Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 15 Editor's Choice: 2
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CHRISTOPHER HAS ADRIANA'S BLOOD ON HIS HANDS
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: "Is this all there is?"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Christofah clearly has a self-serving memory. Does he forget that he fingered Adriana to Tony? He could have sent her off to the islands.
Christofah will get caught for killing JT (JT's gal pal will recount the earlier confrontation or the building security cameras will reveal his comings/goings), and he will have to rat out to save himself (or he will kill himself from shame). Christofah will take out Paulie and perhaps Silvio. He will also tell Carmen who will crush/leave Tony. Tony is headed to the slammer.
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TONY IS NOT HAPPY, FOOLS
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: Uncomfortably numb]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I've been reading on some of these posts and on Slate that Tony is now happy because he likes drugs and is rid of Christopher. No, fools. Saying to the flashing sunset "I get it" is Tony saying, 'yeah, I know' my time is coming for the paybacks of axing so many people, for getting older and less physically strong, for leading such a wasted, immoral life. As cliche as it might be, the light at the end (and in the bathroom when he is puking) is a sign that his Maker is coming soon. He's on a self-destructive path and will be d-e-d in the final episode. Guaranteed to be standing (though not with bloody hands, that will most likely be Phil or Janice) - Paulie Walnuts.
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ENOUGH ABOUT THE FREAKIN DH
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am so tired about supposed baseball purists complaining about the DH. Would you rather see David Wells try to hit or BIG PAPI?! I can hit better than most big league pitchers. Who cares about the strategy of the sacrifice bunt, pitcher substitution (and isn't it more entertaining to leave the starting pitcher in the game longer rather than go to an increasingly mediocre middle relief?) - I want to see the best players on the field and that includes the best hitters, many of which DH. Where would Edgar Martinez have been? Would Big Papi be the face of baseball if he couldn't start because his fielding isn't good enough? The Bob Costas' of the world need to stick a fork in it already. Same goes for the wild card. So simmah simmah down.
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WHY MEADOW COULDN'T PARK
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If Meadow had parked cleanly, she would have been sitting next to her Dad - and acting as an obstacle - when the Members Only dude went to the bathroom.
With her parking ineptitude, the seat was open and there was a clear opening to Tony.
I think Chase wanted to leave the ending ambiguous, but he wanted to show how life's vagaries - such as parallel parking - can alter our lives.
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You mean Julio Lugo?
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You said that Coco Crisp, who easily saved 5 - 7 games with his gold-glove worthy center field defense, had a disappointing season. I suspect you meant Julio Lugo, who hit about .240 and played mediocre defense. If you indeed meant Coco, you obviously didn't watch many Sox games.
Indians over Yanks in 4. Better starting pitching, healthier, some hot bats.
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TBS Coverage is Amateur Hour
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Watching the Sox game last night was like watching a Braves game in May (well, really like a Braves game in October, because Atlanta fans are comatose even in the playoffs). The TBS announcers created zero sense of excitement and had very few and very wrong insights about the players ("Manny is a great baserunner"?!!?). And the crowd noise - which helps create a sense of drama in the playoffs - was inaudible in the production, though obviously the Fenway crowd at a winning playoff game is LOUD. King, you are right to point out the boring studio performance, but please also give us some strong analysis of the play by play, because I trust you too found it awful.
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The Alternative Universe of Manny
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Manny has broken his typical reticence by conducting interviews all over the place the past couple of days, telling everyone how tremendous a hitter he is. It's hilarious and also telling. I think he lost a little confidence this year because he wasn't swinging the bat consistently and is now trying to pump himself up as he starts to hit bombs again. He's going to continue to shellac in the next series.
Manny's homers went 447 feet on Friday night and 475 feet Sunday. That's really far.
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MANNY IS ONE OF THE TOP 10 HITTERS OF ALL TIME
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I wanted to strangle McCarver last night for repeatedly calling Manny 'ridiculous' and 'outrageous' after jogging on his 390' single. When are people going to realize that Manny is a freak of nature/idiot savant and that part of the reason he is such a phenomenal hitter is because he is so loose and enjoys watching his bombs (though I agree with Jerry Remy that Manny thought that ball was going to be caught)?
I would argue that Manny is one of the 10 best hitters of all time. Ted Williams, Ruth, Musial, Cobb, Hornsby, Mays, Foxx, Gehrig, Barry Bonds, and Manny Ramirez. Who has hit better for power and in the clutch? Certainly not Mantle or A Rod. McCarver was a punch n judy hitter and couldn't hold Manny's jock.
Sox in 7.
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Game Sounds
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I agree that (NY Mets legend!) broadcasting Bob Apodaca's talk with Jimenez was scintillating. The first thing I thought was: they must have a former baseball coach screening that soundbite to make sure it doesn't give away strategy. The chats last night were interesting but fairly innocuous, but I still think they have to be quite careful or the Rockies would have a cow. Whaddya think?
My other favorite sounds of the game are the Red Sox bullpen percussion section (as a drummer myself, I can tell you that Manny Delcarmen has some chops), and, after Lugo almost got hit in the head with a curveball, Youkilis barking: "Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah," as in, "It's On!"
One gripe: McCarver never admits when he is wrong. At one point he said, "Fastball coming here from Jimenez." The radar then read 83 mph, clearly an off speed pitch. Not a peep from McCarver.