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correcto!!!

What is wrong with you? Don't say it like that. A coach is a coach. I hope that you are good one. I'm thinking that you might be. I would do the same thing although I have to tell you it didn't happen often in my coaching career that a player said that he was tired and wanted to come out. I don't think that there is a player on this current Red Sox team that would tell the truth. You would have to drag their asses off the field. Keep coaching - kept me young.

I like this post!

I saw the same thing and read it the same way. You could see it and you could feel momentum (there I go again) swinging the other way. I think that we have reached a point with L.A. where they expect the Sox to rip them up after they get the first two outs. Obviously anything can happen, but the Red Sox know they can win and I don't think that the Dodgers truly believe that they can.

Believe it or not, to I'm about the last person who would ever want to see something like this happen and I try to give every great athlete the benefit of the doubt. He has convinced me that there is more to him than simply wanting to do what it takes to win. What he is doing really is saying quite a bit about who he is and what his true character is. It is borderline criminal and until he really pays a price this s*** will continue to happen.

and while we are on the topic of last night's game, at the risk of getting bitched at again, as well as E-Rod pitched last night, his not being able to get his fat ass to second base on that infield roller was ridiculous. I don't give a s*** if he has been injured or was afraid of getting hurt, it is the 5th game of the world series - make the effort. It stood out and was very much out of character for a team that lays it all there on just about every play. Get in shape .

you sure?

Slasher - what the hell - i can't sneak one gd thing by you!!! For the record though, I realize the role that analytics play in today's game and I understand there is a place for them all. I do think that they are over done, and somewhat over used, but we aren't going backwards and that is ok. The product on the field is a better product I think than we have seen. I think that we are very fortunate to have a manager that understands baseball players and what makes them tick. Combination old school new school if you will. For my money though, this game never has been and never will be solely about talent. They have brought together a team filled with professionals who I think approach the game the right way.

Sale will be on hand if he needs to be. No problem.

I did not read your entire post yet Max due to tiredness but I will soon. This is a different Red Sox team. All of the things that some feel transcend the realm of statistical proof are evident with this version of the Red Sox. Focus, mental toughness, clutch performances, etc. etc. etc. ! They are good but they also believe in each other and expect to win something they have learned to do over the last few years. Down 4-0 but looking in that dugout - no negative reaction. Take another look at that Dodgers dugout when the Sox tied it up - Game over!!! I did read some of what you wrote - Of course the Dodgers have had a will to win they have run into a team whose will to win overwhelms them. The Red Sox are that good and the Dodgers aren't. Much of this series has been over coached by both teams. Last night was a clear example once again - Dodgers had a warrior on the mound in Hill. He knew what he was doing and how to do it. Roberts should simply have said screw the odds and stick with the winner. To Cora's credit, he didn't get over the top involved. Just enough. This is my favorite Sox team - no ********, just play,celebrate when you should be celebrating.

What I really liked about all of this was Cora saying that at some point in time it all boils down to having the will to win. What is that you think? Can a will to win be quantitatively measured? This game is numbers oriented but it really is all about the people playing. They believeand expect to win and they do partly because they think they can. I loved watching Sale go off in the bullpen.

Machado is why there are those unwritten rules in baseball. MLB won't stop him so at some point in time someone is going to. He is going to get drilled big time and once again mlb will act too late and the new age fan will bitch and moan that there should not be such archaic rules and approaches to this game. Let's see, what would someone we all know say - do your job!

My eyesight is so screwed up - I did not see that play quite like you did. He should have made it though.

Can I help answer that one please Slasher - my answer would be of course not. It was a glaring error but there was a whole shitload of other stuff that happened in that game. Buck's stats that year tell me that without his contributions we might not have been playing that game anyway. I always was and always will be a Bill Buckner fan. There are HOF who put up poorer stats than Buck over his 20+ years. Sorry I bucked in on that one! lol

One of the few times we really agree. I'm not sure that that is a good thing for you. I don't see things quite the same as some others here. Kinsler should have made that play although it wasn't just a chippie. Someone mentioned that LA will be real pumped for this next one. I think that the Sox will match any intensity that they have. Pretty sure they know what is at stake here. i'm pretty sure that they know what kinsler has meant to this team too.

Old adage that good pitching beats good hitting is correct sort of. this wasn't just good pitching it was great and that is what it takes to beat this Sox team - great pitching.

Whoops I made an error there. Yup it either ends in LA or we go back 3-2. I'm still going with the better team. Sox in 5. In addition to the bases, what else is it about this pageant show that you don't like? There are lots of the things that I don't personally care for but the actual product on the field is pretty damn good. That game last night was historic.

Man you really don't like those plastic bases do you. lol

I agree with you. Sox are a great team not a perfect team.

Sox are are up 2-1 right? This is a great baseball team. When your top 4 go 0-28, it puts a lot of pressure on everybody. They'll be back out there in a couple of hours. 3-1 going back to Boston.

still just a guess

unanswerable - classic comeback I guess is would they be doing any worse?

Does anybody out there really think that Cora isn't super focused on winning this game tonight? He has his reasons for playing who where but it kind of seems to me as though in each of these playoff games he is willing to do anything to win now - worry about tomorrow when it arrives. Think we would all be well served just to have faith in whoever he puts out there right now. His track record has been pretty good.

Another great post as far as I am concerned. This team separates itself for me with respect to the others in that they carry no observable baggage. I love stories like this. It is great to have super talent but talent alone doesn't always get it done. Quality people of good character can often hold their own if not better against superior talent. It is a great team in all respects.

don't be so hard on yourself lol