Cornell Hockey Sightings

[Josh '99]

Avash '05 wrote:
(Has a NY vs. Boston poll question been done before?)

Ew.  That poll needs a "None of the above" option.   ::yark::

[gtsully]

Lots of baseball issues - hopefully I don't miss one:

Williamson - he'd been bothered by personal issues.  His wife gave birth to their baby pre-maturely right about the same time he was traded, and they recently both overcame all of their complications, which is about the time he started pitching better.  He's their best option right now, although historically he's had problems with walks.

Kim - his head is a mess, and the Boston Herald reported this morning that he doesn't want to pitch anymore in this series after Grady lifted him in game 1.  Rumor has it that if they win tonight, they'll leave him off the ALCS roster.  The team says he's been having shoulder problems, but I think they're just scared to death of pitching him in the late innings.  They plan on moving him into the rotation next year, which will be good for him and the team.

Pedro - I'm convinced the only reason he was warming up the other night was to get the crowd going.  He was running around the bullpen in a cowboy hat, for god's sake.  They never wanted to pitch him until game 5, but if they absolutely had to, they might have.

Yanks - their 'pen was jittery until recently, but they seem to have it under control with all of their acquisitions.  If they can hit, they're the team to beat, no doubt, but they've got holes like everyone else.  I'm a lot more worried about the Sox' relievers than the Yanks'.

Theo - no way he would have been fired over the 'pen.  Other than Mendoza and Jeremy Giambi, every off-season move that he made has worked out pretty well.  Kim, Sauerbeck, Suppan and (until recently) Williamson have flopped collectively, but considering what they had earlier in the season, they were much better alternatives that just didn't work out.  Don't forget that this team had a higher slugging percentage than the 1927 New York Yankees.  He's obviously doing something right.

Tonight - should be crazy.  I wouldn't be surprised at all if this one went to extra innings too, as I think Pedro and Zito will both be dominant.  I'm having a hard time focussing on work.  Not quite at "the week before Frozen Four" levels, but up there...

[rhovorka]

Sully '00 wrote:

Kim -  They plan on moving him into the rotation next year, which will be good for him and the team.  

If they keep him.  The middle-finger incident Saturday required quick damage-control, he's not endeared himself to the Boston media or fans and I'm sure that Boston could get pretty fair value for him.  You better believe that Kim and his agent will demand that he return to starting.

[Q]Theo - no way he would have been fired over the 'pen.  [/Q]

Agreed.  Grady Little would go before Epstein.  Theo had already reached cult-status in New England even before the deadline deals.  And yes, I'm bitter because he's 3 months older than I am and already has a much cooler job than I'll ever have.  One of the greatest things to watch is the good-natured rivalry between Yankee GM Brian Cashman and Theo.  (Even with the "Evil Empire" blast that Lucchino got off during the off-season) The Sox-Yanks Rivalry is in good hands with these two.

Regardless of who wins tonight, the Yanks are in good shape with a fully-rested pitching staff.  If the Sox win, they won't see Pedro until Game 3, and will have to bring Lowe out to pitch outside of Fenway.  Should the A's win, they can't start Zito, Hudson, Mulder, or Lilly in Game 1, and probably Lilly in game 2...depending on Hudson's condition.

The SF Chronicle is reporting that there are rumors that Hudson got hurt in a bar fight with a Sox fan Friday night.  Pretty interesting, if true.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/10/06/SPGNO25H7B1.DTL

Frankly, I think the country as a whole seems to be in the Cubs corner right now, as far as sentimental favorite, and I think they have the talent to beat anyone, ala 2001 D'backs.



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[nyc94]

Are you guys sure that was a Cornell hockey jersey?  I saw what I thought was a red Cornell sweatshirt with white lettering.  Or was there more than one?


As for the Sox slugging percentage, in the postseason good pitching almost always beats good hitting.

[rita marley]

yankees allllllll the wayy

[Jordan 04]

Why all the Red Sox talk?

Doesn't anyone really think -- should they get by the A's tonight -- that they're really going to beat the Yanks in the ALCS?

I mean, I'm as big a Yankeee hater as the next guy, but let's get serious here.

The Cubbies are our only hope.



Post Edited (10-06-03 16:12)

[Erica]

Sully, I agree that he's done a decent job, but do you remember how horrendous the bullpen was in the beginning of the season? Maybe it's just that when I lived in Boston, the fatalistic attitude made it seem like they were worse than they actually were. My point isn't to compare it to the Yankees, my point is that most GM's wouldn't have the mostly unlimited resources ($$$$) that Theo had to be able to correct the bullpen. He did pretty much completely revamp it during the All-Star break. Not all teams have that luxury.

[atb9]

Alex Ross claimed in an email to INCH that he was the man in the Cornell sweater.

One thing I know is that I am "the guy in the Cornell sweater". And no matter what the rankings have Cornell at, they are #1. They are gonna win it all. GO BIG RED! — Alex Ross
PS: GO SOX, 9 more W's to REVERSE THE CURSE

http://insidecollegehockey.com/5Polls/0304/polls_0206.htm

[Will]

Good man.  Above, in the rankings for Cornell, it says, "Think Lynah tickets are tough? How 'bout the guy in the Cornell sweater a few rows ahead of Theo Epstein at Fenway on Sunday?"  Well, obviously, he has experience in camping out.

[gtsully]

Adam Brown '03 wrote:

Alex Ross claimed in an email to INCH that he was the man in the Cornell sweater.

One thing I know is that I am "the guy in the Cornell sweater". And no matter what the rankings have Cornell at, they are #1. They are gonna win it all. GO BIG RED! — Alex Ross
PS: GO SOX, 9 more W's to REVERSE THE CURSE

Man, I was with him until that foolish "Reverse the Curse" comment.  I can't believe people buy into that crap.

ALCS should be crazy.  Go Sox!

[gtsully]

Erica wrote:

Sully, I agree that he's done a decent job, but do you remember how horrendous the bullpen was in the beginning of the season? Maybe it's just that when I lived in Boston, the fatalistic attitude made it seem like they were worse than they actually were. My point isn't to compare it to the Yankees, my point is that most GM's wouldn't have the mostly unlimited resources ($$$$) that Theo had to be able to correct the bullpen. He did pretty much completely revamp it during the All-Star break. Not all teams have that luxury.

I heard Larry Lucchino on the radio earlier this season, and he was talking about how Theo was actually pretty nervous about the bullpen in spring training, but the rest of the front office convinced him that everything would be fine, and that he was just having jitters before his first season.  Lo and behold, he was right, and he did what he could to "fix" it.

And they didn't seem to be worse than they really were - they really were that bad.  ::help:: But you can only take that "well, they have more money than the other teams" argument so far.  Look at the Marlins.

[RichS]

GRRRR!!!!  :-(

Go Yanks!!!!!  :-D

[rhovorka]

[Q]Man, I was with him until that foolish "Reverse the Curse" comment. I can't believe people buy into that crap.[/Q]
I'm right with you, Sully.  I enjoy the Yanks-Sox Rivalry as much as anyone, but I wish the media would stop it with the damn curse nonsense.  They love it.  The only bad thing about this ALCS is that we'll have to endure 80,000 references to it on the FOX broadcast alone.  Any fan with a sign refering to it either way will get on TV.  I'm sick of it, and I'm on the other side!

I'm actually thinking of trying to keep count of the number of time the word "curse" is uttered, or Babe Ruth is referenced during the broadcasts.

[dsr11]

Yankees suck.  'nuff said.

Sorry to contribute to meaninglessness of this thread, but I had to get a jab in against the Yankees.

[Keith K \'93]

I try not to say too many good things about the Red Sox :-P but in keeping with the bullpen talk you have to commend Little for going with Lowe out of the bullpen.  A couple innings out of the pen on his throwing day aren't going to hurt him in the least and he's probably the best choice out of the pen.