badrap
Posted : 4/19/2007 11:12:09 PM
ORIGINAL: miranadobe
Knowing nothing of the game, and therefore which games the Sox would be inclined to win,which team would you suggest?
this is actually far more complicated than it sounds. i base my predictions on several things- team played, pitching rotation and injuries to said pitchers, # of games won or lost in a row recently- both by the team and by that particular pitcher, batting averages for the Big Boys (on both teams), and a general "feeling".
(hold on while i laugh at my nerdliness[sm=rofl.gif])
safe bets for wins are most national league teams- they can never hit, and fenway seems especially baffling to them, or teams OUTSIDE of the AL east (the sox division).... go for the angels (AL, but we seem to wreck them), and maybe the rangers, possibly the orioles if it's late in the season... stay away from the teams deemed as "crappy"- devil rays, royals- the sox have a way of falling to the weakest teams. for a little tension, you could try a game against the blue jays, who are very strong this year, perhaps stronger than the sox AND the yankees.
as far as the outrageous ticket prices go, you CAN get into a sox game for much less if you try and buy tickets directly from fenway at redsox.com. i wouldn't recommend sites like stub hub because they capitalize on the zeal and sell tickets for far more than their market value, which drives up the market value[
:@]...
and yes, if you plan to be a "lifer", you need a man with a fat wallet. to meet this man, i recommend that you buy a shirt in a child's size[

] that says some relic's name: williams, fiske, rice, pesky, boggs.. something like that. that way you don't look like such a newbie as if you get a Dice-K shirt. the key here is CHILD SIZED... and cut it up so it's all sexy and off the shoulder... shell out a medium amount of money for decent seats, then wander around and choose cute boys.
for far less money, go to the fenway neighborhood and watch the game from a local bar... still in your child's tee
whew... look at me! i'm such a nerd!
regretfully sox-core,
c-head