Comments on: Wake up, Sox fans! The Red Sox are in a race!

By: GreggB

GreggB — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:45:18 +0000

Nothing could be more sweet than having the Yanks sweep into the post-season with something like 105 wins, while the Sox limp in as the wild card… and then cleaning their clock in the championship series. New York will go insane.
If that can happen, it will be far more satisfying than running away with the division title.

By: ico petrocelli

ico petrocelli — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:02:18 +0000

Yanks losing tonie like they did so often in first half — petite coughs it up. 6-4 in the sixth.
Imagine this is game 3 of a palyoff series against a team that is not the oriles
mond you yanks could win on swisher homer or saint jeter squibber…but they won’t
THEY WON’T
O FOR 21ST CENTURY!!!!
GO SOX

By: marcos

marcos — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:35:10 +0000

I don’t think its fair to call me spineless, just because you don’t agree with what I think.

By: rico ptrocelli

rico ptrocelli — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:01:40 +0000

Blohard here
It’s that the yankles are so dominant. Best team money can buy is 40 over 500….and seem to win every night. depressing.
I live in NYC…it is a jeter lovefrwst these days, pone could puke.
HOWEVER. Detroit could esily trump tthem. Verlander mows em down, Edwin Jackson shows experience and Burnett is uneven. Petite goes either way (and could be good or bad). Joba is bad more than good.
We could face detroit in the final and we own them.
Must push past angels and must win wild card. Texas is scoring 10 runs a game these days so I see it as quite a ride.
I for one check the blogs every spare minute, still.

By: Dante

Dante — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:08:45 +0000

Marcos, representing the worst of Red Sox Nation…and it’s a VERY LARGE subgroup of spineless, irrational chicken littles spurred on by the Tony Massarottis of the world…it’s been disgusting to witness over these last couple months
the truth is the Red Sox can obviously beat any team in baseball in a playoff series, and would probably be favored against anybody by the Yankees…and I dont think any smart red sox fan is too scared of the Yankees bc their rotation isnt dominant…
the whole key is Josh Beckett…if he pitches like he has for most of the season, I really think the Red Sox will win the World Series
imagine what a huge boost to the team it would be for Beckett to turn in 2-3 dominant starts down the stretch and give the Sox a legit 2-ace playoff rotation to pair with the best bullpen in baseball and a top 5 offense

By: polako1

polako1 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:26:46 +0000

Kool-Aid tastes good!

By: Mike Silver

Mike Silver — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:53:51 +0000

Yeah I think that series took a lot of fans out of it. Getting swept is one thing, but getting swept then falling out of contention in the division is another.
At least they’ll come back for the playoffs, as long as we can hold off Texas.

By: Minor

Minor — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:07:39 +0000

“I just felt like I was sitting in a pew, and the preacher pushed my buttons, and now everyone’s singing “Just As I Am.”
I have no idea what that means, but welcome back anyway.

By: Philip Cunningham III

Philip Cunningham III — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:41:33 +0000

I just felt like I was sitting in a pew, and the preacher pushed my buttons, and now everyone’s singing “Just As I Am.”
It broke my heart when we got swept in 4 games by the Yankees. And f’ing A-Rod in extra innings in that Friday game.
But you brought me back with this article. We’re a better team in the playoffs.
Let’s GET ‘EM!!!

By: Ernie Paicopolos

Ernie Paicopolos — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:59:17 +0000

Evan-
You are right on target. Sox fans seem to be in a delusional haze—assuming this team (deeply flawed at different spots throughout the year) is somehow a lock for the post-season. Far from it. I agree with your guarded optimism should we make the playoffs. Of course, a lot of your case is built on Josh Beckett returning to form. I also noted that you correctly left out Manny Delcarmen from your bullpen discussion. He has been the hidden disaster in the ‘pen this year—unable to prevent inherited runners from scoring and routinely coughing up leads. He should not be on the post-season roster (or on the team in 2010).
Best,
Ernie Paicopolos
Editor-In-Chief
fenwaynation.com