Lord of the Red Sox 14, The Battle of Jacobs Field

OK...Stop right there...If you want to read "The Lord of the Red Sox" from the beginning, click over on "April" to the right...then select the first Lord of the Red Sox...otherwise you will be reading them backwards. Ok back to the story...

The Sox are down 2 games to 1 against Cleveland with Wakefield taking the mound. I had not done a Lord of the Red Sox post since Game 1 of the ALDS. Feeling the pressure I figured it couldn't hurt...well the Sox lost this one too, falling behind three games to one. The rest is history... But this was the last of the Lord of the Red Sox posts.

"The Lord of the Red Sox" mojo presents…

The Battle of Jabobs Field


Scene: The Sox arrive at Jacobs Field down two games to one. They need a victory to avoid a very difficult situation.



Lowell, BigPapi, Lugo and Mirabelli step from the dugout to do some pre-game stretching.



The Indians are in front of their dugout, and Sizemore notices the four Sox players.
Sizemore: (to Hafner and Lofton) Hey watch this.



Sizemore: Come out and Play. You will never see Fenway again this year.



Lugo: Be assured the Halls of Fenway will sound again with the roar of the Nation.



BigPapi: (to Lowell) They don’t know who is pitching for us tonight do they?



Lowell: (Smirks, and turns to the dugout) You ready?



King of the Knuckle: (Steps on to the field) We Will WIN!



Sizemore: Oh Crap…



King of the Knuckle: (Takes the mound and is totally unhitable by any of the Indians batters for 8 strong innings.)


Papelbon: (Closes out the Ninth) Have fun with Beckett in the next game boys…oh yeah and See Yah in Fenway!

Lord of the Red Sox 13, The One Ring

So the playoffs were starting and I was running out of material. Ellsbury got cast as Galadriel, mostly due to the man-crush everyone in New England had on him.

Short entry, playing off the intro from the Lord of the Rings.

"The One Ring"


Ellsbury: It began with the forging of the Great Rings, awarded for Championships of years past.
Colorado seeks their first great ring and has never knows its power.
One has been given to Anaheim, Arizona and Philly, all who long to return to their once attained glory.
Two were given to the Cubs and Cleveland, a time very long ago and mostly forgotten.
Six were given to the Red Sox of Boston with the most recent awarded for the greatest comeback in the history of sport.
And Twenty-six, Twenty-six were gifted to the Yankees of New York, who spend above all others in their attempts to obtain the ring.


For within these rings is bound the glory and deeds of that season. But the value of those rings lessened, for a new ring has been made. In the grand halls of Cooperstown, the Dark Lord Selig forged a 2007 World Series Ring, whose value is beyond all others. For baseball fans honor the bearer of the current Ring. One Ring to rule them all. One by one, the teams of Major League Baseball fell to the power of the ring. But there are eight who remain, victory is near, the Great ring is within their grasp. The power of the ring has a will of its own. It betrays teams to their doom, and rewards fans of the faithful. With just eleven victories, the ring will ensnare a new bearer. The time is now Red Sox Nation, arise players of Boston, Arise and...
WIN!

Lord of the Red Sox 12, A Red Sox Day

So the Sox had won homefield throughout the playoffs, and this was the last post of the regular season. This was more of a kickoff posting for the playoffs and a farewell to the other members of the sandbox. So I said to heck with the tiny pics. After this game the Sons of Sam Horn guys decided they were keeping the sandbox open for the playoffs.

Well gang, it has been a blast. This is the last game thread of the regular season for the Lurkers.

This game is....how can I say this...meaningless. We have gotten everything we asked for out of the regular season from the Red Sox. Best record, homefield throughout, AL victory in the All-Star game. On top of that everyone seems to be getting hot at the same time. Things look really good.

Not much to post about for this game, except maybe some of your favorite memories from the regular season.

I have enjoyed making my "Lord of the Red Sox" mojo posts, and I apologize to those with Dial-up. I agree with most of you that yesterdays was the best one, and impossible to beat. I wish we could continue through the playoffs...but it is what it is. So without further delay...

"The Lord of the Red Sox" mojo presents...

"A Red Sox Day!"

Scene: Red Sox Dugout, just before the start of game 1 of the ALDS



Schilling: Red Sox Nation prepare for battle! Beckett. You get the ball in game one. DiceK, You take Game Two. I'll take game three in Anaheim. The rest of you, Defense will rule the playoffs! Arise! Arise, Players of Boston! Opposing players shall be shaken, bats shall be splintered! A Pitching day... a Red Sox day... ere the sun rises!



[Schilling runs past the players, hitting their gloves with his fist as he goes]
Schilling: Play now!... Play now!... Play! Play to Victory and the World Series!





[Schilling puts on his ballcap and turns to face the Angels dugout]
Schilling: Win!
Red Sox: [echoing] Win!




Schilling: Win!
Red Sox: [echoing] Win!




Schilling: WIN!
Red Sox: WIN!
(Sox take the field for game 1 of the ALDS, with the support of all of Red Sox Nation)

Lord of the Red Sox 11, I am No Reliever

So the Sox, Win and the Yanks lose to Baltimore and the Sox are AL East Champs. Good times. Over at Sons of Sam Horn there are two groups; the members, and those in the sandbox. I was one of those in the sandbox having not gotten my membership yet. There was a chance the Sandbox was going to be shut down for the playoffs, so I was now under a time constraint to get out my better stories I was saving for the playoffs. Which leads to what many have told me was the best of the Lord of the Red Sox entries.

"The Lord of the Red Sox" Mojo presents…

I Am No Reliever!

Scene: Fenway Park, the near future, ALCS, Game 6, Sox vs. Yanks. Sox are ahead in the series 3-2. The bullpen is spent after have been gone deep to in games 3,4,and 5. 7th Inning, Schilling has pitched well but is far past 100 pitches. Sox leads 5-2. Two on, One out...



Schill: (looks over to see who is coming to bat)



Damon: (Swoops towards the field, with Jeter on deck.)



Schill: Crap, he's got my number tonight. I can get him though.



Damon: (Steps into the batters box having gone 2-2 today with a Homer, Double and a walk.)


Tito: TIME! (Slow walks to mound…waves his left hand at the bullpen) Good game Schill.



Schill: Thanks. (Hands ball to Tito, walks to dugout)



Lester: Oh boy...Here we go.



Lester: (Takes the mound.)



Damon: (On the first pitch sends a line drive right back at Lester who snags it on the fly…the runners retreat to their bags.)


Lester: Two Down.



Jeter: (Steps into batters box, arches back…)



Lester: (First pitch, Swinging Strike One.)



Lester: (Second pitch, Swinging Strike Two)



Lester: (Third Pitch, Long Drive to Left….but sails foul missing Fisk's Pole by about two feet.) Whew that was close.



Jeter: (Leans out of the box and shouts out to Lester.) Fool, No Red Sox reliever can strike out the Captain of the Yankees.



Lester: I am no Reliever! (Throws pitch)



Jeter: (Strike Three. LOOKING!)



Jeter: NOooooooooo!



Coco: (Fist Pumps) YEAH!


(The Yanks never made it to the ALCS, The Sox went on to face just as big a challenge in Cleveland)

Lord of the Red Sox 10, Close the Door

Over at Sons of Sam Horn, one person starts the "Game" thread and as long as the Sox keep winning it is considered good luck for that person to start the next game thread...until the Sox lose. A few of the other posters there asked me If I would start up the next Game thread. I was honored and gladly took up the challenge...with what I think is the worst of my Lord of the Red Sox stories.

I had this image in my head of Papelbon walking over to Gagne and just saying WTF Dude! Okajima had also become such a key member of this team, I had to add him to a story. So here it is...

Two games up on the Yanks...with Three to go.

Matchup...
MIN: K. Slowey (4-0, 4.57)
BOS: D. Matsuzaka (14-12, 4.48)


"The Lord of the Red Sox" Mojo presents...

Close the Door

Scene: Fenway Park Bullpen. Tito has called a meeting of the entire pitching staff.



Tito: We have to win two of the next three games to take the AL East. I know we can do it. I feel real real good about our chances. So here is the game plan. Dice, I just need 6 strong innings out of you..no more, no less.



DiceK: I can do that.



Tito: Okie, I’m gonna need you to lock down the 7th for us.



Okie-Jima: Yep.



Tito: Gagne, the 8th is yours.



Gagne: Yes Master, Precious will do as you ask.



Tito: Paps you will wrap it up for us.



Papelbon: Can do Chief.



Tito: Ok lets do it…

(As everyone is leaving…)


Papelbon: Hey Gagne, got a second.

(As Gagne comes over, Paps grabs him and slams him against a wall)


Papelbon: I don't know what's gotten into your head. But we need you to come through for us tonight.



Papelbon: If you screw this thing up tonight. I'm gonna show you first hand what we did to the gators that stumbled into the bullpen back in Louisaina. Are we clear?



Gagne: Yesss, Precious would never do anything to hurt the Red Sox.



Papelbon: Good, now lets WIN this freakin thing!

(and they did)