Larceny

Stolen from the Coalition of the Swilling:

Reluctantly

Go Rays...., or something...

Well... I've always been an AL kind of guy. About the only times I've pulled for the NL team has been for the Dodgers (the Kirk Gibson series) and almost anytime the Yankees were in it (but not every time).

The thing is I'd be happy for the Phillies fans if they won it too...

Just when I think I'm reconciled, I come across this: The Top 10 Reasons to Despise the Rays.

Back to indecision...

Update

10/25/2008: With the series tied no one can accuse me of band wagoning. I now declare my support for the Phillies.

It's Over

The Rays win it. I haven't decided if I should "rally to the AL cause", or be bitter and embrace the Phillies. I guess I'll have to console my self with the Patriots... oh, wait....

Even at 3

Sox take game 6, 4-2. I should have known... Texas Gal at Center Field reported that during batting practice, Big Papi:

...was taking batting practice, he crushed a ball to deep right-center field, some 430 feet from home plate and deposited a ball into the fish tank with live Rays in it.

He put his arms in the air and screamed "I just killed a Ray."

Not Dead Yet

For obvious reasons today:

Incredible, but Rays still lead 3-2

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays hadn't blown a lead bigger than 3 runs all season.

Until last night/this morning. 7 run lead. League Chamopnship on the line... At Fenway... as summarized by our friends at soxnation.net:

Thin skinned Frogs

I guess when they aren't putting out car fires lit by "youths" or opposing the creep of English words into their language, the French actually play sports.

Until someone whistles during their national anthem:

Football matches in France will be called off immediately if spectators jeer during the French national anthem, says the country's sports minister.

France's national anthem was booed in Tuesday's friendly win over Tunisia.

"Any match at which our national anthem is whistled at will be immediately stopped," said Roselyne Bachelot.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the booing was "insulting" and that in the event of a repeat it would be necessary "to call off matches".

"It's insulting for France, it's insulting for the players of the French team, it should not be tolerated," he added.

"I think we should stop the matches when the anthems, whichever they are, are booed."

Now I happen to think that it's bush league to boo a country's national anthem. Especially if said country is hosting the event. And I also think France has a darn good, stirring national anthem. Far better, in fact, than the deserve. But calling off a game? And now Sarko wants an investigation? WTF? Just what are they going to do when they find out they get booed because some people don't like them?

Has anyone noted that calling off a game = conceding victory? Wait, this is France... Conceding victory doesn't hurt your resume...