The Red Sox blow a game with 2 outs in the 9th?
The Yankees rally with 3 in the 9th to tie the Red Sox?
The Lakers win?
This wasn't a sports day.
It was a country western song!
Not only have the Yankees caught us, but we now have more Teeth Grinders than Dodged Bullets!
You'll forgive me if I avoid Sports Center tonight!
OK, now to update the Tally Board. May hasn't been pretty!!!!
DODGED A BULLET GAMES - 5
April 17 - 10-8 win against Orioles. (Overcame 7-0 deficit.)
April 24 - 5-4 win against Yankees. (Bay homers off of Rivera in 9th to tie it.)
April 25 - 16-11 win against Yankees. (Overcame 6-0 deficit.)
April 29 - 6-5 win at Cleveland. (Overcame 5-0 deficit.)
May 12 - 4-3 win at Anaheim. (Down 3-1 in the 8th.)
TEETH GRINDER GAMES - 6
April 14 - 6-5 loss at Oakland. (Sox blow early 3-0 lead. Lose in 12)
April 28 - 9-8 loss at Cleveland. (Sox blow early 5-1 lead. Lopez drops 3rd out.)
May 14 - 5-4 loss at Anaheim. (Ortiz goes 0-7 stranding 12 runners.)
May 15 - 5-4 loss at Seattle. (Red Sox blow their second 4-0 lead in three days.)
May 14 - 5-4 loss at Anaheim. (Ortiz goes 0-7 stranding 12 runners.)
May 15 - 5-4 loss at Seattle. (Red Sox blow their second 4-0 lead in three days.)
May 17 - 3-2 loss at Seattle. (Red Sox strand two in the 9th. Lose in the bottom of the 9th.)
May 23 - 3-2 loss to the Mets. (Papelbon lets up a 2 out 2 run homer in the 9th to Omir Santos)
- 1!!
Bonnie and Clyde did a better job dodging bullets!
Let's GO!
Papelbon looked like the "village idiot" in the Bottom of the 9th with that play at 2nd.
ReplyDeleteFans of the Yankees can also make a list like this and we also can say What could have been.
Even though the Yankees are "in the race" now I still do not think they have the pitching and defense to really be a contender. If I was a Red Sox fan. (I would rather be waterboarded) I would still be more concerned with the Rays and maybe the Jays.
We got the teamwork, to make the Dream work, let's go, LET'S GO METS.
ReplyDeleteIt is possible that we will have more teeth grinders than dodged bullets this season and still win the division. While the Papelbon blown save was painful to absorb, the Sox have subsequently had two "coasters." As long as we have two coasters for every teeth grinder then we're in business. One of the trademarks of recent Sox teams seems to be (I don't have the stats for this) that they don't lose big very often. In that sense, having more teeth grinders than usual is not a bad thing in the scheme of things.
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