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10. Cleveland won 96 games and tied for the best record in baseball... with us... and we won by default. It's kinda like beating the bully in gym-class wrestling because he has a violent asthma attack in the middle of the match. The only people stupid enough to think we were going to roll through them because they weren't the Yankees were Yankees fans and WEEI listeners.
9. Even God seems to want the Indians to win, as He sent an Old Testament plague to smite the Bombers.
8. Travis Hafner is like Shrek during a bad acid trip. When he hits the ball, it goes far.
7. Grady Sizemore is almost unanimously considered the best all-around player in the American League.
6. Lebron James is a bigger jackass than Tom Brady, so Cleveland has to win so they can rub it in his spoiled little nose.
5. Jake Westbrook and Paul Byrd are like short bus twins: alone they're weak, but together they're frightening and nigh-unstoppable... despite the fact that Byrd's OBA was over .300.
4. Did you catch the last line in #5? If you didn't, go back and read it again, and think about our offense.
3. Eric n'a pas gagné. Not once, not any of his appearances with the Sox (save the day after he was traded.)
2. Fausto Carmona and C.C. Sabathia combined for 38 wins between the two of them. Both are probably going to get more Cy Young votes than Josh Beckett because of Cleveland's payroll.
1. Coco Crisp, J.D. Drew, Julio Lugo, Jason Varitek, Dustin Pedroia. They're probably all going to Sandals after the postseason ends.
The series is likely over, so let's all be honest with ourselves. Josh Beckett has a solid chance of winning tonight, but only because his track record says he's going to go 6 or 7 innings and allow like 2 runs. Problem is, that might not be enough considering the offensive production of the majority of the lineup. That same production is the reason that, if we win Game 5, we'll likely struggle to win 6 and 7.
I'm not being a naysayer, just honest. I want more than anything for the Sox to come back and move on to the World Series, but I just don't think they can do it. This lineup is anemic in three of the nine slots, and the manager (whom I like most of the time) refuses to mix things up out of loyalty to hitters who aren't performing the way they're supposed to.
But once more, if you're trying to find some sort of comfort, just remember that Cleveland won 96 games, swept their division rival Tigers going into the postseason, and that Boston barely made it to the finish line with their lead intact.
Curtis Leskanic said something interesting during an interview on XM Radio's Home Plate last night that made perfect sense: "You can't beat destiny." We already know about the Rockies, but maybe it really is Cleveland's time for a shot as well.
Man, I really hope not. I would love to go to the World Series.
9. Even God seems to want the Indians to win, as He sent an Old Testament plague to smite the Bombers.
8. Travis Hafner is like Shrek during a bad acid trip. When he hits the ball, it goes far.
7. Grady Sizemore is almost unanimously considered the best all-around player in the American League.
6. Lebron James is a bigger jackass than Tom Brady, so Cleveland has to win so they can rub it in his spoiled little nose.
5. Jake Westbrook and Paul Byrd are like short bus twins: alone they're weak, but together they're frightening and nigh-unstoppable... despite the fact that Byrd's OBA was over .300.
4. Did you catch the last line in #5? If you didn't, go back and read it again, and think about our offense.
3. Eric n'a pas gagné. Not once, not any of his appearances with the Sox (save the day after he was traded.)
2. Fausto Carmona and C.C. Sabathia combined for 38 wins between the two of them. Both are probably going to get more Cy Young votes than Josh Beckett because of Cleveland's payroll.
1. Coco Crisp, J.D. Drew, Julio Lugo, Jason Varitek, Dustin Pedroia. They're probably all going to Sandals after the postseason ends.
The series is likely over, so let's all be honest with ourselves. Josh Beckett has a solid chance of winning tonight, but only because his track record says he's going to go 6 or 7 innings and allow like 2 runs. Problem is, that might not be enough considering the offensive production of the majority of the lineup. That same production is the reason that, if we win Game 5, we'll likely struggle to win 6 and 7.
I'm not being a naysayer, just honest. I want more than anything for the Sox to come back and move on to the World Series, but I just don't think they can do it. This lineup is anemic in three of the nine slots, and the manager (whom I like most of the time) refuses to mix things up out of loyalty to hitters who aren't performing the way they're supposed to.
But once more, if you're trying to find some sort of comfort, just remember that Cleveland won 96 games, swept their division rival Tigers going into the postseason, and that Boston barely made it to the finish line with their lead intact.
Curtis Leskanic said something interesting during an interview on XM Radio's Home Plate last night that made perfect sense: "You can't beat destiny." We already know about the Rockies, but maybe it really is Cleveland's time for a shot as well.
Man, I really hope not. I would love to go to the World Series.
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Ryan Brodeur at 9:24 PM
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