It’s been busy trying to find times to update lately, but I’m still trying to stick to my “once a day” posts. Right now I’m updating from the commuter rail to Boston – and no, I don’t have tickets to the game tonight, but judging by the weather right now, that might be a good thing. Anyway, let’s talk some baseball:
As the Red Sox offense continued to dominate – again – Jerry Remy used the perfect word to describe the Texas Rangers – demoralizing. This whole series, the Rangers kept finding themselves down by a ridiculous amount of runs. I’m not a baseball player by any means, but it wasn’t too too long ago when I played Little League baseball. When you’re in the field, watching runner after runner cross the plate, you get bored. Well I can’t say that the Rangers were bored, with all the “work” they had to do in the field. But I can say that it couldn’t have been very fun at all for the Texas defense, for two reasons: 1) Two innings where 9 runs or more were scored in the same series, and 2) The errors that were committed allowed the innings to continue and more runs to cross the plate. I would disagree that the errors lost Texas the series, but it certainly would have been a different ball game had the errors not occurred.
You also have to credit the Red Sox offense: You can be facing the Seattle Mariners, but you’re still a good hitter if you’re 4-4 with a few RBIs on the night. It seems like Kevin Youkils and Jed Lowrie did that all series. Maybe Youk just likes the clean up spot. I say he hits the way he’s been hitting and can bat wherever he pleases – but preferably in the lead off spot.
Here’s to another sweep against Toronto!
Keep the Faith!
Post game notes:
-Jacoby Ellsbury: Ellsbury was not in the starting line up for the third night in a row, as he has been nursing a sore tailbone. Francona says that he can hit fine, but it’s the sliding that bothers Jacoby. This is a set back for both the basebaths and the outfield, so it seems like we’re making the right choice here. It also gives Coco some more playing time, which I’m sure he appreciates.
-Daisuke Matsuzaka: The Rem Dawg calls him “Houdini,” and last night in the second inning, Dice-K showed us some magic one again. No matter how many times he loads the bases, Dice-K always finds a way out of the jam. He ended up having a very good night, going 7 innings and giving up 6 hits, zero runs, 5 walks, and 5 strikeouts.
