October 9, 2008 – 11:13 am
Let’s be honest. The Red Sox did not beat an Angels team playing at their best. Game 4 offered a lot of evidence to support that.
Howie Kendrick still looked totally overwhelmed by the moment
Bad baserunning by Torri Hunter
And the fatal blow, the failed squeeze play
I give Scoscia tons of credit for trying the squeeze play. [...]
October 6, 2008 – 11:30 am
Well, that game was a bummer. Did the Sox deserve to win that game? Probably not. Did the Angels deserve to lose it? Absolutely.
From Bad News Bears-esque fielding to baserunning blunders, the Angels looked for every way they could to lose this game. Why Howie Kendrick is still in the Angels lineup is bizarre to [...]
October 5, 2008 – 10:36 am
Not too much time to write, but a few thoughts looking back on Game 2 and ahead to Game 1
This was a game I thought we were destined to lose. For 4 innings or so, Dice-K was doing it right. Getting leadoff guys out and keeping Figgins off base in front of the heart of [...]
October 3, 2008 – 9:41 am
Think about it…take away Jed Lowrie’s error that led to the Angel’s only run and the Red Sox played a practically perfect game 1. They executed the winning formula as it was scripted out. Jon Lester delivered an amazing 7 innings. Justin Masterson managed to wiggle his way thru the 8th and Paps shut the [...]
October 1, 2008 – 9:17 am
No more fooling around…
The defense of the 2007 World Series trophy truly begins with game 1 against Anaheim. This won’t be easy. But it can be done. The Sox have a team that can play with anyone, so it’s just a matter of executing the game plans.
So how do they beat the Angels?
Starting pitching, starting [...]