"I tip my Sox hat to you, Cleveland"
Tribe:
Wow. You guys just gave us a crazy run for our money. We could take nothing for granted, not a single swing, not a single pitch. Ultimately it went our way, but you guys wanted it just as bad and it showed in your relentless gameplay. You should be proud of what you guys accomplished in your division series. You have some of the premier young talent in the league, and I'm damn glad we went through you instead of the Yankees--the Indians were always the real test of our worthiness to be in the Series. I would have been proud to root for a classy ballclub like yours representing the AL if it did come down to that.
You can't be mad at your third base coach either. His responsibility is to make a snap judgement on if the ball is playable, and it was a fucked up tricky play, simple and plain. His first decision was to wave him through, but you can't blame him for holding him up based on the horizontal bounce it took off the side. It could have easily gone either way, and he'd be crucified if Lofton was thrown out. As it were, nobody was actually out on the play, and the game got cracked open later anyway... IMHO everyone should cut him a break.
Oh, and kindly disregard the dickhead "Pink Hat" Sox fans who give all of Sox Nation a bad name with their crass posts, and can't name anyone besides Clemens, Boggs, Ted Williams, or Babe Ruth from a pre-'04 roster. We actually hate them more than you.
-ASE