Yes, Virginia, there will be a one-game playoff tomorrow between the Twins and the White Sox. Forgive me for the exuberance, but last week was a long bloody $#*&% week.
And yes, I know its hard to measure the intangibles in baseball, but if ever there was a text-book definition of clutch it was this moment and this moment alone.
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- 2:35 am
To my mind Barry Larkin is a stone cold lock for the Hall of Fame, even though there are probably enough people with short memories or who are just not paying attention among the BWAA to insure that he doesn’t get in this year.
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September 29th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Clutch, scrappy, grindy, he showed the fire and the passion, Go Sox. I think Big Game Freddy’s muscle cramp was pretty clutch for his old buddies. Now the Piranhas must leave the Dome of Doom and attempt to win at Cellblock field. Game 163, the tie-breaker will go to the pale hose.
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September 29th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Thank you melissa. UmpBump wouldn’t be the same without you.
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September 30th, 2008 at 10:04 am
I agree with Melissa, fortunate favors the ChiSox today.
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September 30th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
“This moment alone”?!?
Don’t tell Big Papi that, Alejandro. He’ll find you where you sleep.
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September 30th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
No, not for this moment alone. He has been clutch for us all season, and that grand slam broke the single season record for most by a rookie
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September 30th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Of course he was clutch, it’s because he has his swagger back and the fire and the passion.
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