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1. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance Posted: October 04, 2008 at 05:53 AM (#2967635)2-Run-Homer wins.
Just real nice plays, with the tense situation and all that jazz.
Terrific win. Papelbon tossed strikes.
Basically, though, this is just a really good all-around team. They're good at every single aspect of the game. Fun to watch.
krod never had to get more than 3 outs the entire year. What were you expecting. I said at the time in the chatter it would go bad. (first thing that actually moved me to comment today, was just chilling and watching the game up to that point...)
harsh lights that are October Baseball w/Skippy and Bucky and the
guy from the Dick Tracy Movie.
where the hell is Papelbon thing.
Same here. I thought Drew's was a routine fly to center until I watch Hunter retreating and then giving up.
I think Masterson is better against righties than Manny D, but if there's a mixed group in a mid-lev situation, I'd rather have Delcarmen than Masterson.
And I shouldn't really be complaining. I'm not complaining, exactly. We won, and I kinda love this team, this all-around talent. I'm more, just, confused about what the Red Sox see in Masterson that I don't see. I don't see an out pitch against lefties. I'd love to be wrong, because a Justin Masterson who is effective against lefties is a $7M set-up man, but I don't see it, not yet.
suprprise me at all if they BB people.
I thought MDC looked pretty tight in the playoffs last year.
Probably has something to do with the idiot announcer Chip Caray, who pissed himself on every routine fly but didn't even react to Drew's hit.
Man what an intense game. I love the playoffs <3 <3 <3
The Sox deserved gamed 1, and game 2 was a great game. But someone owes that piece of human excrement a big gift basket. Personally, I can only hope for a casual meeting in the street where I can deliver the swift kick in the balls he so richly deserves.
I'll be rooting for the Rays because of Maddon and Percival, but good luck in the ALCS.
Few points on todays game
+ Chip Carey is a ####### disgrace and can't call a game to save his life. What a joker - living off the family name.
+ Maybe everyone can see why Dice K shits us all so much now.
+ Jason Bay - great bat - great pick up - can't throw to save his life - but man I love him.
+ JD Drew - I love him. I thought Papis was out of there as well
+ K Rod - tone down the antics now mate - God is not there for you in the playoffs as you show him too much love in the regular season maybe...
+ Why did Masterson start the 8th? This made no sense at all
+ Okijima starting the 7th as well was a big WTF - especially as he was lucky to not have had Gamer Anderson take him yard earlier...
+ Pedroia has no hits yet - I thought his shot that Gamer caught was a homer off the bat as well.
Caption under the front page picture on espn.com:
It was not at all clear that the tag was ever actually applied.
On the Rapuano call, the replays showed fairly convincing that Crisp got his foot back in. That said, what the hell was Coco thinking?
I must say, I find myself in rare agreement with the Tiny Welcher here on this point.
in the 10th-11th if needed.
To not use Lopez to try to get the first out of the 8th is a question, no?
Foolish memory. Looking back at MDC's game logs, he had 6 games where he allowed multiple baserunners in less than one inning, 3 in August and September; and the Red Sox won 5 of those games. Masterson had 4 in fewer appearances, and Sox won only one of those games (and looks like similarly leverages situations for Masterson and MDC). Go, go objective data!
I haven't ever been to Anaheim, is it possible due to stadium configuration or winds or something that the ball carries better to center field there than right field? That Bay homer in the first was bomb to center, a couple of shots to right seemed to stay in by both clubs.
Could it just be the camera angle?
They want to use Papelbon as much as necessary, and as little as necessary. There might have been better choices to start the 8th than Masterson, but with a 70% win probability to start the inning, it doesn't seem like Papelbon is necessary. As soon as Masterson gave up the triple, Boston still had a lead, but their win probability was down near 40%. They were winning, but given the context they were likely to lose. That's the perfect time for a stopper.
Of course, it helps to have a stopper warmed up. Papelbon was warm not because they intended to use him for 2 IP, but because they wanted to be ready in case it was necessary. If someone else can get even one out, that's less work for Papelbon if they only play 9, and more he can pitch past 9 innings if it comes to that. Again, whether Masterson was the best choice is another story; but I think not starting the 8th with Papelbon is a fine decision as long as he was ready to come in when needed.
Also, if that game went extra innings I have to think the Sox would be the favorites. We had Delcarmen, Lopez, and Wakefield (I am not including Byrd because it seems he would pitch if Beckett doesn't).
If your argument basically boils down to 'starting the 8th with someone other than Pap is defensible,' then I've got no beef with that. But in this particular situation, Masterson didn't look good and a lefty (who he has trouble with) was due up.
And why the hell are we still talking about this damned thing--we won the ballgame! :-)
Typical of his tendency to give extra breaks to his veterans.
On the other hand, he managed the relievers brilliantly.
I probably would have put Wakefield in instead of Lopez in the 12th, but there were no good options at this point.
If Chone Figgins doesn't catch those two line shots into the corner in consecutive innings, the Red Sox win the game.
I probably would have put Wakefield in instead of Lopez in the 12th, but there were no good options at this point.
Uh, I would have put Byrd in over Lopez given the string of RHB coming up.
However, the run wasn't Lopez's fault. Grounder through the infield, sac bunt, bloop. Shrug.
Also, I would have pinch hit Casey for Cora.
Cora hit a rocket off Weaver.
Pinch hitters get a reduction to their stats for coming into the game cold.
For example, both of Sox's pinch hitters struck out today.
I don't think pinch hitting makes sense most of the time, unless the disparity
in hitting talent between a player and his PH is enormous.
I won't absolve him of blame - it's not like you can assign it to anyone else - but yeah, he basically did his job.
Is Lowell a net negative now? Should they put him in the 1988 Kirk Gibson role?
He was a couple of steps slower in the field and didn't do much at the plate.
A gimpy Lowell is worse than either Casey or Kotsay.
Right now he's even worse than Cora.
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