Red Sox 3, Rays 2
See this is how they have to win – with their horses pulling more than their weight. Basically, two Red Sox won the game tonight for their 23 other mates. Curt Schilling got it done and David Ortiz blasted two solo shots to pace the Sox to a narrow win over a mediocre club. Such is life these days. I have a pal, and he will read this, who will insist that this is merely a psychological mechanism on my part but I mean this; I am going to enjoy the hell out of rooting for a Sox team out of which I do not expect much.
My buddy insists that I am just setting expectations low so as to alleviate the pain of an inevitable let down. I can’t get inside my head well enough to deny that charge but I am more excited about pulling for these Red Sox than any other club in recent years because I want to root like hell for a team that I think has no business in the post-season.
These Red Sox are clearly New York’s inferiors. Same thing with Chicago and Minnesota in my opinion. But this is different than any other year since 2002 for me. See I have been burned, rather publicly at times, in stating that the Red Sox were better than their competition in past seasons. But I have no delusions of grandeur down the stretch in 2006. The Red Sox just aren’t as good as they have been in past years but who cares? Let’s just root like hell and hope the Sox can beat these other clubs over a two-month stretch. Far crazier things have happened. So check your anger at the gate, get behind these guys and let’s see what they can do.
Boomer’s on the hill today…
Boomer’s on the hill today…
Your expectations must be really low today!
Why must expectations be low today?
#16 David Wells | SP
Age: 43
G IP H R ER HR BB SO W L ERA
3 13 23 16 16 6 3 4 0 1 11.08
I don’t know. You tell me.
Well let’s see how his health is before rushing to judgement. He’s put up some fairly decent numbers throughout his career. I’d rather not be near sighted with his statistical analysis.