tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19728962.post115457610442204410..comments2023-12-10T18:09:20.757-05:00Comments on Eephus Pitch: So, A-Rod Is Kind Of An Underdog Now... Right?Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064841292940508545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19728962.post-1154705510772208232006-08-04T10:31:00.000-05:002006-08-04T10:31:00.000-05:00In reply to the last comment, me too! But in a di...In reply to the last comment, me too! But in a different way obviously.<BR/><BR/>In reply to the first, yeah, I'm willing to give that it was mostly that Carmona dude's meltdown. Besides Loretta finding an actual strike to hit (and they were pretty scarce those last three batters), the only worthy AB was by Mirabelli (!?) when he took the count to 3-2, fouled off a strike, then finally got HBP.<BR/><BR/>Point is, the Red Sox are two David-Ortiz-heroics and one Carmona-breakdown from a 7-game losing streak. They have been playing terrible baseball all of July and the beginning of August (team OBP, team ERA). I know they still have the third-best record in baseball or whatever, but when you're in the same division as the Yanks, that still leaves you sweating bullets.From the Vined Smithyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383093641957358840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19728962.post-1154632699742117092006-08-03T14:18:00.000-05:002006-08-03T14:18:00.000-05:00Also, if the Red Sox had gotten Roy Oswalt, I woul...Also, if the Red Sox had gotten Roy Oswalt, I would have freaked the fuck out.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064841292940508545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19728962.post-1154625598490175712006-08-03T12:19:00.000-05:002006-08-03T12:19:00.000-05:00True. You can't really blame the Indians for David...True. You can't really blame the Indians for David Ortiz's walk-off, as he is a force of nature. Happens to the best of us. Last night, though, was a display of truly staggering ineptitude... you have to credit the Sox for taking advantage of it, but seriously, it's not that hard to take advantage of a pitcher falling apart so badly he's hit two batters in a row and then walked the third.<BR/><BR/>No disparagement to the Sox intended--I certainly wouldn't give the division to the Yankees yet (and god knows they've gotten a few gift-wrapped wins over the course of the year too).Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064841292940508545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19728962.post-1154616770341335722006-08-03T09:52:00.000-05:002006-08-03T09:52:00.000-05:00I give the edge to win the division to the Yanks a...I give the edge to win the division to the Yanks at this point, like every other pundit in the world.<BR/><BR/>But hey, even when the pitcher unravels, coming back from down a run in the bottom of the 9th, 2 out, nobody on...that ain't easy (he said, without really knowing what he was talking about).<BR/><BR/>But the Yanks got better at the deadline and played well when the team was smashed up, and the Red Sox didn't get better and are now dealing with a bad injury issue. I said from the beginning no move was the best one for this team...but a little piece of me died inside when I heard a day later that we had been close to landing Oswalt. I believe completely in not sacrificing the future for the present...but damn...Oswalt...From the Vined Smithyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383093641957358840noreply@blogger.com