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Red Sox vs. Dodgers 2018 World Series Gameday Thread
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Post by sarasoxer on Oct 29, 2018 8:34:08 GMT -5
A guy who played for 7 different teams, was DFA'ed 4 times,released twice, had THREE different stints with the Orioles and is the very definition of a journeyman ends up MVP of the World Series. Only in America,kids. Lightning in a bottle with Eovaldi and Pearce. This was a year where everything went right from management, to Cora, Mookie & Martinez, resurrection of Price....etc. The team was so focused and so galvanized as one.
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 29, 2018 8:37:18 GMT -5
Morning everyone, the Red Sox are World Series champs.
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Post by dd on Oct 29, 2018 8:41:02 GMT -5
Oof. This could be a high scoring game. It's so much fun reading all this for the first time the morning after! :-) (Not criticizing you Libertine, I was thinking the same thing at the time.)
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 29, 2018 8:41:58 GMT -5
Just realized that every run in the game was scored on a homer.
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Post by patford on Oct 29, 2018 8:44:05 GMT -5
Can't remember which site analyzed the series position by position and gave the Dodgers the edge in 7 of 11 (all infield plus starting and relief pitching) and the Sox in 4 (all outfield, begrudgingly in center, plus DH) and therefore predicted an LA victory. Amazing how arguably one of the best 3 teams of the modern era was so disrespected by so many "experts". Analytics have rightly become the lynchpin of building a franchise and have proven so with their success. But they can only explain so much and that missing 5-10% is what we can call "clutch" or "chemistry" or "heart" (old school) and that whatever-it-is is something this team had in great measure. In retrospect it all seemed so easy and so inevitable though you would know that by reading some of the game threads Thanks to everyone here for adding immeasurably to a great and historic run and next year, when the MFY come to town (hopefully with Machado in tow as their latest anchor) let's greet them with a new chant: TWENTY-EIGHTEEN, TWENTY-EIGHTEEN! This morning ESPN has the Sox as the fourth best team going into 2019. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25088592/ranking-mlb-teams-ahead-2019-offseason
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Post by mobaz on Oct 29, 2018 8:51:56 GMT -5
A guy who played for 7 different teams, was DFA'ed 4 times,released twice, had THREE different stints with the Orioles and is the very definition of a journeyman ends up MVP of the World Series. Only in America,kids. I was shocked when I pulled up BR and found this season was only the SECOND time he was traded even with all those teams. Every other switch was FA/DFA/release.
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Post by Guidas on Oct 29, 2018 8:53:47 GMT -5
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Post by mobaz on Oct 29, 2018 8:56:58 GMT -5
Can't remember which site analyzed the series position by position and gave the Dodgers the edge in 7 of 11 (all infield plus starting and relief pitching) and the Sox in 4 (all outfield, begrudgingly in center, plus DH) and therefore predicted an LA victory. Amazing how arguably one of the best 3 teams of the modern era was so disrespected by so many "experts". Analytics have rightly become the lynchpin of building a franchise and have proven so with their success. But they can only explain so much and that missing 5-10% is what we can call "clutch" or "chemistry" or "heart" (old school) and that whatever-it-is is something this team had in great measure. In retrospect it all seemed so easy and so inevitable though you would know that by reading some of the game threads Thanks to everyone here for adding immeasurably to a great and historic run and next year, when the MFY come to town (hopefully with Machado in tow as their latest anchor) let's greet them with a new chant: TWENTY-EIGHTEEN, TWENTY-EIGHTEEN! This morning ESPN has the Sox as the fourth best team going into 2019. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25088592/ranking-mlb-teams-ahead-2019-offseasonNOBODY BELIEVES IN US!!!!!
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Post by manfred on Oct 29, 2018 9:00:31 GMT -5
I love it: the three teams the Sox just stomped ranked ahead of them. What, is Mookie getting old or something?
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Post by patford on Oct 29, 2018 9:01:17 GMT -5
As great as Pearce was Price should have been the MVP. He won two of the four games. And if you take Pearce out of game five the Sox still win 2-1. I think you also have to consider that since the award began being given pitchers have dominated the selection. It would be interesting to see a breakdown of the vote. Of course it's primarily sports reporters who determine the recipient. JUst one more opportunity for them to be their usual petty and childish selves.
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Post by dd on Oct 29, 2018 9:04:09 GMT -5
Calling it boys, co-MVP Pearce and Price. I was shouting the same thing at the TV last night. That's the way it should have gone but they only had one truck. Like either of these guys needed a truck!
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Post by patford on Oct 29, 2018 9:07:55 GMT -5
I love it: the three teams the Sox just stomped ranked ahead of them. What, is Mookie getting old or something? The Sox went 11 and 3 against them. Each if the three teams won only one game. The Sox went 7 and 1 on their field.
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Post by imnothipp on Oct 29, 2018 9:10:35 GMT -5
I tend to agree Price should have been MVP. I don't think they were being petty (at I hope not) I think the determining factor was as far as pitching, you could make a case for Joe Kelley and Nate E, as for the hitters, it was not close, it was Pearce all the way. I think a split would have been acceptable in this case..
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Post by patford on Oct 29, 2018 9:10:38 GMT -5
Calling it boys, co-MVP Pearce and Price. I was shouting the same thing at the TV last night. That's the way it should have gone but they only had one truck. Like either of these guys needed a truck! Reporters should not be voting for the award. It should be the players on the two teams who make the call. In a way Price is being treated like the Sox. They win and still don't get the respect they deserve.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 29, 2018 9:13:43 GMT -5
Wow!!!! This team!! The 2018 Boston Red Sox are not only the World Champions. Now that all is said and done they will go down as the greatest team in Red Sox history (with apologies to the 1912 edition) meaning that these guys set the bar very, very high for future Red Sox teams, they were THAT good. This team is the best team of the current young century. This team is one of the best teams in relatively modern baseball history. Only the 1998 Yankees can be ranked ahead of them when it comes to dominance. The 2001 Seattle Mariners might have won more games, but they didn't win the biggest games, so they can't be a part of the discussion. These 2018 Red Sox are on a tier with some other heavyweights like the 1961 Yankees, the 1970 Orioles, the 1975 Big Red Machine, and the 1986 Mets. The Red Sox totally belong in that conversation. It's funny. Joel Sherman of the NY Post wrote an article I think it was against Houston where he couldn't figure out how the 2018 Red Sox could be THAT good. It didn't make sense. I agreed with his article. I saw the team. I saw a team where most days the 2b production was limited, 3b was a disaster area, the catching offense was as weak as they came, the ace wasn't right physically, the bullpen was scary in a bad way. I tempered my expectations because why in the hell would a reasonable person assume that Nate Eovaldi would go from fragile TJ pitcher to being an absolute beast. I mean when the Sox first got him he was called the starting pitching version of Joe Kelly, which was not considered a compliment. And I think that comparison to Joe Kelly is still apt, except now it's considered high praise because Joe Kelly is a cold blooded killer on the mound. Who really saw that version of Joe Kelly happening? And before arms are raised when the hell has Joe Kelly ever gone 10 plus inning with 13 Ks and 0 walks, again 0 walks? Who WAS that guy the Red Sox had out there in the post-season? It's not the Joe Kelly I've known. Jeez, now if he does leave via free agency, he has forced me into missing him and thinking fondly of him forever. So I didn't feel that I was unreasonable thinking the Sox didn't have enough pen to get through the Yankees or Astros, but they did and were amazing at doing it, getting the key outs in Game 1 and 4 of the ALDS and the miracle catch in Game 4 of the ALCS. But I figured those teams had mostly right handed starters that right handed hitters that in retrospect were not great matches for the Red Sox pitching staff's strengths. The Dodgers had lefties to combat that and wore down pitchers with long ABs and had capable RH platoon mates. They were being portrayed as a 92 win no-chance underdogs but in truth they should have won 100 plus games given their immense talent. Instead the Sox suddenly had a strike throwing bullpen capable of throwing 100 plus, a starter in Price, who suddenly found the answers to all of his problems on the mound while Kimbrel was hanging on for dear life in Game 4 of the ALCS, and of course Kimbrel was given aid from former Red Sox torch Eric Gagne of all people. You just can't replicate this stuff, and that's without getting into Steve Pearce, who was a great under the radar pickup in June which I was happy with at the time (yeah, I was actually right about something for a change - Pearce was and is awesome!) So I was as wrong as wrong could be and if you want to say I told you so (hopefully without being a jerk about it), have at it because nothing is going to wipe the smile off my face for the next whatever many months - and the memory of this season is permanent and believe it or not I enjoyed it more than I've ever enjoyed any season. It was the immaculate season in which they even tortured the Yankees almost beyond my wildest dreams. This team was delightfully sadistic. And they had serious balls. That Kinsler error could have sunk this team. They were dead in the water just waiting for the Dodgers to tie the series. You could feel the momentum shift. It brought back memories of 86 for me. You can tell me that the feeling that they were sitting around waiting to lose was just my imagination, but I can think of somebody who felt the same way I did. The only difference is me yelling at the TV screen didn't help much, but Chris Sale ranting at his teammates probably helped more than my yelling at the TV did. Between that and the total miscommunication by Hill and Roberts, and the strange unavailability of Baez and Urias sunk the Dodgers in Game 4. That was the one sadness I had on the other side. Hate to say because I'll always love Roberts, but I kind of see how they underachieved their pythag record by a mile. Roberts' managing left a lot to be desired, which I'm glad for the Red Sox, but pains me to say for him. He was outmanaged clearly by Cora. My one regret in all this is I didn't get to share this with my 6 year old son. My wife decided to stay up and my plan of sneaking him downstairs to see the last 3 outs vanished. I pleaded my case with her, but she would have skinned me alive if I had woke him out of a sound sleep to catch the last 3 outs live (Why does she have to be such a good mother?!), so I had to settle for showing him those outs this morning when he woke up. Now I'm out all of this money. Hahah.....no with my track record, do you really think I put down money against the Red Sox??? I don't gamble and the reason is obvious. I lost a $1 in 1981 betting on the Eagles to beat the Raiders in the Super Bowl. That was enough gambling for me. No, I'm out of a lot of money because the Red Sox have forced me to spend a bunch of money to update and redecorate my Red Sox shrine room. So many photos, plaques, merchandise, clothing, etc. to be purchased. They're going to break me financially and I'm running out of room in my room! Damn these Red Sox!! One final thing, if possible, I have to figure out how to add an 18 to my handle now that it's outdated! They keep doing this I'll run out of room there, too!
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Post by dd on Oct 29, 2018 9:16:48 GMT -5
I've waited all season to celebrate this with all you guys. I had strong feelings that we'd be exactly where we are right now since spring training. I wish I could say the same. When the regular season ended I thought they'd go down in the 1st round no matter the opponent. I was hoping the A's would beat the MFY because I dreaded the thought of the latter beating the Sox. I was lacking faith. My deepest apologies to one and all! Today I'm not lacking anything at all. I am one happy bleeping camper!!!!!
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Post by rjp313jr on Oct 29, 2018 9:21:43 GMT -5
As great as Pearce was Price should have been the MVP. He won two of the four games. And if you take Pearce out of game five the Sox still win 2-1. I think you also have to consider that since the award began being given pitchers have dominated the selection. It would be interesting to see a breakdown of the vote. Of course it's primarily sports reporters who determine the recipient. JUst one more opportunity for them to be their usual petty and childish selves. It could have gone either way. You can’t just take out the two home runs though and say the game unfolds same way... Price was clearly bothered by not wining it tho. I would have given it to him fwiw. By the way then Price goes with this tweet.
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Post by rjp313jr on Oct 29, 2018 9:23:56 GMT -5
Can't remember which site analyzed the series position by position and gave the Dodgers the edge in 7 of 11 (all infield plus starting and relief pitching) and the Sox in 4 (all outfield, begrudgingly in center, plus DH) and therefore predicted an LA victory. Amazing how arguably one of the best 3 teams of the modern era was so disrespected by so many "experts". Analytics have rightly become the lynchpin of building a franchise and have proven so with their success. But they can only explain so much and that missing 5-10% is what we can call "clutch" or "chemistry" or "heart" (old school) and that whatever-it-is is something this team had in great measure. In retrospect it all seemed so easy and so inevitable though you would know that by reading some of the game threads Thanks to everyone here for adding immeasurably to a great and historic run and next year, when the MFY come to town (hopefully with Machado in tow as their latest anchor) let's greet them with a new chant: TWENTY-EIGHTEEN, TWENTY-EIGHTEEN! The thing is this isn’t far fetched. The problem was the analysis of thinking that’s how baseball games are won. Individually, you can make a strong 7-4 argument. But how the pieces fit and compliment each other is important.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 29, 2018 9:31:36 GMT -5
Wow!!!! This team!! The 2018 Boston Red Sox are not only the World Champions. Now that all is said and done they will go down as the greatest team in Red Sox history (with apologies to the 1912 edition) meaning that these guys set the bar very, very high for future Red Sox teams, they were THAT good. This team is the best team of the current young century. This team is one of the best teams in relatively modern baseball history. Only the 1998 Yankees can be ranked ahead of them when it comes to dominance. The 2001 Seattle Mariners might have won more games, but they didn't win the biggest games, so they can't be a part of the discussion. These 2018 Red Sox are on a tier with some other heavyweights like the 1961 Yankees, the 1970 Orioles, the 1975 Big Red Machine, and the 1986 Mets. The Red Sox totally belong in that conversation. It's funny. Joel Sherman of the NY Post wrote an article I think it was against Houston where he couldn't figure out how the 2018 Red Sox could be THAT good. It didn't make sense. I agreed with his article. I saw the team. I saw a team where most days the 2b production was limited, 3b was a disaster area, the catching offense was as weak as they came, the ace wasn't right physically, the bullpen was scary in a bad way. I tempered my expectations because why in the hell would a reasonable person assume that Nate Eovaldi would go from fragile TJ pitcher to being an absolute beast. I mean when the Sox first got him he was called the starting pitching version of Joe Kelly, which was not considered a compliment. And I think that comparison to Joe Kelly is still apt, except now it's considered high praise because Joe Kelly is a cold blooded killer on the mound. Who really saw that version of Joe Kelly happening? And before arms are raised when the hell has Joe Kelly ever gone 10 plus inning with 13 Ks and 0 walks, again 0 walks? Who WAS that guy the Red Sox had out there in the post-season? It's not the Joe Kelly I've known. Jeez, now if he does leave via free agency, he has forced me into missing him and thinking fondly of him forever. So I didn't feel that I was unreasonable thinking the Sox didn't have enough pen to get through the Yankees or Astros, but they did and were amazing at doing it, getting the key outs in Game 1 and 4 of the ALDS and the miracle catch in Game 4 of the ALCS. But I figured those teams had mostly right handed starters that right handed hitters that in retrospect were not great matches for the Red Sox pitching staff's strengths. The Dodgers had lefties to combat that and wore down pitchers with long ABs and had capable RH platoon mates. They were being portrayed as a 92 win no-chance underdogs but in truth they should have won 100 plus games given their immense talent. Instead the Sox suddenly had a strike throwing bullpen capable of throwing 100 plus, a starter in Price, who suddenly found the answers to all of his problems on the mound while Kimbrel was hanging on for dear life in Game 4 of the ALCS, and of course Kimbrel was given aid from former Red Sox torch Eric Gagne of all people. You just can't replicate this stuff, and that's without getting into Steve Pearce, who was a great under the radar pickup in June which I was happy with at the time (yeah, I was actually right about something for a change - Pearce was and is awesome!) So I was as wrong as wrong could be and if you want to say I told you so (hopefully without being a jerk about it), have at it because nothing is going to wipe the smile off my face for the next whatever many months - and the memory of this season is permanent and believe it or not I enjoyed it more than I've ever enjoyed any season. It was the immaculate season in which they even tortured the Yankees almost beyond my wildest dreams. This team was delightfully sadistic. And they had serious balls. That Kinsler error could have sunk this team. They were dead in the water just waiting for the Dodgers to tie the series. You could feel the momentum shift. It brought back memories of 86 for me. You can tell me that the feeling that they were sitting around waiting to lose was just my imagination, but I can think of somebody who felt the same way I did. The only difference is me yelling at the TV screen didn't help much, but Chris Sale ranting at his teammates probably helped more than my yelling at the TV did. Between that and the total miscommunication by Hill and Roberts, and the strange unavailability of Baez and Urias sunk the Dodgers in Game 4. That was the one sadness I had on the other side. Hate to say because I'll always love Roberts, but I kind of see how they underachieved their pythag record by a mile. Roberts' managing left a lot to be desired, which I'm glad for the Red Sox, but pains me to say for him. He was outmanaged clearly by Cora. My one regret in all this is I didn't get to share this with my 6 year old son. My wife decided to stay up and my plan of sneaking him downstairs to see the last 3 outs vanished. I pleaded my case with her, but she would have skinned me alive if I had woke him out of a sound sleep to catch the last 3 outs live (Why does she have to be such a good mother?!), so I had to settle for showing him those outs this morning when he woke up. Now I'm out all of this money. Hahah.....no with my track record, do you really think I put down money against the Red Sox??? I don't gamble and the reason is obvious. I lost a $1 in 1981 betting on the Eagles to beat the Raiders in the Super Bowl. That was enough gambling for me. No, I'm out of a lot of money because the Red Sox have forced me to spend a bunch of money to update and redecorate my Red Sox shrine room. So many photos, plaques, merchandise, clothing, etc. to be purchased. They're going to break me financially and I'm running out of room in my room! Damn these Red Sox!! One final thing, if possible, I have to figure out how to add an 18 to my handle now that it's outdated! They keep doing this I'll run out of room there, too! I've been waiting for this!
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Post by Smittyw on Oct 29, 2018 9:33:43 GMT -5
Can't remember which site analyzed the series position by position and gave the Dodgers the edge in 7 of 11 (all infield plus starting and relief pitching) and the Sox in 4 (all outfield, begrudgingly in center, plus DH) and therefore predicted an LA victory. Amazing how arguably one of the best 3 teams of the modern era was so disrespected by so many "experts". Analytics have rightly become the lynchpin of building a franchise and have proven so with their success. But they can only explain so much and that missing 5-10% is what we can call "clutch" or "chemistry" or "heart" (old school) and that whatever-it-is is something this team had in great measure. In retrospect it all seemed so easy and so inevitable though you would know that by reading some of the game threads Thanks to everyone here for adding immeasurably to a great and historic run and next year, when the MFY come to town (hopefully with Machado in tow as their latest anchor) let's greet them with a new chant: TWENTY-EIGHTEEN, TWENTY-EIGHTEEN! This morning ESPN has the Sox as the fourth best team going into 2019. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25088592/ranking-mlb-teams-ahead-2019-offseasonHahahhahahaa...that's fine by me. Keep that chip on our guys' shoulders for another year and see how that works out.
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Post by rjp313jr on Oct 29, 2018 9:34:40 GMT -5
This win makes looking at the farm system well worth it.
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Post by rjp313jr on Oct 29, 2018 9:35:10 GMT -5
Wow!!!! This team!! The 2018 Boston Red Sox are not only the World Champions. Now that all is said and done they will go down as the greatest team in Red Sox history (with apologies to the 1912 edition) meaning that these guys set the bar very, very high for future Red Sox teams, they were THAT good. This team is the best team of the current young century. This team is one of the best teams in relatively modern baseball history. Only the 1998 Yankees can be ranked ahead of them when it comes to dominance. The 2001 Seattle Mariners might have won more games, but they didn't win the biggest games, so they can't be a part of the discussion. These 2018 Red Sox are on a tier with some other heavyweights like the 1961 Yankees, the 1970 Orioles, the 1975 Big Red Machine, and the 1986 Mets. The Red Sox totally belong in that conversation. It's funny. Joel Sherman of the NY Post wrote an article I think it was against Houston where he couldn't figure out how the 2018 Red Sox could be THAT good. It didn't make sense. I agreed with his article. I saw the team. I saw a team where most days the 2b production was limited, 3b was a disaster area, the catching offense was as weak as they came, the ace wasn't right physically, the bullpen was scary in a bad way. I tempered my expectations because why in the hell would a reasonable person assume that Nate Eovaldi would go from fragile TJ pitcher to being an absolute beast. I mean when the Sox first got him he was called the starting pitching version of Joe Kelly, which was not considered a compliment. And I think that comparison to Joe Kelly is still apt, except now it's considered high praise because Joe Kelly is a cold blooded killer on the mound. Who really saw that version of Joe Kelly happening? And before arms are raised when the hell has Joe Kelly ever gone 10 plus inning with 13 Ks and 0 walks, again 0 walks? Who WAS that guy the Red Sox had out there in the post-season? It's not the Joe Kelly I've known. Jeez, now if he does leave via free agency, he has forced me into missing him and thinking fondly of him forever. So I didn't feel that I was unreasonable thinking the Sox didn't have enough pen to get through the Yankees or Astros, but they did and were amazing at doing it, getting the key outs in Game 1 and 4 of the ALDS and the miracle catch in Game 4 of the ALCS. But I figured those teams had mostly right handed starters that right handed hitters that in retrospect were not great matches for the Red Sox pitching staff's strengths. The Dodgers had lefties to combat that and wore down pitchers with long ABs and had capable RH platoon mates. They were being portrayed as a 92 win no-chance underdogs but in truth they should have won 100 plus games given their immense talent. Instead the Sox suddenly had a strike throwing bullpen capable of throwing 100 plus, a starter in Price, who suddenly found the answers to all of his problems on the mound while Kimbrel was hanging on for dear life in Game 4 of the ALCS, and of course Kimbrel was given aid from former Red Sox torch Eric Gagne of all people. You just can't replicate this stuff, and that's without getting into Steve Pearce, who was a great under the radar pickup in June which I was happy with at the time (yeah, I was actually right about something for a change - Pearce was and is awesome!) So I was as wrong as wrong could be and if you want to say I told you so (hopefully without being a jerk about it), have at it because nothing is going to wipe the smile off my face for the next whatever many months - and the memory of this season is permanent and believe it or not I enjoyed it more than I've ever enjoyed any season. It was the immaculate season in which they even tortured the Yankees almost beyond my wildest dreams. This team was delightfully sadistic. And they had serious balls. That Kinsler error could have sunk this team. They were dead in the water just waiting for the Dodgers to tie the series. You could feel the momentum shift. It brought back memories of 86 for me. You can tell me that the feeling that they were sitting around waiting to lose was just my imagination, but I can think of somebody who felt the same way I did. The only difference is me yelling at the TV screen didn't help much, but Chris Sale ranting at his teammates probably helped more than my yelling at the TV did. Between that and the total miscommunication by Hill and Roberts, and the strange unavailability of Baez and Urias sunk the Dodgers in Game 4. That was the one sadness I had on the other side. Hate to say because I'll always love Roberts, but I kind of see how they underachieved their pythag record by a mile. Roberts' managing left a lot to be desired, which I'm glad for the Red Sox, but pains me to say for him. He was outmanaged clearly by Cora. My one regret in all this is I didn't get to share this with my 6 year old son. My wife decided to stay up and my plan of sneaking him downstairs to see the last 3 outs vanished. I pleaded my case with her, but she would have skinned me alive if I had woke him out of a sound sleep to catch the last 3 outs live (Why does she have to be such a good mother?!), so I had to settle for showing him those outs this morning when he woke up. Now I'm out all of this money. Hahah.....no with my track record, do you really think I put down money against the Red Sox??? I don't gamble and the reason is obvious. I lost a $1 in 1981 betting on the Eagles to beat the Raiders in the Super Bowl. That was enough gambling for me. No, I'm out of a lot of money because the Red Sox have forced me to spend a bunch of money to update and redecorate my Red Sox shrine room. So many photos, plaques, merchandise, clothing, etc. to be purchased. They're going to break me financially and I'm running out of room in my room! Damn these Red Sox!! One final thing, if possible, I have to figure out how to add an 18 to my handle now that it's outdated! They keep doing this I'll run out of room there, too! I've been waiting for this! I’ll read it later when I have 45 mins 😂😂
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Post by jchang on Oct 29, 2018 9:39:39 GMT -5
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Post by soxfansince67 on Oct 29, 2018 9:44:33 GMT -5
Woke up with that surreal joyous feeling that we all got to experience something unique and exceptional.
I also now have that familiar tinge of letdown, of sadness, recognizing the magical run is complete. All of the ups, and the few downs, of this season can not be repeated. Cora will no longer be new to us; neither will JDM. Our killer B outfield will be one more year experienced . Some players will go, some will arrive, and the culture, character, feel of the team will be altered.
Of course, we all here will observe it, comment on it, live it with each other.
But it WILL be different...but this season gave us so much to chew on, think back on, provide smiles on. I plan to spend some time thinking on what we shared and witnessed.
My wife just told me (and she is not an avid sports fan, but did watch many of the post season games with me) that for her, this team represented something positive and uplifting and healing in what to us is a dark time for our country. I completely agree with her.
Again thanks for putting up with my often impulsive comments this year here. You feel like friends that I'd love to watch a game with!
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Post by libertine on Oct 29, 2018 9:48:57 GMT -5
Oof. This could be a high scoring game. It's so much fun reading all this for the first time the morning after! :-) (Not criticizing you Libertine, I was thinking the same thing at the time.) Yeah after 1/2 inning and one additional pitch it sure did seem that way, lol.
But after giving up a homerun to Freese on the first pitch he threw Price, and the rest of the Sox pitchers in the game, gave up 0 runs on 2 hits. And one of those 2 hits was a fluky one lost in the twilight.
While Pearce was MVP of the Series, and not undeservedly so, Price will always be the MVP of this postseason for me.
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