:00Wow! When Aunt Sue told me to check out the blog t...Wow! When Aunt Sue told me to check out the blog today for some Sox smack talk, I had no idea that I'd have such nonsense to deal with.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe anyone would ever trash Fenway Pahk (HAIL THE SACRED GROUND AND GREEN MONSTAH!), Ted Williams (RIP Teddy Ballgame), Schilling's sock (I saw it for myself at the Hall of Fame) and Sweet Caroline (SO GOOD! SO GOOD! SO GOOD!). You're just lucky you didn't trash Varitek - that might have gotten ugly - <I>very</I> ugly.<BR/><BR/>Watch out when you're at the Cape. We smell Sox-haters like bees smell fear! ;-)<BR/><BR/>And by the way - we don't <I>all</I> talk funny. <BR/>Have a wicked pissah time down the Cape and don't forget to have a bowl of clam chowda while you're at it!<BR/><BR/>Check it out - no way you could say it's smelly. It's classic, beautiful and it's ours! :-)<BR/>http://wensysworld.blogspot.com/Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084602029444516407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-49759084978074145232007-08-31T10:32:00.000-04:002007-08-31T10:32:00.000-04:00Wow, Tom, I was born in Massachusetts and even tho...Wow, Tom, I was born in Massachusetts and even though I don't enjoy baseball at all, I would never have had the guts to say what you just said. (And I'm a pretty gutsy gal.) Many in my family are die-hard Red Sox maniacs. For example, when my niece got married a few years ago, I read a piece at the wedding called How Marriage is Like Baseball. <BR/><BR/>Since I will be in Mass for a week beginning tomorrow, I'm trying to come up with a couple of good sidestepping fibs to counter their comments about this blog (and yes, some of them read it). <BR/><BR/>How's this: <BR/><BR/>"Yes, I know Tom Schreck, but I don't REALLY know him." <BR/><BR/>"Yes, I own Tom Schreck's book, but it's only because I needed a doorstop."<BR/><BR/>"Yes, Tom Schreck is with my publisher. Isn't it nice that they give opportunties to authors with "special needs?"<BR/><BR/>Hey, Tom, why don't you stop by at one of my book signings in Mass next week. I'd love to feed (ahem) introduce you to the crowd.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-42988619670629684092007-08-31T09:41:00.000-04:002007-08-31T09:41:00.000-04:00I still the Detroit Tigers are going to be in this...I still the Detroit Tigers are going to be in this year's series. And they're going to win this year.Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.com