Board 8 > MLB Stats and Discussion Topic #6: Where we collectively laugh at the Red Sox

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It wasn't until just looking it up now that I noticed the wide discrepancy between the quality of their offense year compared to their pitching. They are nearly polar opposites of the Giants

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What a terrible team, can't even beat AJ Burnett.
Come on Yanks, walk-off here so they're tied with TB for the wild card =)

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On MLB Network live right now for anyone not in one of the 2 markets.

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Yeah, that's where I've been watching it. MLB Network is worth having just for the out of market games.

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Alright come on Yanks. Sweep these scrubs into a tie for the wild card, and then lay down for the Rays. :)

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Can't believe I'm rooting for the Yankees right now

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lmao he was out by a f***ing mile.

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I like that Joe Girardi actually got mad enough to be thrown out over a call in an extra innings game after his team's already clinched. I don't mean that sarcastically, I really appreciate that he argued that awful call.

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f***ing ridiculous.

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Yankees breaking my heart again.

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Now, it's not too much to ask for the same number of wins against Baltimore as the Rays get against the Yankees, right? Because the Red Sox would lose that tiebreaker game.

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I am here to laugh at the Red Sox, is that OK?

XD @ Red Sox

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Of course not. Except...it's the Yankees. They've been trying to roll over for everyone that comes their way now that they're assured the top seed. I was listening to MLB Radio in the car this morning, and it's all Yankees fans savaging Girardi for not pinch-hitting for Romine, and the hosts rightly pointed out that he did the exact same thing (refusing to bring out Jeter or A-Rod even for a pinch-hitting role) in the second game of the doubleheader with the Rays last week, and the Yanks still swept it.

So I guess our only solace is that the Rays have been choking pretty hard this month as well, at least when they aren't facing the Red Sox. Although that series win over Toronto makes me nervous--feels like maybe they're coming back to life.

Honestly? After I realized that the Sox allowed A.J. to work into the eighth inning in Game 1, I called this season over. After Jacoby's gamewinner, I feel like they can still do this. But what's the use? At the very best, it's a repeat of 2009, a year in which, this past offseason, I honestly couldn't remember who the AL wild card team was. The Red Sox were that forgettable in the postseason that year, and it's going to be another three-and-out this year (here's hoping it will at least be a memorable one like '05 instead of a forgettable one like '09).

Actually, you know what? I kind of hope they do have to go to a Game 163 with the Rays. It might just be the kick in the a** this team needs.

Also, let's look at the positives: the Red Sox just had their first 30-30 player in franchise history. If they do make the playoffs, Jacoby deserves the MVP for the way he carried this team through this s****y September.

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this topic going a lot slower than the last

I attribute it to the lack of my name in the topic title

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Odds of The Rays making the Wild card now? what do you guys think?

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42%

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Kinsler needs one stolen base for his 2nd 30-30 season.

That and I suppose staying ahead of the Tigers is all we're playing for

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No idea. Sox have been playing pretty badly, but Rays aren't much better when not facing the Sox. Yankees probably resting a lot of guys, though...

I'd say it's maybe 50-50.

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Alright, bases loaded, 1 out.....offense explosion time? That seems to be the only thing this team can do well after all.

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Tigers were just rubbing it in for the Indians at the end there. And just another game for Doug Fister.

And wow Red Sox, way to blow a chance at a big inning there.

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offense explosion all right

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Offensive explosions only happen when they're already winning big apparently. Time to go cheer for the Yankees against the Rays.

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If the Yankees don't just let the Rays win this game I am going to be f***ing livid.

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Go Rays!

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I remember like a month and a half ago I was like "hey red sox fans, tigers just beat the rays 3-1 in the series, we helped yo asses out"

and some douchey sox fan here was like "rays so irrelevant"

LOL

also, how dumb is WAR/10, I read up on it today, and was looking at some WAR numbers, and they LITERALLY have verlander's 2009 WAR as better than his 2011 WAR.

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Swear to god New York... just f***ing quit it already. Let them win.

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to be fair Icehawk you're pretty high on the douchey sports fan meter yourself.

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I mean you don't hit Red Sox fan levels, but you're scratching up there. >.>

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Im only douchey to you tbh

because well, you suck

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And now here comes the Oriole choke.

Why do they even get a baseball team?

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If the Orioles choke I will hate them forever

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Seriously if they blow this, the Orioles, I just don't even know what to say. 4-run lead with three outs to get and you can't put away a struggling Boston team. I f***ing hate you.

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If Jed Lowrie hits a game tying home run I'm going to just tear my hair out.

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one more

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.....It's up to you, New York, New York.

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Obligatory LOL RED SOX!

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I still hate you Baltimore.

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GO RAZE!

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The Astros are about to blow their lead. I can feel it.

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gj Orioles and Rays

LOL RED SOX

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That's fine. Next two starters for Baltimore are worse than this one.

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If the Cards can't sweep the Astros with everything on the line then they don't deserve to make it tbqh.

How they fell so far behind is a mystery to me anyway.

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If we survive this, we are so going to beat the Yankees in the ALCS. 4-1.

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From: TsunamiXXVIII | #044
That's fine. Next two starters for Baltimore are worse than this one.

The Yankees are throwing out Colon and Undecided against Hellickson and Price.

I think we're going to have a 163rd game at the Trop.

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come on three-way tie

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From: junk_funk | #042
The Astros are about to blow their lead. I can feel it.

huh.
interesting.

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