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From: Dr. Winston O'Boogie on 4 Oct 2008 01:29

Dramatic homer by Drew to seal the deal. Sox come home up 2 games to none!!

YES!!!


From: OceanView on 4 Oct 2008 01:32
"Dr. Winston O'Boogie" <quarrymen14(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in
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>
> Dramatic homer by Drew to seal the deal. Sox come home up 2 games to
> none!!
>
> YES!!!
>
>
>

Cubs win 100, lost first two at home. Angels, ditto. You never know.

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From: Fred Burton on 4 Oct 2008 02:46

"OceanView" <F(a)chance.org> wrote in message
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> "Dr. Winston O'Boogie" <quarrymen14(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in
> news:Y8DFk.42501$kh2.3436(a)bignews3.bellsouth.net:
>
>>
>> Dramatic homer by Drew to seal the deal. Sox come home up 2 games to
>> none!!
>>
>> YES!!!
>>
>>
>>
>
> Cubs win 100, lost first two at home. Angels, ditto. You never know.


I don't think that the Cubbies won 100. I think they "only" won 97 to take
best record in the NL (and only played 161 reg. season games). Still, your
point is entirely valid. You never know.

And the Cubbies are down 0-2 to a team that only had 84 wins and was
barely over .500.

I think that there's something to be said for not locking up your division
too early. Flipside, given a choice, I don't think that you want to wait
until the last second to lock things up. (Just look at the White Sox and
Brewers.)


The Sox have been rather fortunate, I think, in locking up their playoff
spots
in 04 and 07 (and 08) with only about a week or so left, so that they had
just
enough time to set their rotation and get a little rest, without losing
their edge.





From: McDuck on 4 Oct 2008 14:54
On Sat, 4 Oct 2008 02:46:32 -0400, "Fred Burton" <fburton(a)biteme2.com>
wrote:

>
>The Sox have been rather fortunate, I think, in locking up their playoff
>spots
>in 04 and 07 (and 08) with only about a week or so left, so that they had
>just
>enough time to set their rotation and get a little rest, without losing
>their edge.
>
>
I suspect you are right. Colorado was dead in the WS after the long
layoff, but that is the extreme. Anyway, it does seem that playing on
the edge is useful in getting ready for the playoffs. I think it also
helps not to have a big disappointment at the end --- losing the
division and settling for the WC. For the RS, that happened a week or
so before the end of the season. Last year, NYY seemed to have a let
down from missing the division.

I'm not as sure of the importance of lining up the pitching, but
having some good pitchers rested is a big deal --- crazy IMHO to run
CC out there on 3-day rest after 5 or so games on 3-day rest. RS
actualy did not have its pitching lined up --- Beckett clearly would
have started if he had been fully healthy.
From: Randy RI on 4 Oct 2008 15:39
O'Boggie wrote:
"Dramatic homer by Drew to seal the deal. Sox come home up 2 games to
none!!
YES!!!"

What a surprise that this clutch HR comes from a guy who has played,
what 2 games in the past 2 months! A guy with a heriated disk! I have to
admit, I thought Franconna was wrong to even be starting Drew. I
thought, under the circumstances, it would be better to start Crisp, who
has been hitting well lately. Up 2 - 0 and brining the show to Fenway.
Nice!!

~Randy~

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