Okay, thanks to the stupidness of Firefox and my inability to remember to save as I write, I lost my entire post.
Short version: Yay for Daisuke, Papelbon (and the rest of our pitching) and Coco – Boo for Lugo (who needs a rest!). (I swiped this photo from Yahoo! and called it "Papishap"…I crack me up!)
Last night’s close game (2-1) made me wonder how many close games the Sox have won thus far. In case you’re interested, this year they’ve been in 19 games that were won by one run, and they won 13 of those. They’ve also been in 9 games that were won by two runs, and won 7 of those.
I often ‘complain’ about pitcher’s duels. Not that I find them boring, sometimes I do, but usually I enjoy watching good pitching. It’s just that those games are the more tense, worrisome games. Although, given the Sox good fortune in tight games this year, my worry is a little unfounded.
And just for giggles, I looked at the Yankees record in close games this season. In 16 games won by 1 run, the Yanks have won 6. And in 11 games won by 2 runs, the Yankees have won 1 game.
The Sox won 2-1 last night and the Yankees won 7-3. None of these numbers really mean all that much.
Right now, the most important number is 10.5. It might not even be halfway through the season just yet, but we all learned last year that padding the lead as early on as possible is never a bad thing.
Wake tonight…let’s not make this one of those 1 or 2 run games boys!
Pile. It. On.
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