Athletics offended by Lowe's antics

AP ^ | 10/7/03 | JANIE McCAULEY

[TheCrusader]

I watched the game and did not see Derek Lowe do any such thing. But I did see Tahara crying a couple time.

[stop_fascism]

That says more about the state of baseball than about Tejada. Luckily for him, they have the mvp vote before the playoffs where he batted 000.

[Mr. Mojo]

Yep .....Jeter, A-Rod, and Garciaparra are all far superior shortstops (and none of them cry over a baseball game). And they all (especially Jeter) have a quality that Tejada will never possess -- they're clutch.

[TheCrusader]

"It doesn't matter- the Yankees will give Boston its usual and expected drubbing."

Not this year it won't, Red Sox in six.

[Mr. Mojo]

Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser. - Red Auerbach

There's a helluva difference between guys getting miffed about losing and guys crying about losing and then taking out their frustrations on some fictional act by an opposing player.

[Mr. Mojo]

It's going to be Pedro vs. Clemems in game 3 at Fenway and (if necessasary) in game 7 at Yankee Stadium. It doesn't get much better than that, especially considering that this is Roger's last season.

Yanks in 5.

[Reagan79]

I didn't see anything either. I have seen Lowe pitched a lot and he always does that with him arm after a big win. I think this sounds like the A's were a little frustrated being up 2-0, then losing. All the things I have heard about Derek Lowe have been really professional.

[misterrob]

and let's see, after 38 wins the past two seasons plus a hell of a closer role in 2000 you might want to rethink it. Plus, you were kind enough to toss in Jason Veritek in return for Jamie Moyer (his stuff got him killed in Fenway and Heathcliff Slocumb, see fire, add gasoline!!!)

[TheCrusader]

"Yanks in 5."

Nah, the Sox played the Yanks virtually equal the whole season, scored more runs than the Yanks going head-to-head, and probably would have gone 10 - 8 against them if their best hitter, Manny Ramirez, hadn't missed a three game series against them.

Sox will lose big the first game due to helter-skelter pitching rotation after coming fresh off the A's series. Then they will win the next two and take the Yankees in six.

[John H K]

I miss the times before free agency, greedy players and the cry babies it produced.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Must be "stupid old fogey baseball-has-gone-to-hell" night on this thread.

Baseball players have been incredibly greedy since the 1870s. And also filled with cry babies as well.

[Mr. Mojo]

The regular season doesn't mean jack, as you Sox fans should know better than anyone else. It's playoff time, so it's now Yankee time. And if bragging about a regular season in which the Yanks won both the division AND the head-to-head battle is the best you folks can do.........

I'll be holding you to your prediction.

[eddie willers]

I feel your pain.
I'm a Braves fan.

But I tell you what....getting there and losing is a whole lot better than being out of the race by August.

My Braves have given me 162+ games of enjoyment going on 13 years now.

[jwalsh07]

I don't know what Lowe did or didn't do after it was over but even I, a Yankee fan, was close to crying after watching two professional ballplayers take a called third strike with runners on second and third and down by one.

If Tejada wants to cry about something, that would be a darn good place to start.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

``Derek Lowe is going to be paid back for that sign,'' Tejada screamed hysterically through the clubhouse, shouting expletives. ``My kid is in the stands. He's going to pay.''

And how much are you going to pay Barry Zito to throw a bean ball at Lowe?

Ooops, that's right Mr. Tejada, Derek Lowe doesn't bat in the AL.

Sour grapes. Loser.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I am mired in frustration. Thirty-one years of so near, so far. It's a wonder I haven't gone bald from pulling out my hair every season.

I'm with you Big Guy.

Best quote I've heard all year:

"The Red Sox killed my father. Now they're coming for me."

[Mr. Mojo]

Are you going to be attending any of the games at Fenway? I can't imagine how much ticket brokers are getting ......especially for Pedro vs. Clemens in game 3.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Nah, the Sox played the Yanks virtually equal the whole season, scored more runs than the Yanks going head-to-head, and probably would have gone 10 - 8 against them if their best hitter, Manny Ramirez, hadn't missed a three game series against them.

We think alike. The Sox are more comfortable up against the Yanks. They know the Yanks. They're more composed. They did very well against them at the Stadium this year. They'll get their noses bloodied but I think they can take NY.