Ugly game & I'm ugly over it.
Sox lose to the Jays 11-10 after being ahead 3-0 & 8-5. Yes, Daniel Bard had a very bad game. But here's my pet peeves leading up to the 8th inning disaster.
- Where is Youk running to on the bases? He has been caught twice in 2 nights trying to go to third base. He almost made the 3rd out last night before the runner crossed home plate.
- Same can be said of Jose Bautista. Where is he going on a 3-0 count to the batter behind by 3 runs? He gets thrown out at 2nd to end the inning. If I was Farrell, I would have benched him for stupidity.
- Where was Pap last night? If he was available, why didn't he get up & ready when Bard was imploding? Albers is an accident waiting to happen & he had a head-on crash with Encarnacion.
- Why is Aviles trying to steal 2nd against a good throwing catcher like Molina? You never want to make the last out of the game on a steal, especially when you are out by 3 feet. Not even close. I'm not an Aviles fan as I think he is a poor fielder at every position he plays. The Sox should have kept Navarro.
- Finally, my #1 problem last night is Tim Wakefield. Everyone loves this guy, but he has pitched very poorly in his last 3-4 starts & needs to be dropped out of the rotation. 5 runs in 5 innings is far from a quality start & he is burning the bullpen a la Dice-K. Who's available tonight in the pen if Miller only goes 2 like in his last start?
Like you, I'm not happy that a winnable game got away from the Sox & it might have cost them a split in Toronto. If you score 10 runs, you ought to win. Period.
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They are NOT playing like champions. Maybe they are paying too much attention to all of the pundits who "anointed" them AL champions. You have to EARN it. I hate to say it but the Bombers have had a lot of issues this year, yet they just win.
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