This series is not over
Beckett starts Game Five, so I like our chances there.
And, despite his outing in Game Two, I'd never bet against Curt Schilling in a big game, particularly when his Red Sox career is on the line at Fenway.
So then it's Game Seven, and weird things happen in Games numbered Seven. Jeff Suppan. Aaron Boone. John Lackey. Home teams have a leg up in Games Seven.
But it's not 2004 (and things don't look nearly so hopeless right now as they did back then, either). I don't think the Sox can come back because they've done it before; it's not the laundry that plays the games. Ortiz, Ramirez, Schilling, and Varitek were the only members of that team that have also contributed to this series. (Youkilis was on the bench and could have seen more action, but didn't.)
I'd be crazy to be confident, but I'd have to be a lousy fan to think it's impossible -- not when it's so darn possible. (And I hate to say this, but if there's a team jinxed enough to blow this lead, it's Cleveland.)
This series is not over.
And, despite his outing in Game Two, I'd never bet against Curt Schilling in a big game, particularly when his Red Sox career is on the line at Fenway.
So then it's Game Seven, and weird things happen in Games numbered Seven. Jeff Suppan. Aaron Boone. John Lackey. Home teams have a leg up in Games Seven.
But it's not 2004 (and things don't look nearly so hopeless right now as they did back then, either). I don't think the Sox can come back because they've done it before; it's not the laundry that plays the games. Ortiz, Ramirez, Schilling, and Varitek were the only members of that team that have also contributed to this series. (Youkilis was on the bench and could have seen more action, but didn't.)
I'd be crazy to be confident, but I'd have to be a lousy fan to think it's impossible -- not when it's so darn possible. (And I hate to say this, but if there's a team jinxed enough to blow this lead, it's Cleveland.)
This series is not over.
posted by Josh at
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
2 Comments:
And Timlin. And Wakefield.
By
Josh, at 3:20 PM
You're off your nut-- other than Beckett, the pitching has been awful from top to bottom. And outside of 3-5, the hitting hasn't been a whole lot better. Just doesn't look like their year. Cleveland looks very good. I do think they'll win Game 5, but if they win 6 it's just to get hopes up. On the plus side, Dice-K might still be able to make me sleep like a baby in a Game 7.
By
Tom Clancy, at 4:50 PM
Post a Comment
<< Home