Already sick of yankees-red sox

I'm happy HGH boy hit the go-ahead homer in the 10th. It seems fitting for this series.

 

Anyone else laugh at Papelbon's pursed-lips, 12-year-old-trying-to-look-tough face?

And Youklis' bunt was also laughable. Francona got what he deserved, playing small ball like a little girl. How could that not blow up in his face.

Oh, and Jeter got a clutch hit. Again.

 

I guess Terry Francoma, along with Bob Brenly in 2001, are evidence that strategical acumen is not necessarily a prerequisite for winning a championship.

Even with the title in 2004, I didn't like a lot of his in-game tactical decisions then and I don't like them now.

Papelbon hasn't pitched in 4 days. Why not send him out there to start the 8th inning instead of the over-the-hill Timlin? Instead, he waits to run him out there until the bases are loaded with nobody out, forcing him to work a lot harder and possibly costing him something in the ninth inning.

And Theo...will he ever learn how to put together a bullpen? Other than the last four games of the ALCS and the World Series in '04, it's been a disaster. What the fvck was he thinking by signing Rudy Seanez and Julian Tavarez and thinking they could be quality relievers? Seanez sucks and Tavarez was a nut job with the Cardinals. And he thought those guys could get big outs facing the Yankees 19 times a season?

And don't give me the payroll excuse. The Red Sox have plenty of resources too, given the prices they charge. They play in the same division as the Yankees, have to go through the Yankees to get where they want to go, and will now finish second to the Yankees in the AL East for the ninth straight season. Yet they don't want to play the Yankees' game.

 

Also thought then broadcast had a peculiar Fox-like look, with all the crowd shots. I really do love seeing people pray in the stands right before they get kicked in their collective stomach.

 

goalmouth, that gif is really disturbing.

 

They got the right idea, but it's a flawed team. The Yankees are loaded with left-handed bats and switch hitters, so what's the excuse not to have a single lefty in the bullpen to help address your biggest rival? They addressed the bullpen in the offseason, but they missed that glaring problem -- and paid too much for the guys they got.

 

Agreed. Yankees-Red Sox this weekend is bound for overkill.

 

How about any of the other Yankees-Red Sox series that have taken place between Oz's post and your post, Fudgie? Overkill there too? LOL!

 

That traitor Damon! ESPN.com will never amount to anything. Now pass me my bag phone.

 

Fudgie, stop working chazp's corners.

 

Three years later, same old overkill for Yanks-Sawx.