What an unbelievable comeback by Boston tonight. I am not at all a Sox fan. You could go as far as to say that I dislike them. But everyone has to give them credit for their resiliency, not just in this game, but over the last five years or so. A few questions for Joe Maddon (manager of the losing Tampa Bay no-longer-Devil Rays): why did Gross stay in the game in right field when Perez is a much better defensive player (speed, arm, range), why did he not attempt to match up the bullpen pitching a little better (lefty vs lefty, etc), and where in the heck was David Price during all of this (best pitcher in their bullpen, I don't care if he's four years-old)? I guess it was just a matter of time before bullpen issues reared their ugly head for the Rays.
This game reminded me of the scene in Anchorman where Jack Black gets his motorcycle wrecked by Will Farrell's character (apparently this is not on youtube.com due to copyright issues). Boston is Jack Black, Tampa is Will Farrell. Tampa is cruising along in their car, knock over Boston's chopper, and cause a scene. Then, Boston, despite their cuts and bruises, gets up and says, "ok, now this is happenin'" and proceeds to kick Tampa's dog off the bridge.
I think the Rays still win this series, but they had better go ahead and get it done with Shields on the mound in game six. They choked under pressure tonight, so imagine what game seven would look like. The best thing about tonight? It did not involve the Braves choking, or me hurling some inantimate object throw a window...not that it has ever happened before during the MLB Playoffs.
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