Sizing up the World Series - Sox/Cards Preview - Defense and Intangibles

[InfernoOrangeSS]

I think the proper baseball term is 'eat the ball'. Ross must catch tonight. What a mess Salty is.

 

Yeah, I was severely disappointed in Salty all night. The Red Sox offense overall has been not what I expected.

[Orange Juiced]

Game 1, the defensive difference that existed during the regular season showed up. Games 2 and 3, the Sox' defense has been atrocious in many ways. Some sterling plays, but some godawful ones too.

 

The fact is this: Boston very easily could be up 3-0 in the series, except for two colossal blunders of the same exact nature: terrible throws to third base. Those basic, you-learned-in-Little-League-not-to-do-that, plays don't happen, and I think we're talking sweep tonight.

 

So I think St. Louis is very fortunate (not lucky, because mistakes are part of the game, but *fortunate*) to be up 2-1. The Sox will win tonight, then it's best 2 out of 3, with 2 in Fenway, and the Sox having Lester and Lackey in games 5 and 6. And that would be a very acceptable situation.

 

But first things first: gotta win tonight.

[Carter]

It would probably help to have Napoli pinch hit at some point tonite.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

No bro, Brandon Workman's our big spot pinch hitter.

[Carter]

No bro, Brandon Workman's our big spot pinch hitter.

LOL...but how about Matheny not pinch running for the hobbled Craig? Either he is a total idiot or Craig was going to replace Adams on 1B, indicating that he was ailing worse.