a700hitter
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7 RBI by Overbay.
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I wasn't addressing it, because I was lumping in all non-injury related losses and those (like the bullpen) don't even out. Also, our defense has been disappointing. I don't see that as evening out either. Our defense was supposed to get better, but it has been below average in the runs saved and other categories
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Somehow, you don't see this as being argumentative or confrontational. Well, it is. Anyway, I'm not avoiding anything. First of all, I am not limiting the discussion to games given away by errors and blunders. Many of those sloppy losses to which I am referring were due to the bullpen. That had nothing to do with injuries. Our bullpen has almost double the amount of blown saves as the Yanks and Tampa. That's the difference between being a playoff team and an also ran. As for the errors and blunders, they do tend to even out, but they never even out exactly. In a close race, being on the negative side of the ledger in one of these categories can make the difference. This year I think we are on the negative side of the ledger due to our 3rd base coach who has cost the team a few wins. I don't think the Yanks or the Rays have lost as many games due to their 3rd base coaching this season. I don't think has evened out. Peace brother.
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9 runs. That'll get Tito out of the dugout.
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Lester clearly doesn't have anything tonight, but he hasn't given up 7 runs yet, so he has to stay out there.
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LOL! I don't know what point you are trying to make about bringing up a post about Youk in April. How is that relavant to this discussion? Plus, I hadn't given up on this team in April. I didn't give up (most) hope until Youk got injured. I was concerned early in the season that they were digging such a big hole that they might not recover. Yes, that was my concern. They turned things around and closed the gap by the end of May. I never pulled the plug on this team in April. Others did, but I wasn't one of them. I was concerned and baffled about the way they were playing. I'll grant you that. I'm not sure what point you are trying to make with you post.
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The point of my posts has been to discuss the reasons for missing the playoffs. I don't limit the reasons to the injuries. If we stay pat and think getting healthy will be enough, that will be a mistake. I don't know what you mean about giving "credit". Does that matter to anyone? The organization wanted post season ticket sales. I don't think they will be patting themselves on the back and giving each other credit for 2010. The fell short of their goal. They are not happy about it. I don't think my giving them credit will make them feel any better.
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Pedroia is back on the DL. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2010/08/pedroia_back_on.html
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You are missing my main point. I only brought those facts up to point out that it was not just the injuries that will be the cause of the Sox missing the playoffs. They played poorly when healthy through the first 6 weeks of the season. They played sloppy error filled baseball against lesser competition all season long. These are also reasons why they'll be home in October, not just injuries. You are getting caught up in the semantics of the phrase "very good team." Maybe I should not have used that term. I should have used the term "playoff team" instead. Playoff teams don't lose sloppy games to inferiro teams, etc. Replace "very good team" with "playoff team" in my posts and that will be more accurate. I used the wrong term.
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I'm sorry you are confused. They only had one two week stretch where they played really well, and it was against NL teams that are not familiar with the Sox. My point is that the two week period was an aberration. The team's performance against the AL competition is a better indicator of what kind of team this is-- not very high-performing.
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Standing pat is never an option, because the MFY will make moves to improve like Cliff Lee or Carl Crawford or both. MFYs!!!
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The bad play extended into the middle of May, so I am not going to dismiss it as unimportant. I don't think this team needs an overhaul, but it needs more than just a rejuvenated bullpen. It needs more stability and production from the OF. A healthy 38 year old Cameron will not fill that need. Also, let's not forget how we got embarrassed game after game by runners with canes and walkers stealing at will on us. We need help at the catcher position. VMart should either play mainly 1B or they should let him walk.
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Delgado didn't play Thursday either. This signing was pointless.
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Pettitte will likely be out until mid-September. He had a setback on Tuesday. MRI shows that he is not fully healed. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/andy-pettitte-unlikely-to-return-before-mid-september.php
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I'm always hoping.
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The Sox remain on life support. With 6 games left against the Rays and 6 games back in the loss column, the Sox need to take 5 of those 6 games to have any realistic shot at the playoffs. The Sox have not been able to win 5 of 6 against the O's this season, so I don't expect that they will be able to do against the Rays.
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The A's came back to take the lead. A's lead 4-3 with 2 outs in the 9th inning. The Sox may not lose ground to the Rays. That's it. Game over. A's win. Sox still 6 back in the loss column.
