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Tampa Bay needs to "scrape" out another win today like its last two wins at Fenway Park (9-1 an 13-4) to move on to its first ever World Series. If the Red Sox win, it's back to Tropicana Field on Saturday night.
But if Tampa Day does win today, there won't be another baseball game until the World Series starts on Wednesday. Cole Hamels says hello.
Daisuke Matsuzaka is entrusted with the job of keeping the Red Sox season alive. Matsuzaka bobbed and weaved and stumbled for seven of the most surprising shutout innings ever thrown in the postseason back in Game 1.
Scott Kazmir, who lasted just 4 1/3 innings in Game 2 and gave up five runs, including three home runs, is the starter for Tampa Bay.
Both pitchers throw lots and lots and lots of pitches. So I again suggest stocking up provisions to eat for this one. And if this game is like Game 2, I would suggest that our East Coast and Midwestern viewers double check supplies of coffee, tea, and amphetamines.
c'mon Kaz, stop walking folks. leave that to dice-klay...
Matsuzaka thus far.
2 IP 2 H 1 BB 2 R 1 HR 47 pitches.
Katy bar the door.
Easy, he always had the power, just look at his numbers before this year. Scouts have said he has the bat speed of Henry Aaron. Early in the year he pulled his shoulder out of the socket. His shoulder hurt like hell and he had to scale back his swing.
Before the playoffs started Cliff Floyd told him to quit being a weany about the pain and to swing like a man.
The Cliff Floyd part was made up but I did hear that Floyd talked to him about pain management.
Jim Callis several years ago said that based on what scouts have told him that he would not be surprised to see Upton hit 40 home runs. That was when he was a wreck at SS. Now that he is a CF, he may be the closest thing we will see to Willie Mays if his career progresses correctly. He has all the skills, now it depends on how hard he wants to work.
I almost the worst thing for the Rays is to have to wait until Wednesday night to play again.
Chip and Buck to babble and Ron Darling to say something useful.
Hopefully. Depends on finding new job.
You can thank my post in Dodger Thoughts for this, Rays fans.
Red Sox fans... WOW!! What a comeback!
Maddon choked as bad as Wheeler.
Just sayin'.
1. Crush the Angels
2. Make epic series comeback
3. Sweep World Series
4. Profit
7 outs from the World Series.
And you lose.
Joe Maddon sat there while Dan Wheeler sloooooooooooooooooooooooooowly crapped the game away.
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