Official: Boston Vs Anaheim

[yankeessuck013]

oh well...GO SOX!

[keithfoulke29]

Are you serious??

 

 

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[schillingouttheks]

if we win this round, i think its safe to say we will be in the world series. id rather face the yankees than the angels right now.

[CrespoBlows]

We swept Anaheim remember, plus I'll take our pitching over there's any day of the week. LETS GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[keithfoulke29]

if we win this round, i think its safe to say we will be in the world series. id rather face the yankees than the angels right now.

 

Unfortuanetly tahts a big IF.

[yankeessuck013]

predictions? who wins series...

 

i pick sox 3 -1!!!

[keithfoulke29]

I dunno about this :shrug:

[YanksHater213]

Meh... i say 3-2

[RedSox24]

come on we kicked their asses in august.

 

Sox 3-2

[CalvnHobs6]

Sox win 3-1. Let's get this party started.

[schillingouttheks]

Originally posted by CrespoBlows@Oct 3 2004, 05:23 PM

We swept Anaheim remember, plus I'll take our pitching over there's any day of the week. LETS GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pitching true, but we swept anaheim 3 games at HOME. we dont have that this time, and we have struggled over in anaheim. theyre offense is somewhat overlooked too, with the exception of vlad. but let me tell you this, if it comes down to a battle of the bullpens we are going to get knocked up bad.

[joyofsox]

The match-ups:

 

Game 1: Boston (Schilling 21-6) at Anaheim (Washburn 11-8), 4:00 pm, Tuesday

Game 2: Boston (Martinez 16-9) at Anaheim (Colon 8-12), 10:00 pm, Wednesday

Game 3: Anaheim (Escobar 11-12) at Boston (Arroyo/Wakefield), 4:00, Friday

Game 4: Anaheim at Boston, if necessary Saturday

Game 5: Boston at Anaheim, if necessary Sunday

 

MLB sez:

 

Tuesday, October 5, 2004

1:09 pm: NLDS Game 1, Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals, ESPN

4:09 pm: ALDS Game 1, Boston Red Sox at Anaheim Angels, ESPN

8:19 pm: ALDS Game 1, Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees, FOX

 

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

4:09 pm: NLDS Game 1, Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves, ESPN

7:09 pm: ALDS Game 2, Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees, ESPN

10:09 pm: ALDS Game 2, Boston Red Sox at Anaheim Angels, ESPN

 

Thursday, October 7, 2004

4:09 pm: NLDS Game 2, Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves, ESPN

8:19 pm: NLDS Game 2, Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals, FOX

 

Friday, October 8, 2004

4:09 pm: ALDS Game 3, Anaheim Angels at Boston Red Sox, ESPN

8:09 pm: ALDS Game 3, New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins, ESPN

[RedSoxRooter]

WTF??? What's with all the 4:00 games???? So I gotta leave work early on Tuesday, get in late on Thursday, and leave work way early on a Friday to catch the games? This is ********.

 

[stocker323]

I'd rather have 4 PM games than that evil 10 PM game (can't wait for that one) plus there's no FOX games, which means no McCarver and Buck!!!!

[RedSox24]

YAY, McCarver is the biggest douchebag in the world. I have to miss the Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday game cause of work.

[schillingouttheks]

theres no game on thursday

[RedSox24]

oh well then i hope i work thursday then and not friday, but i will prolly have to work both

[RedSoxRooter]

f*** work . I'll see all the games. But damn, I'll have to sneak around a lot this week...

[elsrbueno]

I have to agree that I like the 4pm EST game times better than 10pm EST. Anyway, it's going to be a tough series. Washburn has dominated us in the past. We've got to believe that Schilling and Pedro can carry us in this series, because Anaheim has finished the year on a hot streak!

[RedSox24]

im getting a lil antsy in the pantsys

[noonanberg]

I hear ya RedSox24, I'm a lil nervous meself. Dont get me wrong I think the Sox can and will win this series and hopefully all three, but sure I'm still worried. Last October I think I felt every emotion possible, and I dont expect this year to be any different, except for maybe that one devastation that comes from an early winter.

[elsrbueno]

I'm excited and worried. The Red Sox could easily go up 2-0 in this series, but just as easily be down 0-2.

 

The key to this series will be starting pitching. I believe that whichever team gets better starting pitching will win it.

 

Washburn, Colon, and Escobar are all capable of dominating in any given game. The good news is, so are Schilling, Pedro, and Arroyo.

 

I worry about Eckstein, Figgins, Guerrero, etc.

 

I feel good about Schilling, Martinez, Cabrera, etc.

 

Both of these teams are going to fight. I'd wouldn't be surprised to see it go 5 games.

[ACL BoSox]

The closest thing we have to a gaurentee is Schilling, after that it's all tossups.

[mosox]

I think the key to the series is Curt in Game 1. If he wins today, Sox in 4, wrapping up at Fenway. The Sox also need to have the lead by the 7th. Scoring runs on the Angels late in the game against Rodriguez and Percival has been almost impossible. I'm real nervous just like evey year, but I also feel real good about this series. The Angels are a hot team, but the Sox are on a mission. I just hope they don't press too much. GO SOX!!!

[elsrbueno]

Hey guys,

I've said all I will say about this series.... Here's Bill Simmons' (from ESPN) take on it:

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=simmons/041005

 

Here's another ESPN article worth reading.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2004...yson&id=1895320

 

Enjoy!