Red Sox ReCap
Oct. 25th, 2007 09:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prowler1971I watched most of the game on mute as I had my regular Wednesday get together occuring. But when everyone left at 10:30, I turned the found back on. By then, it was already 13-1. I watched a little while longer and went to bed. Here are my thoughts.
First, let's not get cocky. Sox won game 1 of the ALCS 10-3 and then lost three straight. Nothing like an embarrassing loss to rally a team. To see the results of this game and assume the Sox are just going to handle the Rockies for the next three games is short sighted.
Second, FOX sucks. These games starting at 8:30 is nuts. I can barely stay up for them. How are kids supposed to watch them? Start the games at 7:30 and make life easy. Folks on the west coast can watch it on delay for all I care.
How ironic is it that Lowell was the only starter without an RBI? Lugo was the only starter without a run. Ellsbury was the only starter without a hit (he didn't need one, really). Now, keep in mind that if Crisp is in this game and doesn't get a hit, he's getting pounded on. I'm not being a hypocrite, I'd have got on him too.
BTW, I think Francona could have put the rest of his little league team in so they could have said they played in a World Series game.
Personally, I'd have put in "Mop-up" Gagne in right after Beckett came out. Gives the team more time to fix things if he managed to blow a 12 run lead.
12 men left on base, 7 in scoring position. That's just so funny because it shows how much more the Sox could have done.
I'm highly amused at watching Youkilis running scoring from first. Something really funny about watching him go all out and knowing that with half the effort, Lugo is twice as fast.
Looking forward to game 2, maybe I'll take a nap when I get home. Go Sox!
First, let's not get cocky. Sox won game 1 of the ALCS 10-3 and then lost three straight. Nothing like an embarrassing loss to rally a team. To see the results of this game and assume the Sox are just going to handle the Rockies for the next three games is short sighted.
Second, FOX sucks. These games starting at 8:30 is nuts. I can barely stay up for them. How are kids supposed to watch them? Start the games at 7:30 and make life easy. Folks on the west coast can watch it on delay for all I care.
How ironic is it that Lowell was the only starter without an RBI? Lugo was the only starter without a run. Ellsbury was the only starter without a hit (he didn't need one, really). Now, keep in mind that if Crisp is in this game and doesn't get a hit, he's getting pounded on. I'm not being a hypocrite, I'd have got on him too.
BTW, I think Francona could have put the rest of his little league team in so they could have said they played in a World Series game.
Personally, I'd have put in "Mop-up" Gagne in right after Beckett came out. Gives the team more time to fix things if he managed to blow a 12 run lead.
12 men left on base, 7 in scoring position. That's just so funny because it shows how much more the Sox could have done.
I'm highly amused at watching Youkilis running scoring from first. Something really funny about watching him go all out and knowing that with half the effort, Lugo is twice as fast.
Looking forward to game 2, maybe I'll take a nap when I get home. Go Sox!
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Date: 2007-10-25 02:21 pm (UTC)That was, indeed, fun to watch. Man but he was hauling... good to see someone running like that. He barely had any lead off as well, from the pictures I saw, so it was almost the entire 270 feet.
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Date: 2007-10-25 04:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-25 05:59 pm (UTC)I can't see this series going more than 5 games.
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Date: 2007-10-25 06:08 pm (UTC)Maybe baseball teams will learn from hockey. You don't put your best line against their best line.