9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

[Reaman]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

Same could be said for your CF.

They are just both healthy and playing in their prime. And benefiting from great line ups. Granderson benefits from Tex getting pitched around. Ellsbury benefits for the fact they don't want to walk him.

8, 19, 23, 22, 30, 24, 41.

3, 9, 8, 31.

Let me know what you think about that. I'm still flabbergasted.

[Reaman]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

I would have loved to have seen this reaction from Russell after being tossed by Paul Schrieber:

[Watson]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

I guess no playoffs for me this year

[Blzer]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

Here's a stupid question:

Why would Francona be fired if the Red Sox don't make the playoffs? The right players are out there. If they don't have the fire, or if the ball doesn't happen to land in the right place, Tito is not to blame for any of that.

[Watson]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

**** this team. Good season guys. We'll pick it up next year. I just don't see it happening. We are playing with NO SENSE OF URGENCY at all.

[bravosfan]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

The team just hit a wall. I saw somewhere that like 61% of the innings thrown by the Braves this month have been by rookies. Which is amazing. And they've actually held their own. We just can't score for crap right now. Neither Prado nor McCann have been right since coming back from injury.

I have a feeling that it might come down to a one game playoff (if Houston can hang on tonight), and St. Louis would win that.

[Reaman]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

Here's a stupid question:

Why would Francona be fired if the Red Sox don't make the playoffs? The right players are out there. If they don't have the fire, or if the ball doesn't happen to land in the right place, Tito is not to blame for any of that.

Confucius would say that it is easier to just fire the manager than 25 players.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

Well, at least the Astros are winning. For now.

[bravosfan]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

Agh, I just remembered Lowe starts tomorrow.

Go Astros x2.

[Beantown]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

And the collapse is almost complete.

[bravosfan]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

And the Cards tie it. Gonna have ties in both WC races tonight.

[cardinals57]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

Berkman comes up in the clutch! Now let's see if we can score any more to take the lead.

[TCM]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

I love you Fat Elvis

[Blzer]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

Confucius would say that it is easier to just fire the manager than 25 players.

Same team, same manager all season. This team also strings together double-digit runs in ball games like no other. There is no reason that anything has to happen, other than come back next season and try the best not to **** up again.

My point is, the right stuff is there on paper. No "new manager" will light a hotter fire under their butts like Francona will. It's just stupid math in my mind.

[Beantown]

Re: 9/19 - 9/28 Game Discussion Thread

Same team, same manager all season. This team also strings together double-digit runs in ball games like no other. There is no reason that anything has to happen, other than come back next season and try the best not to **** up again.

My point is, the right stuff is there on paper. No "new manager" will light a hotter fire under their butts like Francona will. It's just stupid math in my mind.

I agree. Firing Francona would be an incredibly dumb idea. He is not the problem.