10/11 ALDS Game 4 vs Rays

[Sox75]

all i can say is holy s***!

 

well put!

[Tedballgame]

More bad news: The Yankems have Cole for 7 more years. f*** 'em.

 

I'm with you Splinter.

[moonslav59]

It's official, Cora is the manager of the year and Bloom the GM of the year regardless what happens in the ALCS.

 

The playoffs don't count for manager of the year awards.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Here's hoping the Astros/White Sox series goes 5.

[YastrzemskI]

Now lets hope the White Sox come back and beat the Astros. Wouldn't TV like to see Sale pitch against the White Sox? Kimbrel, Kopech, Moncada on the other side. That would be awesome.

 

The White Sox vS The Red Sox would be pretty darn cool.

[Larry Cook]

Wow! These Sox know how to raise the blood pressure of us fans!

 

What a great win and what a great series!

[YastrzemskI]

All I can say is HOLY s***!

 

Moon your faith never waivered right? Never a doubt? Ha!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Moon your faith never waivered right? Never a doubt? Ha!

 

I had already posted after the SOX beat the Yankems in the play-in that MOON was the best SOX fan I've ever known.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The White Sox vS The Red Sox would be pretty darn cool.

 

White Sox vs Red Sox. Seems like it's meant to be.

[iortiz]

The playoffs don't count for manager of the year awards.

 

It should but it is my take regardless how the voting ends up.

 

Teams are supposed to be built and managed to win PO games and series. Look at this Rays. Their 100 wins are meaningless now.

[iortiz]

One more thing, the Red Sox have all the momentum and our engines seem to be oiled, sync and at full capacity.

 

BTW the lineup Cora has been sending is the best you can assemble with this staff.

[illinoisredsox]

Here's hoping the Astros/White Sox series goes 5.

 

Another rainout in Chicago would be nice, but the forecast for tomorrow is pretty good.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It should but it is my take regardless how the voting ends up.

 

Teams are supposed to be built and managed to win PO games and series. Look at this Rays. Their 100 wins are meaningless now.

 

I respect what the Rays did this season. They went down fighting, which was to be expected. It's not the players' fault that they play their games in a circus tent or in front of the worst fans in MLB.

The SOX beat the best team in the AL and, for that, we should just say "job well done and best of luck the rest of the way."

What a long strange ride this season has been. I doubt any of us will ever see its like again.

Edited October 12, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[d-money]

It should but it is my take regardless how the voting ends up.

 

Teams are supposed to be built and managed to win PO games and series. Look at this Rays. Their 100 wins are meaningless now.

 

Baseball anything goes in the playoffs. If you look in past seasons we have seen 100 win teams lose in the ALDS.

[moonslav59]

It should but it is my take regardless how the voting ends up.

 

Teams are supposed to be built and managed to win PO games and series. Look at this Rays. Their 100 wins are meaningless now.

 

You get no arguments from me.

 

To me, Cora is the best we've ever had.

 

Not based on record or rings, but based on just being the best. Period.

 

That's not a slight against Tito in any way.

[iortiz]

Watching Verdugo at MLB Network. He is right. TB got cocky.

[d-money]

Would love to see a Red Sox vs Giants World Series. Long way from that happening though.

[iortiz]

Would love to see a Red Sox vs Giants World Series. Long way from that happening though.

 

It was my WS prediction a couple of months ago.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The ALCS begins on Friday. Magnifies even more the importance of winning tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Would love to see a Red Sox vs Giants World Series. Long way from that happening though.

 

Gabe Kapler(player on 2004 WC) vs Cora(player on 2007 WC). Plus it would also include YAZ's grandson playing in Fenway.

Finally, it would pit two teams that have had 7 WC's since 2004.

[iortiz]

The ALCS begins on Friday. Magnifies even more the importance of winning tonight.

 

Who starts? Sale?

[moonslav59]

I had already posted after the SOX beat the Yankems in the play-in that MOON was the best SOX fan I've ever known.

 

I did show a crack at one point, and I regret it.

 

This team showed grit from day 4. (lol)

 

You don't come back to win that often without having character and determination.

 

Also, what happens in games often happens over a season, too. We bounced back and came back strong.

 

We were a damn good team, and I knew Sale and Houck were coming back. The deadline additions and then Shaw and Iggy really helped, but that August swoon and late season sweep to the Yanks and series loss to the O's really put that theory to the test.

 

Our record was worse after the deadline, but in reality, the team got better.

 

To think that, at times, we were relying on Brasier and Robles as our 1-2 pen punch is quite shocking.

 

To think after all the extreme bashing of ERod, he is the one who has the best start of the playoffs.

 

To think Vazquez becomes our offensive hero.

 

Devers shows he's so good, he can do it one-handed and blind-folded.

 

Kike is just phenomenal- no two words about it.

 

JD, Bogey, Dugo, Houck, Pivetta...just about everyone had a hand in one of our playoff victories.

 

This is a team.

 

It has flaws, and we knew that.

 

My point from day one was, so what? Every team had major flaws and ours seemed no worse than others, so why the hell not?

 

I'm not taking credit for projecting a ring. I did not do that.

 

At this point, I believe.

 

It's nice to get a rest before the next series.

 

One game at a time, guys.

 

Keep that mojo risin'!

[moonslav59]

I had already posted after the SOX beat the Yankems in the play-in that MOON was the best SOX fan I've ever known.

 

There may be a 500,000person tie, but I do know, nobody can love the Sox more than I do.

 

What a magical season.

 

Please don't end, soon.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Who starts? Sale?

 

I would think it would be EO.

[d-money]

The ALCS begins on Friday. Magnifies even more the importance of winning tonight.

 

Get much needed rest. Especially those arms.

[d-money]

Houston has really had our number recently but i am not afraid of them. If we can get the pitching we can compete with them.

[moonslav59]

Who starts? Sale?

 

Why not Big Nate on normal rest?

 

That way, we can pitching him in game 4 or 5 and in relief in game 7, if needed.

 

Maybe this, if things go right:

 

FRI Eovaldi

SAT ERod

SUN off

MON Houck

TUE Sale(Eovaldi if down 2-1)

WED Eovaldi

THU off

FRI ERod

SAT Houck (kitchen sink in relief)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I did show a crack at one point, and I regret it.

 

This team showed grit from day 4. (lol)

 

You don't come back to win that often without having character and determination.

 

Also, what happens in games often happens over a season, too. We bounced back and came back strong.

 

We were a damn good team, and I knew Sale and Houck were coming back. The deadline additions and then Shaw and Iggy really helped, but that August swoon and late season sweep to the Yanks and series loss to the O's really put that theory to the test.

 

Our record was worse after the deadline, but in reality, the team got better.

 

To think that, at times, we were relying on Brasier and Robles as our 1-2 pen punch is quite shocking.

 

To think after all the extreme bashing of ERod, he is the one who has the best start of the playoffs.

 

To think Vazquez becomes our offensive hero.

 

Devers shows he's so good, he can do it one-handed and blind-folded.

 

Kike is just phenomenal- no two words about it.

 

JD, Bogey, Dugo, Houck, Pivetta...just about everyone had a hand in one of our playoff victories.

 

This is a team.

 

It has flaws, and we knew that.

 

My point from day one was, so what? Every team had major flaws and ours seemed no worse than others, so why the hell not?

 

I'm not taking credit for projecting a ring. I did not do that.

 

At this point, I believe.

 

It's nice to get a rest before the next series.

 

One game at a time, guys.

 

Keep that mojo risin'!

 

Well said. Btw, I 'cracked' a hell of a lot more than you did this season. Be proud that you never gave up on this team. Most of us did. See ya Friday.

[moonslav59]

Well said. Btw, I 'cracked' a hell of a lot more than you did this season. Be proud that you never gave up on this team. Most of us did. See ya Friday.

 

I was one of the first to jump ship in 2019. I just knew we didn't have "it," early on. I never turn frustration and anger into hate or total team takedowns, like it seems some do. I know, most don't mean it when they are red with anger, but the ones that double down on it after having time to think it over make me wonder what being a fan means to some people.

 

I'm not trying to preach. Like I said, I've been there on giving up, early, and I don't want to rain on anyone's parade. We all can celebrate this win, together. It's been a long season of ups and downs and downs and ups.

 

You just gotta believe in this team, now.

[d-money]

The giants can’t scratch runs off the dodgers pitching. I feel they need to win tonight to win the series.