The news of the day started ominously with Paul Byrd and HGH the talk of the day. My first thoughts were in conspiracy theory mode. Why wait until the morning of game 7 to bring these out? Did MLB prefer Boston the World Series (of course) and did someone want to distract the Indians? We'll probably never know, but the timing is certaily coincidental. It would be the same thing if David Ortiz was found to be using steroids and the media held onto that information until the most important game of the season.
Anyway, that ultimately had nothing to do with the Indians losing - distraction or not.
Game 7 of the ALCS ended when Joel Skinner stopped Kenny Lofton at third base. While replays clearly showed that Lofton would've scored easily, the brakes were put on not just Kenny, but any momentum the Indians would've gained.
Had Lofton scored, the game would've at least been tied at 3-3 and the Indians would've had the momentum from scoring the last 3 runs of the game. Who knows how the next half-inning would've went. Maybe the Red Sox still would've homered and taken a 2 run lead. I suspect the entire Indians team would've been energized though, and it really would've been a good game.
Instead, Lofton was stopped at third, Blake hit into an inning ending double play, I was really really really not happy, and the game was essentially over. The Indians were completely deflated. It really sucked. A lot.
You can argue that the terrible pitching of Sabathia and Carmona doomed the Indians, but I don't think so. I think a bad call by a usually aggressive third base coach doomed them last night. Granted, CC and Fausto sucked and sucked bad, but even after their horrible performances, the Indians still could've won.
Such is life as a fan of Cleveland sports. They will occasionally take you to the brink of something really spectacular before deciding to stab you in the eye.
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Lofton was safe at second the previous at bat too.
Congrats, by the way- ESPN is focusing on how Cleveland fans have suffered more than anybody. So, I guess you kind of got your wish- ESPN is talking about Cleveland.
Hey, at least you have Purdue sports!
Breaking news: Jonathan Papelbon is a homo.
True...but the Red Sox homo is still playing.
http://www.fantasyinfocentral.com/forums/sports34875-15.html
Also, Manny's the biggest effing retard in baseball. Did you see him throw off his helmet in Game 6 as he was trying to score? What is he, a little leaguer?
retards, homos...winners.
It's true that you can't really put a price on momentum. But I don't think one play cost them the series. It was their attitude. Everyone thought it was horrible for Manny to say that it wasn't the end of the world if they lost. In reality, that it what you want your players to say. It shows how relaxed they were, which showed in their play. The indians were so uptight they held their fastest player at third when he could have walked home! Just reading into the comments from their manager showed that the Indians were relying on their 3-1 series lead. He said stuff like "We just have to win one more...yadda yadda". Like it was just a matter of time.
Actually, E, I heard a lot of media saying what Manny said WASN'T such a big deal -- except in Boston, where the sports columnists feel the world really WILL come to an end if they lose. Ry and I discussed it this weekend -- Manny puts up good numbers in the playoffs because he doesn't play any differently than any other time... he just goes up there and swings.
That said, he's still a lollygagging, 65-IQ dumbass.
dumbass, retard, homo, winner.
Didn't you give a sermon Friday night about how much you hate tOSU bandwagon jumpers and how there are so many who aren't "real" fans, according to the Boilerdowd Doctrine? Where does your Red Sox fandom -- apparent in your repeated defending of them and assertion of them as "winners" -- fall in that spectrum?
BiolerDowd – greatest color commentary ever! I want to see you next to some low-key play-by-play guy like Steve Stone.
Steve: “Manny steps up to the plate. He is currently batting .345 in the playoffs with three home runs.”
BoilerDowd: “I’ve done a little research, and figured out that Manny is a dumbass, retard, homo, and winner, Steve. I look for Manny to hit another home run and then prance around the bases like my little sister on prom night.”
Steve: “Well, we’ll see. Here’s the first pitch… Ball one, low and outside.”
No, it's not even close- here's why.
First, OSU is a school. You can't compartmentalize teams as if it was a pro team.
Second, it's a school- I could not have attended Boston Red Sox U.
Third, I lived there for 2.5 years, I have no pro team in my city, never claimed a primary pro team early in my life.
Fourth, I rooted for the Red Sox when they were not good. I am pretty sure you have a photo of me wearing a Red Sox hat prior to any World Championship...I sent out Christmas cards of me in front of the field @ Fenway back in 1997. They finished 4th in the division that year...Very very good. They were so good at that time, I got tickets for 8 games...and either walked up to the ballpark and bought them or had them given to me by my company.
I think I pass my own test.
There's no pro baseball team in NJ, either. Thus I pledge my allegiance to the Colorado Rockies.
And yes, you pass your own test.
I have a test of handsomeness and the criteria is to look like me (or, obviously, like Tim). And I pass that one. So it looks like we're even.
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