I'm in the mood to denounce religion, speculate about the impact of faith upon free will, and - for good measure - deliver one or two incendiary rants about politics, class, race, and economic theory.

Am I in the right place?

that as a Pastafarian, I'm really hoping that the Pirates win.

It took some searching before I could find out the actual scheduled times for first pitch (all Pacific):

Tonight:  5:35
Game 2:  5:29
Game 3:  5:35
Game 4:  5:29
Remainder TBA

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and wow, what a difference.  I have a special pair just for computer use and they make the screen look all bright and shiny and clear.

And I kept hoping they would ask Eric if he could describe the unique feature of touching home plate and how it works at this ballpark.

Having a musical rendition of the national anthem is much better than having a random pop star or something.

he was 9-0 when the Rockies came to Boston earlier this year and they handed him a fatty loss. They can do it again.

How are they going to fold that thing up in the prescribed way?

(And using it as a backdrop for Buck/McCarver does not arouse patriotic feelings.)

The Rockies really want to split here.  I'm sure that's true-they'd hate to take the first two games. If they win tonight they will throw game 2.

I think I may have to hit mute.  Or get a drink.

WTH-2 drinks and mute.

fuck them.

for lack of stupid commentary in the lineups.

<redacted> help us.

Fox just used Soulja Boy to introduce Beckett.

I'm starting to feel like a trivial psychic. I'm so used to nothing but music from 1984 from Fox I never thought I would hear that.

All we are going to hear about all game is the 8 day layover.

did you guys know that Varitek is the Captain? Yeah, that's right, he's the Captain.

go Rockies!!!

But, if he keeps getting called strike 3's like that one against Taveras, it may be a long night for Rox hitters.

That was pretty convincing.

this inning.

Book it.

win a ring, will ya? (ha)

10 points to Boston for choosing him.

ever started its first WS game in worse fashion?

good gawd

I'm already sick of the Red Sox. They need to lose.

if the Sox went up 3 games to 0 and then had the biggest collapse in WS history?

McCarver just said was stupid, because it was too baffling to understand.

settle down get these outs.

I fear that it's going to take at least one time through the lineup for the Rockies to get their offense going... but maybe this inning will wake them up earlier.

Just tuned in. Do not want.

with minimal damage.

Then settle the shit down!

where the hell is the fucking rain?

all of this came with a leadoff homerun. It goes against conventional thinking.

for this crap in the 1st is that it will be more fun to watch if/when the Red Sox fall apart.

Don't let them bat around in the first inning.

Francis has thrown this inning.  Could be a short night for him.

wasn't going to be tough enough to beat tonight.

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm not so much.

It couldn't hurt.

Thats m'boy Tulo!! WOOOOO!!!

because they both play SS.

just referred to those horses as "Clydes Details".

Oh. Right. Go Rockies!

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fan_forum/tac...

Unfortunately, it's only available from 2 PM to 5 PM on the "redemption date". Still, though.

Am I here in time to receive Communion?

Very smooth.

I'm so happy he's getting some national recognition. He should win the gold glove... but I'm not voting so what do I know.

"take-off-your-helmet-as-you-slide" slide.

"It will be important for Francis to get out of this inning."

There goes the hot streak.

Where's the winning that the Rickies are supposed to be doing?

lineup?

Beckett, Fenway, blah blah blah.

But it's hard to watch.

Take THAT Red Sox! A WALK!! HA!!

can we have a do-over?

I was reading to my son, throwing some subliminal messaging in (sox suck) between the dragon and flying rat.

by Morales and Tulowitski (sp?)

somewhere else.

Not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't THAT!

to Rockies in 5.

so I could watch Pushing Daisies and pretend this game never happened.

sorry.

But you know, losing 2-1 is really the same as losing 15-1.  So let it rip, Boston, and Rockies, see if you can regroup tomorrow.  

justifies me watching ANTM at 8:00.

that's a play Tulo makes every other time. I hate the Red Sox and I'm turning this shit off now.

Off to the airport.  Will have to find something else to listen to in the car.

Bill King bottle opener and heard the Win #20 Call.  I'm sad.

Seat atop Green Monster from Stubhub:  1,200 dollars

Manny Ramirez contract:  20 million dollars

5th Inning of Game 1:  Interminable

Every fan of Red Sox Nation:  Insufferable

Chance of this Series ending well:  Inconceivable

1] That AVIS commercial with the guy expressing his love for the GPS device is problematic.

2] Why would Kevin Spacey take a supporting role in this movie?

3] I don't have any evidence to support this, but I'm pretty convinced that if it was possible to peer directly into Josh Beckett's soul, you'd find a bottomless, pitch black pit of pure evil.

4] Speaking of Beckett, can someone explain to me how he managed to give up 36 home runs last year?

5] McCarver's use of the phrase "cocking that howitzer" = 12-15 seconds of acute unease for me.

6] If FOX persists in it's gee-isn't-that-a-lark obsession with the Red Sox bullpen drummers, I estimate there is a 75% chance I will develop a drinking problem by game 3.

Pushing Daisies time! Good luck next game, Rockies. :\

for 40 years now, and this game is as bad as anything I have ever seen the A's play there...even during the "Triple-A's" years of the late '70's.

Flipping back on commercials. Too much pain.

This is some great entertainment.

in the Rockies' dugout?

Sesame Street video they just played a bit of the audio of (and who wouldn't):

And Goliath rose up and kicked little David square in the nuts.

The sparkling postgame repartee included:
Youkilis.  "We're swinging the bats well and we scored some runs.  We're just playing good ball right now."  
Varitek:  "He (Beckett) was good, uh....he was good."