Thursday: The Original We Said, She Said
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 – 8:20 AMBy Michael Rand
It’s been quite some time since we squared off with Lizzy, and that’s sad. To remind us all of the power and glory of We Said, She Said, here is the original Feb. 27, 2007 post that kicked it all off. For a pictorial history, refer to the real original post. Here we go:
Welcome to the latest RandBall wrinkle, a little ditty called “We said, She said.” Each week, we will square off with Lizzy, co-author of the blog “Babes Love Baseball” and a die-hard Red Sox fan. Ever since we made an innocent comment over on her site about Curt Schilling perhaps painting his “bloody” sock in 2004, we’ve been internet rivals. In this weekly feature, we will square off against her on a series of topics, with each of us taking turns going first. We were, ahem, gentlemen and let her have the final word this week. Other times, she won’t be so lucky.
RandBall: Lizzy, help us understand something: Why would you even bother still being a Red Sox fan? Every fiber of your being has to know these undeniable facts:
1) Your life peaked in October 2004, when you slayed your demons (the Yankees, the curse, everything) by not only winning the ALCS in the most amazing way possible but continuing your “can this really be happening” euphoria over into a World Series sweep of the Cardinals. It can’t get any better than this. It might never get any better than this for any fan of any team, unless the Vikings somehow defeated the Packers 30-27 on a Gary Anderson field goal in the NFC title game, then proceeded to cream the Dolphins/Raiders/Steelers/Chiefs in the Super Bowl.
2) Ever since that magical run, your favorite team has turned into its nemesis. They are the Boston Yankees. They spend without reason (J.D. Drew?), ignore intangibles (Dave Roberts?) and have made themselves every bit as despised/rippable as Steinbrenner’s crew. This must bother you.
3) Because of those two facts (and a few other minor ones) Red Sox fans have turned into the biggest whiners in all of sports. They’re trying to play the “poor us” card already, even though the Sox just won the Series 28 months ago. Throw in the Patriots’ three Super Bowls — we don’t know if you’re a fan, but plenty of your Sox Nation brethren are — and you have about two decades of memories to keep you going before there should be any inkling of self-pity. Still, it exists.
In short, we’re just wondering: How do you sleep at night?
Lizzy: In response to my esteemed blogging enemy-friend over at RandBall, I’m going to go ahead and agree with you on point 1. 2004 was one of the most magical sports experiences ever, and I think had something like that happen to your Twins, or Vikings or whatever the heck else you have up there in “Canada South.” You’d still glow, too. Come on, coming back from being down 3-0, against the Yankees, and schooling Mariano Rivera TWICE? PUH-leeze.
They will never the the Boston Yankees. Why? Because nobody on the Yankees can even scratch their midsections without asking for Daddy Steinbrenner’s permission. The Sox are the beer-swilling, keg-standing, fun guys who everyone wants to hang out with at a party. Come on, what would you rather be doing? Throwing back some Hennessy with Ortiz and Manny or playing Easy Bake Oven with Jeter and A-Rod at one of their “sleepovers.” The Sox payroll as of last season was 125M. The Yankees were up over 200M. There’s quite a discrepancy there. Don’t you wish the Twinkies would actually spend some money on payroll? It would actually put butts in the seats.
I personally don’t play the poor us card. I was born and raised in Foxboro, Mass., grew up with the Patriots, and can name head coaches and QBs before Parcells and Bledsoe. I had an easier time watching the Patriots lose to the Colts this year than I did seeing them lose to Denver last year. Why? Because that pass interference call on Asante Samuel was HORSE MANURE. Against the Colts this year? They deserved that loss. Peyton Manning represents all that is evil to me, but the Patriots just rolled over and died.
Oh, and when was the last time Canada South won any kind of championship? Just out of curiosity …
9 Responses to "Thursday: The Original We Said, She Said"
Liz-zy?
Here’s today’s link (political, and there is one naughty word).
And a bonus (also political, MANY naughty words on the screen).
Aw crap, that second link fails. Try again.
I think the last We Said, She Said was also in 2007. Lizzy doesn’t like us anymore. At least we can count on a Sooze cameo every once in a while.
I’d like to know what Lizzy thinks of “Tommy from Quinzee” over at KSK.
“and can name head coaches and QBs before Parcells and Bledsoe”
Big deal! It’s not like there were 22 Starting QBs in 22 seasons since winning a Super Bowl. Thanks to yesterday, Jama can now name them all.
Q: “Oh, and when was the last time Canada South won any kind of championship? Just out of curiosity …”
A: Just a few months ago when the Gophers won Big Ten titles in women’s swimming and diving and women’s indoor track and field.
So there.
Joker: We haven’t heard anything from jama since that post…
Is it time to worry, or should we wait for it to start to smell?
Waiting for the smell won’t work. He’s a bears fan, the smell is constant. It’s not like Packer fans with their constant smell of Old Milwaukee’s Best and Muenster Cheese.
