8/22 Indians

[dannycater]

I bitched in Sox rooms because there was less of a result that ended well. It was a lot of agony. Some great wins of course, and then the WS titles and then it got boring. It did.

[dannycater]

But today's Sox rooms and fans (who a lot are younger overall, I get that), it's again hard to complain about a team that is about to win 108 games.

[Bellhorn04]

Btw. This Brian Johnson guy should pretend the 1st inning is the second inning for his next start....

 

Of course it's not uncommon for some starters to have 1st inning problems because they're not quite into their rhythm yet or don't have the feel for their pitches yet or however you want to describe it...

[Maxbialystock]

The bases-loaded double by Beni last night was pretty sweet. He took a slider low in the zone and carved it into the left field corner. Eck talks about painting by pitchers. That was painting by a hitter.

 

Exactly my thought at the time. Earlier I was mad because I thought the Cleveland hitters were doing a better job going to the opposite field than were our guys. That was a really good slider by Carrasco, the kind I would want our guys to throw, and Beni stroked it beautifully. Betts on 1B made it a tad worse for Cleveland because he is our fastest going from 1B to home. Also good that no one ahead of him--Holt and Swihart--has the slows.

[Maxbialystock]

I am supposed to care about that? You appear to know more about me than you could guess from a forum. You have no idea how old I am or how long I have been a Sox fan and neither my term or yours as a Sox fan are in any way meaningful.

 

You are of course entitled to your opinion, but some of us endured over half a century of the 86 year drought. It doesn't make us wiser or smarter or more insightful, but does help us appreciate--probably more than you do-- that the John Henry era is hugely different from the eras--mostly Tom Yawkey and his wife--that created that drought.

 

Moreover, he has done it at a time when the postseason is far more competitive than before the 1994 move to include 8 teams. Prior to 1994, the Yankees won 4 in a row under Joe McCarthy and 5 in a row under Casey Stengal. Since 1994, the Yankees have won 3 in a row (1998-2000) and no one else has even won back to back WS. The Giants did win 3 in 5 years (2010-14) however. During the John Henry era, the Sox and Giants are tied for the most WS with three each.

[Slasher9]

But today's Sox rooms and fans (who a lot are younger overall, I get that), it's again hard to complain about a team that is about to win 108 games.

 

Fair point DC. I feel you.