Comments on: It’s all over. (For now.) http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/its-all-over-for-now/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/its-all-over-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-53636 Sarah Green Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:26:54 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-all-over-for-now/#comment-53636 Right right, Game 2, sorry. It's been a blur of winning-winning-winning here in Beantown this past week, and I'm just a little addled. Yeah, that was a huge play. Right right, Game 2, sorry. It’s been a blur of winning-winning-winning here in Beantown this past week, and I’m just a little addled. Yeah, that was a huge play.

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/its-all-over-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-53637 Nick Kapur Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:16:08 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-all-over-for-now/#comment-53637 Sarah, didn't Lowell going from first to third happen in Game 2 rather than Game 3? If anything, that was an even bigger play than you make it sound, because that was the the tying run in what turned out to be a 2-1 game, and he scored on a sac fly, so it wasn't like he would have scored anyway. Lowell then doubled in the winning run later on...that game was all Mike Lowell! Sarah, didn’t Lowell going from first to third happen in Game 2 rather than Game 3?

If anything, that was an even bigger play than you make it sound, because that was the the tying run in what turned out to be a 2-1 game, and he scored on a sac fly, so it wasn’t like he would have scored anyway.

Lowell then doubled in the winning run later on…that game was all Mike Lowell!

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/its-all-over-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-53638 Sarah Green Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:49:39 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-all-over-for-now/#comment-53638 Paps crossed my mind as well, and Ellsbury would have been a great story (and there's no doubt that he provided a spark in the lineup that they sorely needed) but, for a series win that was truly a team win, I think Lowell's production in this series made him the MVP. Him going first-to-third in Game 3 was the key in that game, and you can even argue it's a key in the Series, since by winning Game 3, the Red Sox all but crushed the Rockies' hopes of making a comeback. Paps crossed my mind as well, and Ellsbury would have been a great story (and there’s no doubt that he provided a spark in the lineup that they sorely needed) but, for a series win that was truly a team win, I think Lowell’s production in this series made him the MVP. Him going first-to-third in Game 3 was the key in that game, and you can even argue it’s a key in the Series, since by winning Game 3, the Red Sox all but crushed the Rockies’ hopes of making a comeback.

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]]> By: Rich http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/its-all-over-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-53641 Rich Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:33:21 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-all-over-for-now/#comment-53641 Joe, Ellsbury (and Papelbon - 3 inning saves!) crossed my mind as well. Checking the stats though, he didn't do much in the first two games. This is Lowell in the World Series: .357AVG .539OBP 1.209OPS 6R 1HR 4RBI 1SB Lowell came up big in both of the close ones. He scored twice in last night's game, and had a run and an RBI in Game 2, when the Sox only scored 2 runs. After looking at that, I am convinced that he earned that award, as opposed to bludgeoned Selig into submission with a twitch of his eyebrows. Re-sign Lowell! Re-sign Lowell! Joe, Ellsbury (and Papelbon – 3 inning saves!) crossed my mind as well. Checking the stats though, he didn’t do much in the first two games.

This is Lowell in the World Series:

.357AVG .539OBP 1.209OPS

6R 1HR 4RBI 1SB

Lowell came up big in both of the close ones. He scored twice in last night’s game, and had a run and an RBI in Game 2, when the Sox only scored 2 runs.

After looking at that, I am convinced that he earned that award, as opposed to bludgeoned Selig into submission with a twitch of his eyebrows.

Re-sign Lowell! Re-sign Lowell!

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/its-all-over-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-53640 Sarah Green Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:01:33 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-all-over-for-now/#comment-53640 Joe, I hear you on that Tito televised interview thing. What actually happened was way more rare and bizarre than a spaceship landing on the field. Julio Lugo made his second web-gem caliber defensive play in as many games! He *was* saving up all of his defensive ability for the World Series after all! Joe, I hear you on that Tito televised interview thing. What actually happened was way more rare and bizarre than a spaceship landing on the field. Julio Lugo made his second web-gem caliber defensive play in as many games! He *was* saving up all of his defensive ability for the World Series after all!

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]]> By: joe http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/29/its-all-over-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-53639 joe Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:47:44 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-all-over-for-now/#comment-53639 Game notes -- Around the time they showed Tito's recorded interview while the game continued, and something happened -- perhaps a hit or an out or a spaceship landing on the field, we don't know -- we finally had enough, put the television on mute and listened to the radio audio feed. The timing was surprisingly synchronized and that dull pain in the back on my head mysteriously eased up. The ARod announcement was classless, but somehow as predictable as FOX's crass in game segments, I mean commercials. For a split second, I thought "Lonestar" was going to be that dude from Space Balls. Seriously, where did the MLB dig up these acts this year? Lonestar? Boys II Men? It's as if they dug up a time capsule from 1997. Happy for Lowell, though I think maybe Ellsbury deserved it. It was hard to pick just one guy for MVP so whatever. Question -- what is Lowell going to do with Chevy's crappy cars? Speaking of which, their donation to MLB charities was nice.. but come one, they've got deeper pockets than that. Game notes — Around the time they showed Tito’s recorded interview while the game continued, and something happened — perhaps a hit or an out or a spaceship landing on the field, we don’t know — we finally had enough, put the television on mute and listened to the radio audio feed. The timing was surprisingly synchronized and that dull pain in the back on my head mysteriously eased up.

The ARod announcement was classless, but somehow as predictable as FOX’s crass in game segments, I mean commercials.

For a split second, I thought “Lonestar” was going to be that dude from Space Balls. Seriously, where did the MLB dig up these acts this year? Lonestar? Boys II Men? It’s as if they dug up a time capsule from 1997.

Happy for Lowell, though I think maybe Ellsbury deserved it. It was hard to pick just one guy for MVP so whatever. Question — what is Lowell going to do with Chevy’s crappy cars? Speaking of which, their donation to MLB charities was nice.. but come one, they’ve got deeper pockets than that.

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