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#1 - October 23, 2005 @ 3:02 AM EST

Rox49

Portland Sea Dog

84 Posts

White Sox that is. Clemons out after given up three runs. Not a good start for the stros.

#2 - October 23, 2005 @ 1:28 PM EST

LetsPlayTwo

Pawtucket Red Sox

133 Posts

always good to see the likes of Bernie Mac and assorted celebrities in the crowd, occupying some of the best seats in the house. gives the game that all-American, national pastime feel -TV and movie stars just kicking back with the ordinary folk who pay an arm and a leg for their tickets. nice to hear McCarver waxing on and waxing off about the subtlties of being a major league catcher; if anyone deserved that "tools of ignorance" sobriquet, he does. at least Buck being Buck is palatable, although i wish they would both just shut the hell up for a minute so i can enjoy the game. and those ground cameras in front of the batter's box reveal WHAT key aspect of the game i've been missing all these years? talk about a ground-level view! -i often wonder if there isn't a tiny little set of bleachers down there on the playing field, filled with bugs and beetles and worms cheering their favorite team on? and what's next? -a close-up shot of celebrity worms sitting down front? or five beetles standing up, with the letters G-O S-O-X painted white on their bellies? why not just give every player a head-cam so that we, at home, can be THAT player running the bases, hitting a homer, making a great catch? interactive TV. you press a button on your Game Boy remote... and you're Roger Clemens throwing a third strike or Rowand leaping above the fence to rob Berkman of a home run! one final observation: what is the purpose of miking (sp?) the manager for those 2-minute chats in the dugout? the guy's trying to manage a very important World Series game. this up-close-and-personal stuff is so out of control. i'd rather the booth hook up with a fat, beer-drinking bug and get his take on Bagwell swinging the bat with a sore shoulder. know what i mean?

#3 - October 23, 2005 @ 6:03 PM EST

Rox49

Portland Sea Dog

84 Posts

I just saw a news blurb that said Clemons is injured. Didn't get the details though.