Friday, October 08, 2004
MICROCOSM
We seem out of it, charge back late, and come up a bit short.
That's the season; that's the game.
The decision to bring in Washburn was mind-blowing. Yes, K-Rod had thrown a lot of pitches, but he was going strong. He could have gotten one more out.
We did not lose with our best. We lost with Wash.
Oh well.
The crushing appropriateness of it all is just so ... crushing.
More later.
We seem out of it, charge back late, and come up a bit short.
That's the season; that's the game.
The decision to bring in Washburn was mind-blowing. Yes, K-Rod had thrown a lot of pitches, but he was going strong. He could have gotten one more out.
We did not lose with our best. We lost with Wash.
Oh well.
The crushing appropriateness of it all is just so ... crushing.
More later.
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I'm on record supporting the decision, and I stand by it. But I would have supported him stayig with Frankie as well.
We lost this game with poor defense, no clutch hitting (except for Vlad), and a host of other reasons.
We lost this game with poor defense, no clutch hitting (except for Vlad), and a host of other reasons.
Here's an email I received from Keith Law during the game:
How blatantly is the HP ump trying to give this game to Boston?
What a joke.
-klaw..
Couldn't have said it better myself.
How blatantly is the HP ump trying to give this game to Boston?
What a joke.
-klaw..
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Washburn was the best of a limited arsenal available. K-Rod was losing the strike zone, and the Sox were waking back up and re-acquiring their plate discipline.
As an ancient Sox fan, I am glad (in the Old Testament way that is our lot) that this game wasn't easy. As a baseball fan, I was glad that the "real" Angels showed up after the 6th. Beat up, worn out, hung down, and brung down, they were a fine, scappy club; made weak by time and fate, but willing to strive, to seak, to find, and not to yield.
See you -- same time, next year.
As an ancient Sox fan, I am glad (in the Old Testament way that is our lot) that this game wasn't easy. As a baseball fan, I was glad that the "real" Angels showed up after the 6th. Beat up, worn out, hung down, and brung down, they were a fine, scappy club; made weak by time and fate, but willing to strive, to seak, to find, and not to yield.
See you -- same time, next year.
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: 7:25 PM
: 7:25 PM
FWIW, I did oppose the Washburn decision as it was made. Over on BTF's Game Chatter, I said "please no" and "Holy #### Hell" to the decision to bring him in. K-Rod had just struck out Manny Ramirez -- looking -- for God's sakes.
Of course, it is true that that one decision did not lose the series for us. Nor did the ump. The team made a plethora of mistakes and passed up so many opportunities.
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Of course, it is true that that one decision did not lose the series for us. Nor did the ump. The team made a plethora of mistakes and passed up so many opportunities.
