Just How It Was Scripted

andrew — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:25:27 +0000

We were joking around the office that the ALCS wouldn’t be the same if the Sox just rolled through. Part of the script is to go down 3-1, 0r 3-0, and then kick it into gear and come back in dramatic fashion.

I thought the live blog of last night’s game on Boston.com was great to look at the morning after.

10:44 PM, TOP 7, 7-0 RAYS

After a double steal, Upton launched a 3-2 fastball off of Papelbon high to left, a blast that nearly scraped the Monster and bounded off the top of the scoreboard. Earlier in the at-bat, Papelbon tried to reclaim the inside part of the plate that Red Sox pitchers so readily yielded all series. Ultimately, nothing works against these Rays. That two-run double ought to be your ballgame.

Then…

12:17 AM, GAME OVER, 8-7 RED SOX

The Red Sox have completed the largest comeback ever by a team facing playoff elimination, defeating the Rays, 8-7, on Drew’s walk-off ground-rule double/single over the head of Rays right fielder Gabe Gross to score Youkilis.

Absolutely amazing.

So Long Manny Ramirez

andrew — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:55:12 +0000

I’ve always been a big Manny Ramirez fan, so seeing Manny get shipped to the Dodgers is a real bummer for me. I can’t really stand up for his actions of late, and he certainly has made it hard to be a Manny fan lately, but this kind of sucks.

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Just How It Was Scripted

So Long Manny Ramirez