Just some things I wanted to talk about - What are your general thoughts right now!?

[BrentD22]

Stats are reflective for the last month of the season up until this point (last game vs. Tornanto).

 

------------------BA K BB SB RBI HR 3B 2B

1B

Kevin Millar .302 12 4 0 8 4 0 8

John Olerud .269 11 8 0 14 4 0 1

2B

Alex Cora .263 3 4 0 7 0 2 2

Tony Graffanino .292 9 1 0 6 2 1 4

3B

Bill Mueller .283 17 11 0 6 1 0 4

Hanley Ramirez He's like 0 - 1 or something so far

OF

Trot Nixon .259 15 12 0 11 1 1 6

Johnny Damon .256 8 8 0 10 1 0 4

Manny Ramirez .276 20 9 0 21 8 0 2

Catcher

Jason Varitek .173 22 15 0 6 0 0 2

Doug Mirabelli .269 10 2 1 1 1 0 3

DH

David Ortiz .291 21 21 0 27 11 0 3

 

Unless I missed something we only have 1 stolen base in the last month? Other than that I think things are looking good IMO, yes we are not producing runs like we normally do. IMO I believe the "slump" has been due to several factors. This time of year small ball is a big part of the game and we have NO small ball, we are leaving a lot of guys on base - their getting on base, we just can't drive them in, obvisouly no stolen bases are a problem, ect.

 

I said it in the game thread tonight and I'll say it now. Have faith it's never as bas as people make it out to sound. Ya the Yankees took 1st from us, but they are playing GREAT baseball right now. We however are only playing mediocure (sp) ball. If we can step up and play like we can we'll be OK.

 

 

Bad news - Clevland plays a team with nothing to play for (White Sox).

 

Good news - The sox win 2-3 we play-off with Yanks, but if we sweep we are in. So we all know what's going to happen... The play-offs start early this year!

[Manny Goes Boom]

What intrigues me outside of our series with the Yanks, is that Cleveland/White Sox series. I'm not totally sold on the white sox lying down and letting the Guardians sweep them for three games, I don't think Ozzie would like that at all. So I don't think that Cleveland has it as easy as people think. That series will be highly competetive, and the Yanks coming to town will be bananas. Its going to be a great series and high energy from everyone.

[Cityofchampions33]

I totally figured out what I want to happen...

 

I'm tryin to make it like the Bucky f***in Dent year. So, we absolutely crush the Yankees in the 1st 2 games, scoring like 1289734871237 runs and have Matsui lean against the Monster cryin(Boston massacre and yaz), then the Yanls barely salvage the last game because of a cheap call or w/e, just has to be cheap. Then we go to Yankee Stadium, it's pitchers duel, and their up 1-0 in the 7th. Then, Graffy injures himself in the field, like a twisted ankle and can't make the AB. SO we send out Alex Cora, who gets up, and fouls a ball off himself, the next pitch breaks his bat, and goes to get a new one. Then he comes back and hits high fly ball into LF, every ne thinks Matsui is gunna ctch but...it kepps on sailing, and sailing, and sailing, then lofts ever so softly into the stands. (Bucky F. Dent).

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Unless I missed something we only have 1 stolen base in the last month? BrentD22

 

Not to nick pick, but there were 2 steals last night, Graff and Damon.