Good point about the Angels. The Yankees are not the only worry. But, I agree with Steve. While the chances of going to the playoffs are excellent (the Sox have sent out the bills for playoff tickets) the key to winning the playoffs is one or two dominant starters. We need Beckett to be Beckett when October hits.
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maybe I'm a glass half-full kind of guy (I know - growing up in NE > that's a misnomer) however we are 2.5 games ahead in WC race and 6 > games behind arguably the best team in several years which we've > already agreed has a solid lineup. If we can win games with > performances like last night by Beckett and Pap, then are we not > sitting 'dead red' for Sept and Oct to be another solid 2 months of > Red Sox baseball? > > Perhaps all those years of sitting on the sidelines in Oct, followed > by this decade of 2 WS has made me loopy but I'm excited by our > prospects for the playoffs and still firmly 'believe' we can hold on > our against the Yanks. > > BTW: Kasmir just got picked up by the Angels, so the Angels are > obviously feeling they need some punch when they get to Oct against > us. > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Ray Salemi<[email protected]> wrote: > > Last night I was about to go to bed, but I checked GameDay to see if the > > game had restarted. It was the bottom of the ninth and Papelbon was > > pitching. He struck out the first guy. Then he gave up a single. I > said, > > "I'm not staying up for this," it could take forever. > > > > I'm glad I went to bed. Loading the bases and then striking out the > > remaining two batters is just a little too much drama. It may have > worked > > for Lee Smith, but it's not going to work in the playoffs. > > > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Beckett stinks. How can you go from leading the race for the Cy Young > >> award to the gutter so fast. Our playoff aspirations are dead without > >> Beckett. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in > Just > > 12 Weeks" > > www.leadingafteralayoff.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
