9/28 vs. Toronto - Clinch Day

[TheKilo]

Beckett v. Richmond.

 

Call me crazy, got a good feeling about this.

[jacksonianmarch]

What the sweep allowed was the sox to actually celebrate their wild card berth. Cause if they were still in play for the East, and clinched a playoff berth, would they have celebrated or no?

[WhiskeyBreath]

What the sweep allowed was the sox to actually celebrate their wild card berth. Cause if they were still in play for the East' date=' and clinched a playoff berth, would they have celebrated or no?[/quote']

 

Who really cares about the celebration crap?

[jacksonianmarch]

Why not? Every team that makes the playoffs should have the chance to enjoy their playoff bids.

[example1]

They would have (and should have) celebrated whenever they get into the playoffs. It has been a good year, another mid-90's win season for Tito and the Sox FO and their core of players. It is definitely worthy of celebration whenever and whereever they are.

[WhiskeyBreath]

Yeah, celebrating means a lot to the players but as a fan, I couldn't care less how they go about it.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Unless of course, they decide to ritually sacrifice an infant on an altar made from human skulls, and then drink its blood and have a massive orgy. In that case, I'd have to say I'd rather they just have some bubbly.

[WhiskeyBreath]

rofl

[yankees228]

What the sweep allowed was the sox to actually celebrate their wild card berth. Cause if they were still in play for the East' date=' and clinched a playoff berth, would they have celebrated or no?[/quote']

 

They would have, because their chances of winning the division would have been remote. Think back to the 2007 Yankees.

[bsox0407]

Beckett v. Richmond.

 

Call me crazy, got a good feeling about this.

 

at least if and when we clinch it will be at home. it would be nice to do it front of our deserving hometown fans. we are home the rest of the year so it will happen. i hope its because we win not because texas loses.

[TedWilliams101]

Screw a celebration, they still need to stay focused on the goal. I could care less about making the playoffs unless we actually win a championship. Honestly, if we were to lose game 7 of the World Series, I would rather just not have made the playoffs in the first place. Less heart-wrenching and less wasted time. Making the playoffs is meaningless without the ring... at least for us big market teams.

[TheKilo]

are you kidding me? when did you get that yankee fan snense of entitlement?

[Dojji]

are you kidding me? when did you get that yankee fan snense of entitlement?

 

Seriously. Making the playoffs is what teams play the regular season for. It's never a waste of time.

[BSN07]

Screw a celebration' date=' they still need to stay focused on the goal. I could care less about making the playoffs unless we actually win a championship. Honestly, if we were to lose game 7 of the World Series, I would rather just not have made the playoffs in the first place. Less heart-wrenching and less wasted time. Making the playoffs is meaningless without the ring... at least for us big market teams.[/quote']

 

Boo very Boo...

 

Are you a closet Yankees fan and just haven't found a way to come out to everyone yet?

[VA Sox Fan]

Red Sox

 

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. Victor Martinez, C

4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B

5. David Ortiz, DH

6. Jason Bay, LF

7. J.D. Drew, RF

8. Casey Kotchman, 1B

9. Alex Gonzalez, SS

-- Josh Beckett, SP

 

 

WIN!!

[Emmz]

Screw a celebration' date=' they still need to stay focused on the goal. I could care less about making the playoffs unless we actually win a championship. Honestly, if we were to lose game 7 of the World Series, I would rather just not have made the playoffs in the first place. Less heart-wrenching and less wasted time. Making the playoffs is meaningless without the ring... at least for us big market teams.[/quote']

 

I think that the playoffs are pretty awesome. Lots of good baseball is played, the best teams fighting each other. Why the hell not celebrate making the playoffs? It's what the regular season is all about. In turn, the playoffs is all about the World Series.

[TheKilo]

per Ian Browne's Twitter, Beckett scratched rom tonight's start. Bowden to start

[Cocos Disciples]

per Ian Browne's Twitter' date=' Beckett scratched rom tonight's start. Bowden to start[/quote']

 

Ugh. Is he hurt?

 

EDIT: Back spasms but they shouldn't be too serious. Still, how awesome is it that our two best pitchers have some sort of injury?

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

o noez there bottlin it

[Spudboy]

Red Sox

 

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. Victor Martinez, C

4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B

5. David Ortiz, DH

6. Jason Bay, LF

7. J.D. Drew, RF

8. Casey Kotchman, 1B

9. Alex Gonzalez, SS

-- Josh Beckett, SP

 

 

WIN!!

 

No Lowell?

[CoachC.]

No Lowell?

 

injections in hip, out for a couple days.

[Jasonbay44]

Wooo, no Tek!

[VA Sox Fan]

Blue Jays

1. Jose Bautista, RF

2. Aaron Hill, 2B

3. Adam Lind, DH

4. Vernon Wells, CF

5. Edwin Encarnacion, 3B

6. Lyle Overbay, 1B

7. Rod Barajas, C

8. Travis Snider, LF

9. John McDonald, SS

-- Scott Richmond, RHP

[redsoxrules]

per Ian Browne's Twitter' date=' Beckett scratched rom tonight's start. Bowden to start[/quote']

 

Bowden?

 

he pitched on friday for quite a bit so I dont think he'll be in there too long

[Spudboy]

Bowden?

 

he pitched on friday for quite a bit so I dont think he'll be in there too long

 

Beckett with back spasms again.

 

s***.

[RWTP24]

Is it me or are the Sox falling apart?? This a bad time to start looking like s***; we aren’t playing well at all and guys to start getting injured.

 

I really hope we can turn it around this last week because the Yanks showed me a lot these last couple of days and I am not so confident anymore. Also, I hope Beckett, Lester and Lowell are going to be ok for the playoffs.

[suns]

Bowden...not sure how he will do.

[WhiskeyBreath]

Is it me or are the Sox falling apart?? This a bad time to start looking like s***; we aren’t playing well at all and guys to start getting injured.

 

I really hope we can turn it around this last week because the Yanks showed me a lot these last couple of days and I am not so confident anymore. Also, I hope Beckett, Lester and Lowell are going to be ok for the playoffs.

 

It's you.

[RWTP24]

It's you.

 

I really hope you are right because we did not look like a team that could win the WS this past week.

[redsoxrules]

Is it me or are the Sox falling apart?? This a bad time to start looking like s***; we aren’t playing well at all and guys to start getting injured.

 

I really hope we can turn it around this last week because the Yanks showed me a lot these last couple of days and I am not so confident anymore. Also, I hope Beckett, Lester and Lowell are going to be ok for the playoffs.

 

Its just a slump , prior to this they were kicking ass

this is the perfect time for a slump , when the games dont count