tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post6037756509279813471..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: World Series 3: Dodgers 3, Red Sox 2 (18)allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-55939080194802854112018-10-27T11:53:21.635-07:002018-10-27T11:53:21.635-07:00If you typed out all of John Smoltz's moronic ...If you typed out all of John Smoltz's moronic and incomprehensible statements from last night's game, I think it would be more pages than the OED.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-36026122468626050412018-10-27T11:48:12.653-07:002018-10-27T11:48:12.653-07:00Some say the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn when t...<i>Some say the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn when the game started. I don't remember. Can you confirm?</i><br /><br />Not sure about that, but Larry King got divorced, married his 9th wife, and got divorced from her, all before the 17th inning.<br /><br /><i>My scoresheet is a mess but a treasure now.</i><br /><br />I'd like to see it. ... Unfortunately, I was working for the first 4-5 innings or so and just filled in the basics, then missed the 10-12th innings. Also walked the dog for the 15th. So it is not as covered in ink as it would have been had I sat and watched the entire thing.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-59082594137674358482018-10-27T11:44:22.534-07:002018-10-27T11:44:22.534-07:00What the f... was Cora thinking? This gonna be a P...<i>What the f... was Cora thinking? This gonna be a Pitching mess</i><br /><br />The only pitchers Cora did not use last night were Sale and Pomeranz -- and Pom was warming for the 19th. Please tell me <b><i>exactly</i></b> what should Cora have done. <br /><br />Should Mookie have pitched? Should Kimbrel have gone five innings? Should Cora have brought in the not-good Pomeranz in instead of the very-good Eovaldi?<br /><br />I guess what Cora REALLY should have done was make sure the Red Sox won in nine innings. But no, he could not do that. Because he sucks.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-56099297646791484842018-10-27T11:30:45.370-07:002018-10-27T11:30:45.370-07:00Laura. Wow. Ouch. You are actually good at this...Laura. Wow. Ouch. You are actually good at this.<br /><br />Some say the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn when the game started. I don't remember. Can you confirm?David Chohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635380194329897550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-15815606415449850602018-10-27T10:44:25.769-07:002018-10-27T10:44:25.769-07:00Have not posted before but long time reader and ad...Have not posted before but long time reader and admirer of Joyofsox. (Thank you Allan for your insightful and wonderfully partisan writing) Totally agree with you Laura!! What a game. Worth the baseball hangover today. My scoresheet is a mess but a treasure now. Go Sox! SoxgirlNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774231217169170896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-20597193510030366082018-10-27T08:59:48.340-07:002018-10-27T08:59:48.340-07:00Laura it WAS a brilliant game - I certainly acknow...Laura it WAS a brilliant game - I certainly acknowledge that , a Classic , just a tragedy to lose it after so so long ...... Plus the added twist of the knife - IF we lose from here that will be forever the turning point , if we win it'll merely be a footnote in historyPaul Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144667244809443144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33046128070153631202018-10-27T08:34:24.619-07:002018-10-27T08:34:24.619-07:00I totally disagree with Paul H. Last night was an ...I totally disagree with Paul H. Last night was an AWESOME game, one of the greatest I've ever seen or ever will see. Cora was brilliant! We'll win the Series, doesn't have to be a sweep. This was one for the ages.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-57915098855367041352018-10-27T08:33:23.985-07:002018-10-27T08:33:23.985-07:00Very happy, but I can't take this any more.
Y...<i>Very happy, but I can't take this any more.</i><br /><br />You won't have to. :)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-5759180759736108992018-10-27T05:56:02.463-07:002018-10-27T05:56:02.463-07:00Very happy, but I can't take this any more.Very happy, but I can't take this any more.David Chohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635380194329897550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-12679996491229033682018-10-27T05:23:55.407-07:002018-10-27T05:23:55.407-07:00Levels of Commitment & Effort
Manny Machado v...Levels of Commitment & Effort<br /><br />Manny Machado v Eduardo Nunez<br /><br />Compare & Contrast. Discuss <br /><br />I think we can all agree that Eddy Nunez just simply needs to try harder !!!<br /><br />I expected more blood , dirt & broken equipment from him ....... Disappointing !!!<br /><br />Whereas Manny runs like a Gazelle ...... a Gazelle with 3 legs that has been shot 8 times<br /><br />1 guy can't even put in the effort to jog in the World Series , the other is like a Human Wrecking Ball causing damage to himself & all sorts at every available opportunity<br /><br />Perhaps we can nominate for the MVP of Human Carnage - the Annual "Manny MachaDON'T" Award for the bloke who makes the most mess of himself in the efforts<br /><br />So far Eddy probably leads from Mookie ?<br />Paul Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144667244809443144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-68102099455059745352018-10-27T03:44:17.542-07:002018-10-27T03:44:17.542-07:00Longest game in 34 years all up - which if you do ...Longest game in 34 years all up - which if you do the Maths is about 85 000 games !<br /><br />Do we have a "new" category of defeat here ?<br /><br />You could argue we lost 2 games in one & it almost feels like 2-2<br /><br />There are many things I don't know in life ...... but 1 thing I do definitely know , most Champion Teams are "challenged" at some point<br /><br />Game 4 tomorrow the Sox will face a physical & psychological test like few teams have ever had in Baseball History<br /><br />Now we'll find out just how good this Sox team really is ?<br /><br />For some strange unearthly reason I am supremely confident they will rise to the challenge , maybe because over the whole season we know the Sox have & they deserve to win it <br /><br />But tomorrow represents a chance to show how & why they deserve that Trophy<br /><br />Because now suddenly we have something to lose - it was almost too easy in the first 2 games<br /><br />Now the Gauntlet has been thrown down ...... The moment is HERE , Now , to answer the call , change the momentum back & "win" the World Series<br />Paul Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144667244809443144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-52440024399088372672018-10-27T01:01:15.731-07:002018-10-27T01:01:15.731-07:00What a Shitter that was ........
The SUFFERING is...What a Shitter that was ........<br /><br />The SUFFERING is Strong !!!!!!!!!Paul Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144667244809443144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-22458629621412425292018-10-27T00:48:18.340-07:002018-10-27T00:48:18.340-07:00This is gonna be a pitching mess.This is gonna be a pitching mess.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330651619166977525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-83246235982919077252018-10-27T00:46:34.173-07:002018-10-27T00:46:34.173-07:00What the f... was Cora thinking? This gonna be a P...What the f... was Cora thinking? This gonna be a Pitching mess . Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330651619166977525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-71080945961533932712018-10-26T19:37:28.809-07:002018-10-26T19:37:28.809-07:00Manny Maximum Effort ........ Walking HARD for the...Manny Maximum Effort ........ Walking HARD for the money .......Paul Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144667244809443144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-34704082783445364682018-10-26T13:15:42.353-07:002018-10-26T13:15:42.353-07:00GAME NOTES
The Red Sox are the 55th team to take ...<b>GAME NOTES</b><br /><br />The Red Sox are the 55th team to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series. Prior to 2018, each of the last 10 teams to hold a 2-0 lead in the World Series went on to win the title, as well as 16 of the last 17, and 43 of 54 overall. This is the fifth time the Sox have held a 2-0 lead in the World Series, also doing so in 1916 (won, 4-1), 1986 (lost, 3-4), 2004 (won, 4-0), and 2007 (won, 4-0).<br /><br />The Red Sox have won their last 6 postseason games (ALCS Games 2-5, WS Games 1-2). The only other years in which they won 6+ consecutive games in a single postseason are 2004 (8 straight) and 2007 (7).<br /><br />The Red Sox are 14-2 in their last 16 World Series games, dating back to Game 1 of the 2004 Fall Classic. In those games, they have outscored opponents, 92-42. The Yankees are the only other team ever to go 14-2 or better in any 16-game stretch of World Series play (most recently: 1996-2001).<br /><br />In 8 of 11 games this postseason, the Red Sox have held a lead at the time they pulled their starting pitcher (tied once, trailing twice).<br /><br />In 6 of their 11 games, Red Sox starters have thrown at least 5.0 innings and allowed two runs or fewer. They have thrown 6.0+ innings four times and 7.0+ innings once.<br /><br />In the World Series, Craig Kimbrel, Nathan Eovaldi, and Joe Kelly have retired all 18 batters faced (7K).<br /><br />Beginning with Game 2 of the ALDS, Red Sox relievers have stranded 16 of their last 17 inherited runners.<br /><br />Red Sox pitchers are 4-for-their-last-54 (.074) in the World Series, including 0-for-their-last-10. The last pitchers to record a hit in the World Series were Daisuke Matsuzaka (2007 Game 3), Bill Lee (1975 Game 7), and Luis Tiant (1975 Game 4). The only Red Sox pitcher to hit a homer in the World Series is Jose Santiago (1967 Game 1 off Bob Gibson).<br /><br />The Red Sox have played 207 games in the last 245 days, including 2 exhibition games against Northeastern University and Boston College (2-0), 32 Grapefruit League games (22-9-1), 162 regular season games (108-54), and 11 postseason games (9-2). All together, the Sox are 141-65-1 (.681) in 2018.<br /><br />The Red Sox are 5-0 on the road in the postseason, having outscored opponents by a combined 40-13 margin away from Fenway Park. This is the Red Sox's longest road winning streak in postseason history. The Sox are one of seven teams ever to win 5+ consecutive road games in a single postseason (last: 2014 Royals).<br /><br />The only teams to win as many as six straight road games in a single postseason are the 2005 White Sox (6-0) and 1996 Yankees (8-0), who both won the World Series.<br /><br />The Red Sox are 9-0 this postseason when scoring the game's first run. They have scored multiple runs in the 1st inning five times (ALDS Game 1, ALCS Games 2-4, World Series Game 1). The Sox are 9-0 when scoring 3+ runs and 5-0 in games decided by either one or two runs.<br /><br />With RISP this postseason, the Red Sox are batting .363/.492/.626 (33-for-91, 13 XBH, 23 BB, 3 HBP). With RISP and 2 outs, they have posted a .415/.564/.756 line (17-for-41, 7 XBH, 11 BB, 3 HBP). 34 of the Red Sox's 65 RBI have come with 2 outs.<br /><br />Opposing starters have a 7.47 ERA (39 ER/47.0 IP) against the Red Sox.<br /><br />The only member of the Red Sox's active roster to win a World Series is Xander Bogaerts. He started all six games of the 2013 Fall Classic at 3B at the age of 21. In 2011 with TEX, Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland came within one strike of winning the World Series. In 2013, Joe Kelly and the Cardinals held a 2-games-to-1 lead over the Red Sox, but Boston won the next three games.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-43965139339384248002018-10-26T12:33:31.724-07:002018-10-26T12:33:31.724-07:00The pitcher's name is WalKER Buelher.
He wil...The pitcher's name is WalKER Buelher. <br />He will be a great early walker, to the dugout <br />GKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131212565201599222noreply@blogger.com