Saturday, June 13, 2009

Don't look now... but the Red Sox dodged another bullet

























I guess there's no shame in letting up a game tying homer to Ryan Howard... and man I thought this game was over in extra innings.

But any time you have Pedroia going 0-7 and Papelbon sits the whole game and the Red Sox STILL put it in the win column... that's a dodged bullet.

Isn't it nice to see Lester throwing like an ace again? 

Let's update the tally.



DODGED A BULLET GAMES - 7

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.)
June 11 - 4-3 win against Yankees. (Down 3-1 in the 8th. Rallied against Sabathia.)
June 12 - 5-2 win at Philadelphia. (Overcame Ryan Howard's 9th inning shot to win in 13)


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 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)


Now they are Plus One... and doing it against playoff teams.

Let's see what Dice-K has against this Bastardo!







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