September 2nd, 2010
Red Sox 9, Oreos, 6:
Doing a Double Take…
As sad as it is, I am so used to them not doing well recently that when I looked at the game in the earlier innings and saw that they were losing, I was disappointed, but not super surprised. And since I didn’t get home until late, and then had things to do, I didn’t check again until I went to see how they did–and, at 1st glance, I thought they had LOST, and even started to say to my husband, “Oh crap, th—, Oh! They WON! Cool!
A 6-run 7th inning usually can go a long way to a win…especially when your ace gives up 4 runs in the 1st inning…Fortunately, Jon Lester settled down after that, only giving up 1 more run in his 6 innings of work…
The rest of his line: 5 runs on 8 hits while walking 2, hitting a batter, throwing a wild pitch and striking out 10. Jon Lester threw 120 pitches, 72 for strikes. Read more…
September 1st, 2010
Red Sox 2, Oreos 5:
Another Day, Another Loss…
Remember when Josh Beckett was so dominant, so lights out, that when he pitched, we EXPECTED a win–and when he had on of his rare sub par outings, and the Sox lost, we were all completely shocked?
Unfortunately, this year, the exact opposite seems to be the case: we expect the loss, the sub par outing, all the while hoping against hope that THIS will be the contest in which the dominant, fired up Texan will grab the opposing team by the throat and wring the life out of them…
But the only life wringing last night was by the Oreos–the FREAKING OREOS, who held the Sox to 2 runs, and while Beckett certainly pitched better than he has, didn’t give up a homer, OR turn into Yukky Pitcher–all the hallmarks of the 2010 Boston Red Sox Campaign were here: Read more…
August 31st, 2010
August 31, 2010:
Heaps and Tons of Randomness…
OK, how bout 9 Random things while we wait for the Sox to play their 132nd game tonight, 7 games behind the Skanks in the AL east…
1. So Manny is going to the White Sox huh? Yippee freaking Skippy. This would not matter to me one iota, expect for the fact that the Sox of the Red variety still have SEVEN games with the Pale Hose, including 3 this weekend at Fenway…So now the press with all be atwitter with “oh! Will Manny get booed now that he is a member of the White Sox?” Puhleese….I just cannot wait until he butts heads with Manager Ozzie Guillen–because you KNOW it’s going to happen–and that will be a good time, because you never know what is going to come out of Ozzie’s mouth… Read more…
August 30th, 2010
Red Sox 3, Tampa Bay 5:
…But the Shouting…
We all knew the Sox needed to win at least 2 of the 3, or better yet, all 3 of the games this weekend, to remain relevant n the AL East/Wild Card race for 2010…
And we all knew that the pitching staff needed to pony up and get the job done–and on Friday night, Jon Lester, despite throwing THREE wild pitches in the contest, limited the Rays to 1 run, with the bullpen holding the lead. Luckily the 3 runs scored by the Sox were enough to win…
And That Clay Person Only game up 2 runs on Saturday night, but there was the bizarre JD Drew “should I catch the ball? Or should I let it drop? No, I should catch the ball” THING, and That Clay Persons useless and errant pickoff throw…And of course there was Matt Garza and his scary chin hair Elmo who has had the Sox’s number all year, so this one went into the 10th inning before Scott Atchinson (WHY he is still a member of the Boston Red Sox baffles me) gave up the winning homer… Read more…
August 27th, 2010
August 27, 2010:
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
As I mentioned the other day, if the Sox are actually going to try and get to the Postseason–this weekend’s series against the Rays is probably the biggest one of the year…
And, I believe, for the first time EVER, its a Boston Red Thoughts Standing’s breakdown–without a Skankee in sight….
Lets go to the Blackboard!
Since both the Rays and the Skanks were off last night, everything stayed the same from the night before: The Rays and the Skanks are tied fro 1st place/Wild Card, with the Sox 5.5 games back in each standing.
So: Read more…
August 26th, 2010
Red Sox 5, Seattle 3,
Red Sox 2, Seattle 4:
Treading Water…
While in any other situation, winning 2 out of 3 and winning series would certainly be a good thing–and it does keep the Sox in the thick of things. A 6-3 homestand is certainly nothing to complain about. HOWEVER, when the 2 teams in front of the pack are in the same division, and seem to keep on winning, sweeps are what is going to it, if the Sox have any chance at all of getting to the dance…
Fortunately, even a blind nut finds a squirrel sometimes, and box the Skanks and the Rays lost last night–so a 1/2 game was gained–a full game would have been better, though… Read more…
