Tuesday, October 19, 2004 |
True Colors: Red Sox 4, Yankees 2
Alex Belth notwithstanding, the Yankees' fans are among the worst in baseball, and tonight showed that as well, when the police finally had to take the field to prevent Yankee fans from chucking balls and other debris at the players. One of the most shameful postseason games I've ever had the privilege of witnessing.
Oh: Schilling was brilliant. The camera, in early innings, kept focusing on his blood-stained socks, as though they were sciatica from Game 1. His velocity was noticeably down (most of his pitches were in the high 80's), but he had a little gas in the tank when he needed it. Likewise Arroyo was, if not brilliant, very, very good. Foulke started to show a bit of wear as he walked two but escaped the two-on jam in the 9th.
The top of the order going 2-20 isn't a good sign for tomorrow's game 7. Pitching staffs held together by duct tape on both sides, I have to think the Sox will bring up an amalgam of whoever can give them a couple innings. Fortunately, they didn't need much in the way of relief in this game.
I still say: Yankees in seven.
Update: "Hope is the thing with hair for Red Sox Nation tonight". Heh. And after attending ALCS Game 5, Batgirl anoints David Ortiz Boyfriend of the Day, and Curt Schilling today's BotD.
You know, all it would take is – just once – for an umpiring crew to have the balls to award the visiting team a win when the pathetic fans at pathetic Yankee Stadium decide to make themselves part of the game by throwing crap on the field. I mean, if there aren’t ever going to be consequences, why shouldn’t they throw baseballs, batteries and trash on the playing field?Man, I would have loved to have seen the fan reaction to that. Red Sox 9, Yankees 0.
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