October 12th Vs. New York: Alcs Game 1

[yeszir]

At the very least, scoring some runs will prove to the yankees that we're a force to be reckoned with, and it will take away a bit of the momentum should they win

[yeszir]

TEK! 8-5. This thing isn't as over as well all thought I guess.

[ACL BoSox]

damn those 2 runs we fudged over late look like their gonna be a factor.

 

At least were back in it, but no we are gonna have to deal with Gordon and Rivera, as if it were any consolation.

[element1151]

It would be sweet to get 4 runs from Rivera to win.

[ACL BoSox]

Originally posted by element1151@Oct 12 2004, 09:47 PM

It would be sweet to get 4 runs from Rivera to win.

Yeah, never gonna happen...

[yagmaster]

This is exactly what we need, a strong relief inning. Let's get some runs off of Flash, and give Rivera a not so warm welcome.

[element1151]

ORTIZ TRIPLE!!! 8-7!!!

[yagmaster]

OK! 1 More run, Matsui is so bad

[yagmaster]

WE NEED TO f***ING HOLD THEM HERE!

[Beaneater]

It's official. Whether we win this game or not, we have shown that we can spot the Yankees an 8-0 lead through 6.2 and still play them tough. This has totally deflated the momentum that the Yanks would have gotten from the arse-whooping that this game looked like early. Should be a fun series.

[yeszir]

Originally posted by Beaneater@Oct 12 2004, 11:12 PM

It's official. Whether we win this game or not, we have shown that we can spot the Yankees an 8-0 lead through 6.2 and still play them tough. This has totally deflated the momentum that the Yanks would have gotten from the arse-whooping that this game looked like early. Should be a fun series.

Indeed. This is just plain amazing. 7 unanswered runs!

[ACL BoSox]

Ummm, we were literally a foot away from tying this game. We need to hold the yankees here and get a run off rivera in the 9th.

 

In the ninth we have....

 

1. Nixon

2. Varitek

3. Cabrera

 

nixon is a lefty so that hurts, varitek is hit or miss, cabrera can do damage.

[yagmaster]

We need to get out of this inning first. Someone please retire this ugly Japanese man.

[element1151]

Originally posted by yagmaster@Oct 12 2004, 08:22 PM

We need to get out of this inning first. Someone please retire this ugly Japanese man.

Well we got him out, 1 to go.

[yeszir]

This game is gonna give me a heart attack...

[element1151]

10-7, the comeback was a thought at least.

[schillingouttheks]

bahhh

[ACL BoSox]

Any shot of a comeback has just been flushed down the toilet.

 

Tomorrow is a new game.

[schillingouttheks]

weve ruined rivera before and we can still do it. i still have positive thoughts unlike u :thumbdown:

[yagmaster]

Ok, we have three outs to get three runs. We can do it, we just need to get into Rivera's head. If we get a few runners, he might get rattled and we'll have a chance.

[yagmaster]

There's a hit! Come on now, we need baserunners.

[yagmaster]

There is no one I would rather have up right now than Mueller. Come on baby!

[yagmaster]

[element1151]

Being down 1-0 against the Yankees feels bad.

[yagmaster]

Not as bad as losing 8 - 0, or getting no hit.

[Beaneater]

Call me crazy, but I'm not that depressed by this. This whole game was disastrous from the get-go -- Mussina was incandescent, Schilling was clearly not all there, eveything that could have gone wrong did through 6 1/2, and we still got within one swing of tying the game in the 8th and the 9th. (Indeed, in the 8th we got within about 5 feet of tying the game.) They slapped us around like the proverbial red-headed stepchild and we still crawled back in it.

 

I know, I know, this is the Red Sox we're talking about. They're capable of repeated meltdowns, as 85 years of history tell us. But seriously, is everything going to break the Yankees' way for this whole series? What I saw tonight shows me that in order to beat us, the Yankees need 1) an insane pitching performance and 2) a titanic Red Sox collapse (a la Schilling). That is not going to happen every game.

 

Afterthought: Did anyone else notice that the strike zone was smaller when the Yankees were batting? Sheffield got 4-5 strikes at least twice, and there were some questionable strikes called against the Sox (questionable enough that even the Fox crew questioned them). I realize that I am hopelessly biased, so I'm calling on some of you hopelessly biased people to confirm or disprove my idea.

 

Not that I'm saying that we would have won with a better strike zone -- only 1 run that I recall was directly attributable to a bad call (Sheffield should have been punched out in the 8th, perfect pitch from Timlin that was somehow not called a strike, and he later came around to score). But it sure made me want to throw things at the TV (since the actual umpire was not within throwing range).

[empireII]

Great job sox offense. Down 8-0 in the 7th and cut it to 1 run! Amazing.

[Beaneater]

I should have said that 2 runs were attributable to that bad call. Sheffield should have been K'd for the second out, then (assuming that all else remains equal) Matsui pops out for out #3 and Williams does not hit the 2-run double.

 

Makes no difference in the final analysis though, except that psychologically it would have been different to go into the 9th down 1 instead of 3.

[CalvnHobs6]

Some good came out of this game.

A) A ridiculous comeback

B ) Shutout innings by Embree, Mendoza, and Leskanic.

 

I like the way this series looks. Sure, we're down 1-0, but this was just not Schilling's night. Discount the first 3 innings (if only) and the sox won this game 7-4. Ridiculous, but if the Sox can get 7 runs in a game where Moose starts...what about Lieber? I like it.

[mosox]

Well, Schilling and Damon were just terrible, and without #38 pitching well and without #18 getting on base, it was going to be tough.

The comeback was a good sign but the middle relief was a disaster, except for Embree.

Sox pitchers cannot get behind in counts and expct to get these guys out.

And why, after several years do the Sox fail to see that Matsui is a low ball hitter?

Timlin got him out in the 8th with a high pitch inside, SURPRISE!

Down 1-0 is not horrible, but it's time the Sox get in the game from start to finish.