Solid, reality-based preview. It may be "hard to pick the Red Sox in this series". I'm sure that's what most people who predict these things are predicting. Of course, those people also insisted the Red Sox had no chance against Tampa Bay, that the Rays would roll right over them. (You notice how sports and political pundits can be wrong almost 100% of the time and never get fired?) Who the hell knows what will happen against Dusty's Base Cloggers? My plan (and actually the only thing I *can* do) is to watch the games and hope I see a lot of things I like.
I definitely had a stage of, "please, please, please don't be 2011 again". I'm all on board for irrationally believing in this team and hoping Cora magic strikes again and we dodge our way through the series.
I am most concerned with the Astros propensity to not strike out, and the Red Sox propensity to not turn hit balls into outs.
I'm also worried that the cosmic baseball gods owe us for escaping the Bregman/Benintendi lineout. I just hope that the Sox accumulated enough bad luck during the season that we have a few more Renfroe hip bounces laying around to get us past this team. They are good.
Lost for lost if Sale is our latest Sale, we could leave him in for a mastodontic 75-80-run-loss complete game, preserve every other pitcher and somehow confuse and deconcentrate the Astros! After the third they will likely be eating pizza and having barbecue with popcorn only for side dishes in the dugout, moreover adding weight to their bodies 👍😆
Solid, reality-based preview. It may be "hard to pick the Red Sox in this series". I'm sure that's what most people who predict these things are predicting. Of course, those people also insisted the Red Sox had no chance against Tampa Bay, that the Rays would roll right over them. (You notice how sports and political pundits can be wrong almost 100% of the time and never get fired?) Who the hell knows what will happen against Dusty's Base Cloggers? My plan (and actually the only thing I *can* do) is to watch the games and hope I see a lot of things I like.
I definitely had a stage of, "please, please, please don't be 2011 again". I'm all on board for irrationally believing in this team and hoping Cora magic strikes again and we dodge our way through the series.
I am most concerned with the Astros propensity to not strike out, and the Red Sox propensity to not turn hit balls into outs.
I'm also worried that the cosmic baseball gods owe us for escaping the Bregman/Benintendi lineout. I just hope that the Sox accumulated enough bad luck during the season that we have a few more Renfroe hip bounces laying around to get us past this team. They are good.
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IF Sale does lay a proverbial ?
Where does Cora go next ?
Depending on the score, of course - but it is probably Houck IF there is "minimal damage" & he still thinks we can win !
IF the game is Gone, then it could be anybody, including you Matt ! HaHa !!!
Yeah, pretty well sums it up. The Red Sox can't hide that defense. Or the usual bullpen suspects. But ya never know...
Lost for lost if Sale is our latest Sale, we could leave him in for a mastodontic 75-80-run-loss complete game, preserve every other pitcher and somehow confuse and deconcentrate the Astros! After the third they will likely be eating pizza and having barbecue with popcorn only for side dishes in the dugout, moreover adding weight to their bodies 👍😆