\ > Well, as you may imagine, I'm very disappointed, but I certainly > don't think that luck won the series. We did have our share of bad > luck - the injury to Dye being the most obvious example - but we > made played just poorly enough to loose, especially in the decisive > game.
The Yanks also had some bad breaks. Soriano getting called out on a steal where it looked like he was safe. > > > Well this A's fan agrees that that was the turning point in the > series, and here's where the luck factor can be examined in some > detail. Was it luck that Jeter was in the right place at the right > time? Absolutely not. He went to make the play; he wasn't standing there. He anticipated and reacted. Was it luck that Mini-G didn't slide? It was a bad play under pressure. That is what playoffs do to most players. Was it luck that we > didn't replace him with a speedster before the play? It didn't work out well but I think is not possible to decide bad luck vs. bad decision. In light of the discussions about bunting I thought it interesting that Torre had Brochius bunting with 0 outs in the second inning of game 4. It worked of course. The runner went to third and then Soriaono gets a single through the drawn in infield. > > I had the misfortune of attending Sundays game. When I go to a game > I normally arrive for BP and I never leave until the last pitch, and > this game was very long and not very entertaining for an A's fan. > > I think the Yanks can take them but it will not be easy. > > I think it will be close, but I'll be routing for the M's. First game to Yanks 4-2; I think they take it in 6 > > -- > Doug > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.zo.com/~brighto > > We reached the tree line and I dropped my pack > Sat down on my haunches and I looked back down > Over the mountain > Helpless and speechless and breathless > > GAIA > > James Taylor, Gaia
