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  1. I want to see Erin Andrews and Ken Rosenthal standing side by side for the comic effect.
  2. Get a plate of nachos at Remy's before the game.
  3. Many choke under the bright spotlight-- more than you would think. The guys that remain calm and determined are able to perform to their skill levels in those situations. They don't get faster or stronger, but they conquer the situation mentally when many others cannot. Heck, Curt Schilling had nothing left in 2007 yet he still won in the big spots, because he was so accustomed to those big spots that he could exceute in those big games like it was a game in May. It took almost flawless execution to get by with the stuff he had in 2007. He could barely crack 90 on the gun. The hitters were all jacked up on adrenaline and chasing his pitches out of the zone. I guess the best definition of clutch is being able to perform to your talent level in big situations. Many can't
  4. It is hard to define, but you know it when you see it. You don't have to be a great player to be a clutch player. I have seen great players that are not clutch. I have seen average players that are clutch. The clutch guy is the one you would want at the plate in a key spot and the one that the pitchers don't want to see. On the Tigers, Prince Fielder is a better hitter than VMart, but in a big clutch situation, I would rather be facing Fielder than VMart. He always seems to put up such tough ABs in big spots. Explaining what makes a guy a clutch hitter is like trying to explain why a little guy like Dustin Pedroia is so much better than other players with far superior skills. It's like trying to explain why a marginal major leaguer like Tommy Hutton owned a Hall of Fame pitcher like Tom Seaver. Seaver can't explain it, but he knows that it became a mental thing at some point. Statistics don't explain everything in the game. In the words of Yogi Berra, 90 percent of the game is half mental.
  5. Please, don't ever try to tell me that there is no such thing as a clutch hitter. Ortiz goes to the plate in those huge situations as calm as if it were a Spring Training game while the pitcher is s***ing in his pants.
  6. Nice catch by the bullpen catcher too. How the hell did he see that ball from the crouched position?
  7. Yep, hopefully we get on a roll from this.
  8. We need you to bring the positivity. The GT wasn't that bad considering how miserable they looked for 7 innings after a miserable performance last night.
  9. Workman, Doubs and Koji did the job tonight. Uehara was his usual awesome self with a 9 pitch inning.
  10. Jeesh, where the hell were you. No VA in a GT is not good mojo.
  11. That must have been some call. I hope they post it on Red Sox.com
  12. Good news is that Pedroia is hitting with 2 hits tonight. When he hits, the Sox win. It is as simple as that.
  13. Who called it on Radio for the Sox ... Castiglione? I'd like to hear that call.
  14. Farrell has to take his Aderol on Tuesday and be more on top of things.
  15. I am not counting any chickens or anything, but giving away a game like this in a short series is not a good thing for Detroit. But who the hell knows. Baseball is completely crazy.
  16. See ya'll Tuesday. No sleep tonight. All amped.!!!
  17. The first 7 innings were s***, but those were the greatest last two innings ever. This team can never be counted out.
  18. Salty did the job!!! Walk off victory.
  19. What a finish!! Unbelievable!!
  20. Two shots to get a fly ball. Maybe he walks the bases full here
  21. Big break there. No interference.
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